1. INTRODUCTION

2. BONISANANI PRIMARY SCHOOL EAST ELEVATION

3. WEST ELEVATION

4. SCHOOL PROFILE When was it established?

5. SCHOOL PROFILE - Continued The name Bonisanani ?

6. SCHOOL PROFILE - Continued What makes the school different from others ?

7. “Negative impact of Invasive Alien Plants on social life”

8. “Negative impact of IAP’s on social life” Stagnant Water

9. Legislative documents considered Act 108 of 1996, Section 24 (a & b) Everyone has the right- a) to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing, and b) to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that-

10. Legislative documents-Continued I.Prevent pollution and ecological degradation; II.Promote conservation; and III.Secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act, 1983 (Act No. 43 of 1983). The Act regulates how invasive alien plants should be dealt with.

11. WHY THIS TOPIC? Burglary activities Poverty OBJECTIVES 1.Is to encourage learners & community to be responsible for the environment where they live. 2.Is to encourage and engage our community in developing vegetable gardens to alleviate poverty and improve livelihood and community wellbeing.

12. TOPIC (Continued) Getting started Phezukomkhono

13. Administration, Action, Discovery

14. Stakeholders involved Bonisanani Primary Ntuzuma Co-operative DSW INK Office KZN Dept. of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs & Rural Development Mr. Khumalo SAPS/F

15. Stakeholders involved - Continued Bonisanani Primary Parks – Ethekwini Mun. Neighbouring Schools

16. Safety

17. Discovering animals living in Water

18. Under the Bridge

19. Community Benefit Mr Khumalo thanked learners for clearing the stream. Water drawn from the stream. Transporting water Water storage. Usage: Watering and drinking

20. @ home One home One garden

21. Community benefit Stream cleared Home gardens Water Bill Clean environment Reduced crime Receiving tools

22. METHOD USED Mechanical approach: Pulling. This approach was chosen because we worked with children, using other methods like chemicals was not going to achieve our goal and it’s dangerous to children, vegetation and insects that lives in water.

23. School Benefit School Gardening Soil preparation Measurements Foundation phase

24. School Benefit Community gardens One school one garden Selling of vegetables Nutrition

25. Species found on clean river Crabs were collected for Class activities

26. LA: Natural Sciences Grade 6 LO: 3 AS: 6.2.1 INTEGRATION EMS LO 3: Managerial, consumer, and financial knowledge and skills. Mathematics LO 4: Measurements

27. Classroom Activity INVERTEBRATES: Crab Definition of invertebrate Identification Habitat Body Movement

28. Classroom Activity - continues

29. Group discussions Assessment

30. Challenges Type of soil we have. Parental support. Selling of product. Shortage of safety attire, gloves, hats/caps. Overcoming Challenges Invited KZN Dept. of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs & Rural Development, Parks & Recreation for soil inspection. Learners involved are taking vegetables home. Selling it to school supplier (Nutrition).

31. Recommendations Let us all as educators together with sister Departments educate and encourage our communities to be involved in the environmental projects. The Government should start considering Volunteers and give them Honoraria about the wonderful work they are doing in our communities.

32. Recommendations Let’s all heed the call by KZN Dept. of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs & Rural Development which says; “Think Global and act locally to save our planet”. We recommend that the Government Departments, Municipality take full recognition of Primary Schools and start to invest in them for this country to progress. In Zulu we say “Inkunzi isematholeni”

33. INKUNZI ISEMATHOLENI

34. THANK YOU!!