Schools Education Programme
Plants are amazing. There are over 400 000 different plants that we know about in the world today.
The plant kingdom includes the tallest, heaviest and oldest living things on our planet. Another amazing fact is that plants produce their own food and without them there would be no life on our planet. Imagine living in a city that did not have a single plant in it. However, we live in an age that is fast losing its connection to the natural world.
More people than ever before now live in cities around the world. Investigating the wonders of the plant kingdom offers an unlimited learning experience for all ages to help people reconnect to the value of nature in our cities.Learning about plants is essential for the development of a more environmentally responsible society in which the threats to biodiversity and key environmental issues such as climate change are clearly understood and responsibly acted upon.
Botanic Gardens across the globe have developed innovative informal, hands–on learning programmes that enable people to connect plants to their everyday lives. A botanic gardens is the ideal outdoor living classroom to learn about plants and their connection to people and life on our planet.
Plants have intimate connections to all aspects of our lives from the very air we breathe to food, medicine, shelter and clothing, as well as a range of spiritual benefits.
To find out more about our theme-based education programmes please contact the Gardens Education Section on 031-309 1170 or e-mail: clementm@durban.gov.za
CLIMATE
CHANGE ACTION EVENING
(NEW
DATE) Fri 28
November 2008 – 5.30pm
Durban Botanic Gardens Visitors Complex
Join
us for an informative interactive presentation and discussion
at the Durban Botanic Gardens, when we delve into the concerns
and what can be done about the issue of global warming and climate
change. Dr Debra Roberts, from the eThekwini Environmental Management
Branch and others will share their ideas about current action
responses to address climate change in South Africa and our
City.
Entrance: R10.00. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL – contact the Info
Centre at the Gardens on 031 3091170 or e-mail: clementm@durban.gov.za
