Environmental Education

We were told that we can write about anything. That we need to choose a subject and learn about that throughout the year. Well my subject is environmental education.

I have been interested in this for a very long time.I was fortunate enough to be in charge of the outreach to local schools at my previous job. Living and working in Limpopo really oped my eyes to the different challenges that we all face on a daily basis. Where I lived, on a private game reserve, we had no power and we were totally seperated from the world. I remember moving back to Stellenbosch and listening to the radio while driving around. I had this overwhelming sense that the world was ending because I would hear of murders and people kicking babies, and accidents and death. I asked told my mom one day that I think something in the world has shifted, people are acting crazy all of a sudden, doing horrendous things, she just said "No, you've just been out of society, away on your island of the African bush". In that moment I felt so sad, lost almost, what has happened to people? More importantly, how could I allow myself to become so oblivious to everything? I felt so selfish.

Anyways, back to the topic at hand, environmental education, and what my current education is teaching me.

In diversity and inclusivity we learn about how a child's background can affect their learning, their school life and social life. That economic status gives a child an advantage or disadvantage of sorts. I found this very interesting, and a lot of things makes sense since I have been learning about this.

I have also learned more about the affects of nature on learning, or what people do with knowledge about the environment.

I am not quite sure exactly what I am going to do with this new knowledge, but I am sure we will find out together.

Here's to peace and love and and that jazz!