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Quay 4 & SANParks Rocked Again

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HOW & WOW With only 3 hours of our time, petrol and R590 we made 23 teenagers love Knysna more – that’s education and fun at a bargain! A month ago, we took a bunch of primary schoolers from Hornlee and Khayalethu to Quay 4 for breakfast and to Knysna SANParks for an educational talk about the endangered Knysna Seahorse. This time we did it with teenagers. THE TRIP With more volunteers, we are now able to separate the younglings from the teens. On a big outing, like the end … Read the full article…

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Franklin University Students Have Fun Education in Knysna

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22 students from Franklin University Switzerland, led by Professor Armando Zanecchia, explored Knysna this week. This was part of their Academic Travel program which focuses on the challenges of economic and political development, as well as related issues of wildlife and natural resource conservation. The majority of the students were from the USA but made more worldly by those from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. Most are currently studying International Relations and International Management. They stayed in the idyllic countryside of Rheenendal. Ocean Odyssey gave them the joys of … Read the full article…

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Reggae for Books at Mitchell’s Brewery This Friday

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Join in this Friday evening at Mitchell’s Brewery (10 New Street in Knysna) for great Reggae music followed by an Open Jam. Starts at 7pm. REGGAE FOR BOOKS is a show with an objective to collect books to establish a library at JUDAH SQUARE, the Rastafarian community in Knysna. Bring a children’s book/s (new or secondhand) as your entrance fee and feel free to contribute to the “HAT”. Jimmy .a.k.a. Chiozo will be performing. Chiozo is a musical experience that leaves people feeling positive and happy. The purpose of his music … Read the full article…

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Blue Hills Farm Kids' Trip

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We ended the year with a lovely trip to Blue Hills Farm which lies 25km from Knysna and 5km before Plettenberg Bay. It never fails to thrill me that there are hidden gems such as this dotted all over the Garden Route. Blue Hills is primarily a supplier of colourful, screeching, talkative and beautiful parrots – there are so many of them! Peacocks thrill with displays and a lovely playground calls out to children, “Come play!” There are pigs, llama and emu. Even a horse and, to the delight of … Read the full article…

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American Student Visits Knysna

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Conservation Global is hosting Elisabeth ‘Elly’ Leaning, a student from the countryside outside Boston USA. Elly is researching food security and is interested in places in Knysna where people are growing food for themselves. Conservation Global asked me if i knew of any such people or organisations. I took them to the grounds of the Knysna chapter of Epilepsy South Africa first. Everybody we met was so friendly! And the views of Knysna were gorgeous and contrasting, from White Location and the prison to the whole of central Knysna and … Read the full article…

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Fun at Knysna Elephant Park!

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Thanks to volunteer Monica a.k.a. Moo (and her car, lunches and ice-cream), 4 kids from Judah Square (Omega, Manuel, Benji and Naphitite) got to enjoy the Open Day at Knysna Elephant Park (KEP). I got to tag along:) Normally R250 per adult and R110 per child, free entrance had over 2300 people, mostly locals, greeting the elephants and enjoying the stalls and restaurants – it was a huge success i’m hoping KEP will consider hosting annually. We started off by drinking coffee whilst the kids explored the play area. After … Read the full article…

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UCT Students Have Fun at Judah Square!

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40 people – 7 teachers, 32 students and 1 bus driver – experienced cultural immersion when they slept over at Judah Square, Knysna’s Rastafari community, late in August 2014. Organised by the University of Capetown (UCT), the students were a diverse bunch hailing from Germany, Brazil, Switzerland and South Africa. It was the biggest group sleep over Judah Square had accommodated. With only 6 beds for backpackers, the homes of local residents were opened to them for a personal and interactive experience. Their Thursday evening arrival was, for both sides, … Read the full article…

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Rastabots for New Transformers Movie

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These Rastabots will feature in Transformers 5 – Other Side of the ‘Lagoon’. Designed by the Rastafari of Judah Square, they’re bound to make the movie franchise another billion dollars profit with their Naturally Knysna inspired, wooden characters. Megawood and Maximum Stick are exclusively available at the boom gate office at Judah Square in Khayalethu, Knysna.

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