Caring for the environment
Making a difference: CPUT students learning more about being environmentally aware
Friday, 05 July 2013
Taking care of the environment is everyone’s responsibility and the Department of Student Affairs is getting CPUT students involved.
Last year the Green Team, a Student Affairs initiative, organised CPUT’s first Green Week, an event aimed at raising awareness about the importance of living a greener lifestyle.
The Green Team also regularly engage in community outreach programs, including beach clean-ups. Their most recent outreach program is a visit to Baviaanskloof Nature Conservation in the Eastern Cape. Students will be spending their July vacation volunteering at the reserve to track and protect the reserve’s rhino population.
Another of Student Affairs’ green initiatives is their Environmental Education Weekend, set to be held at the Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve in Cape Town. This event, which will take place from 2-3 August, aims at providing students the opportunity to learn more about their environment and to see first-hand the effects of not taking care of the environment.
“There is a real difference between telling students about the effects of what could happen if the environment is not cared for and showing them. We want to educate students and show them that they can make a difference,” says Student Affairs' Anette Grobler.
Students interested in participating in these and other green initiatives can contact Anette Grobler at groblera@cput.ac.za.
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