Three year eco classroom programme draws to an end

SUN International’s three-year partnership with WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa), for which learners at schools around the country have been supported as they created eco-classrooms to build environmental resilience in schools and their communities, is coming to a successful end.

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Developed by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) to promote environmental learning globally, WESSA, has been the national operator of the Eco-Schools programme in South Africa for more than 21 years.

The company donated more than R2.6 million to support the programme in schools in areas surrounding their properties. The project included more than 5 300 learners ranging from Grade 1 to 12, and culminated with three World Environment Week events, with learners thoroughly enjoying both their showcases and the engaging educational programme.

“Over the past three years, our Sun International Eco-Schools project has successfully supported schools create eco-classrooms where learners, teachers and school leadership used the eco-schools seven-step framework to chart a way to build resilience in their schools and communities,” said Sun International’s SED Manager, Heidi Edson.

The project helped 19 schools learn about taking care of the environment and engaged with a broad reach of more than 25 900 learners and 600 teachers.