Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
Clean-up pupils enjoy day of fun
They explore the aquarium and watch ‘Aquaman’
A GROUP of 40 pupils from Masibambane Secondary School in Bloekombos, 36km outside Cape Town, were rewarded for doing their bit to save the planet.
Last week, they collected more than 100 plastic waste bags of rubbish in their communities.
The school took part in the SOS (Save Our Schools) Plastic Pollution Community Cleanup, which saw more than 300 bags removed from the streets, which equals more than a ton of plastic.
SOS executive director Shelly Humphreys said: “It’s essential for learners to understand how plastic pollution affects our communities and oceans.
“We wanted to reward them for the time and effort they put into this project and to ensure that it made an impact.
“From the minute we launched the challenge at the school, the students were fully involved and committed; which is evident in the fantastic amount of trash that was collected.”
The pupils were treated to a visit to the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront, as well as a screening of the movie
Aquaman at the Ster-Kinekor cinema in the Victoria Wharf shopping centre.
The visit to the Waterfront was not only fun, but also educational for the pupils, as they learned about sea life at the Two Oceans Aquarium.
Humphreys said: “The day out was not only fun, but educational and meaningful. The aquarium visit provided them with some additional food for thought after seeing the beautiful sea life.”
The Plastic Pollution Community Clean-up project is only taking place at Masibambane Secondary, but SOS plans to expand the project to five other schools in the Bloekombos area.
“SOS is motivating continuous clean-ups of the community and we are expanding these projects out to other schools in the Bloekombos community, where we are currently implementing a water sustainability upliftment project with our partner Grundfos for the 45 000 residents who live there,” said Humphreys.