JOHN JONES FISH RIVER JOURNEY
17 November – 4 December 2011
The Fish River Journey takes place over 18 days in the Eastern Cape Province and involves 160 plus students from St Andrew's College and the Diocesan School for Girls'. Their physical journey begins at the source of the Fish River, the Nardousberg; 2429 meters above sea level, 51km from Graaff- Reinet. Each group journeys from the source to the mouth of the Fish River and covers the diverse terrain by canoeing, cycling, running and walking. Because the Fish River is steeped in educational, social and economic interest, learning takes place beyond the classroom walls. The children learn about caring for the earth, strategies for sustainable living and how to improve the quality of human life while living within the capacity of supporting ecosystems. Through their journey, they begin the life-long learning habits of observation and reflection. They learn of their own strengths and what should be truly valued in others. The Journey challenges the participants to extend their boundaries and build their strength and resourcefulness. The aim is to develop in each boy and girl a strong sense of identity, place, time and culture through interacting with the Eastern Cape's diverse environment, both social and natural.
Information on our upcoming Fish River Journey will be posted here as and when it is released.
Please keep checking and bookmark this page.
FORMS AND INFORMATION FOR 2011 PARENTS AND PARTICIPANTS:
Letter to Parents
Equipment Order Form
Fresh Food Supplies
Indemnity Form
Parent's Booklet
DAILY UPDATES:
Once the journey commences, field reports will be added here as they are received.
PHOTOS FROM THE JOURNEY:
As and when photos are received during the course of the journey, they will be upload to a gallery for you to view - a link will be added for you to access.
Parents, dont worry about trying to save these, each Grade 10 pupil will receive a disc at the end!
Letter to Parents - November 2011
DEPARTURE
The weather held and everyone got off on time with lots of nervous laughter and eager anticipation -and laden back packs!
Photos will be loaded tomorrow (there is a glitch with the server which the IT Department is working on).
In the interim here are a few photos to wet your appertite:
Kelly Long represents South Africa 10th May 2012
Kelly Long represented South Africa at the 5th International Sustainable World Project Olympiad in the USA
