Learning that complements the curriculum.
We create original educational travel programmes for high school level learners, threading specific learning outcomes through every component of the journey.
We bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world across any range of themes.
Our approach allows students to engage with complex global issues on the ground. Below is a Water and Social Justice programme we created for a North American high school group.
- High School Level
- Curriculum Integration
- Social Justice
- Sustainable Development
- Experiential Learning
- Global Citizenship
Cape Town: The Place of Sweet Waters
Day 1. Springs and Stories
Our water journey begins by establishing the motivation for both indigenous and colonial presence in Cape Town: fresh water. At Newlands Spring, a microcosm of the city's diversity gathers daily to collect water. We collect water for the trip while delving into the history and recent transition of the site during the drought crisis, including the possibility of water militarization during the Day Zero period.
Later, we walk along the paths of water down Table Mountain. These paths incorporate the cultural evolution of the city, journeying through the stories of washerwomen, kramats, and Rasta herbalists. We finish our walk at the Oranjezicht City Farm, which replicates the original Dutch farming design built around a centralized water distribution system.
Kayaking the canals and waterways
The Sea Point Pool
One of South Africa's most famous public swimming pools, the Sea Point pool is fed by filtered sea water. It is a gathering place for people from every part of the city, a leveling space where we reflect on the intersection of water, recreation, and community.
Canals, Canoes and Vleis
Day 2. Urban Wetland Systems
The city started out with canals. We explore the original canal system, from the Wagenaar reservoir down to the foreshore, where we take a water taxi through the waterfront canals. We then visit the Canoe Club in Khayelitsha to learn about their work in building social capacity and restoring natural wetland systems in an urban environment.
Princess Vlei
Princess Vlei is the gateway to the city's wetlands system, as well as a cultural gateway and a site of ritual and resistance. Named after a Khoisan princess, the vlei represents a tapestry of narratives. We are introduced to this body of water by the head of the Princess Vlei Forum to understand how it symbolizes the city's complex history.
Lessons from Day Zero
Day 3. Active Democracy
While middle-class citizens shared tips on how to manage the Day Zero water crisis of 2018, township residents—who have lived a water-scarce life forever—were already experts. We learn how a home manages water in a township, living on significantly less than the daily allocation required by water restrictions.
Lynedoch Eco Village
As the only intentional Eco village in South Africa, the village's vision is to address sustainability by addressing social justice. Multiple economic layers, ethnicities, and perspectives live side by side, attempting to live the daily realities of active democracy in a space that features solar power, its own sewerage system, and integrated water management.
Water Ritual
The programme finishes at Green Point Park, fed by water from the Table Mountain springs. We reflect on our water learnings over the past days and conclude with a KhoeKhoe water ceremony that places water at the spiritual center of our journey through the city.
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