The Darling Wildflower Society Kids Holiday Program was established as an youth environmental education project of the Darling Wildflower Society in 2018. Children aged nine to thirteen from the Darling Outreach Foundation took part in a number of excursions during 2018 and 2019 including a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Kids Holiday Program was put on hold during 2020 and after almost a year of dormancy the Darling Wildflower Society and children are equally enthusiastic about the reinstatement of the program. During 2021 children between the ages of nine and thirteen from the Darling Outreach Foundation will take part in a number of environmental education and outdoor based activities as well as visiting the various parks and reserves in the area. Going forward the Darling Wildflower Society will be working closely with CapeNature and others such as the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve in order to creating lasting partnerships which will not only ensure the longevity of the project but also ensure that the project adds real value to the children.
The project is funded by the Darling Wildflower Society and any donations are very welcome. Contributions do not have to monetary and can be food for packed lunches, transport of children and facilitators to venues or materials such as stationary and educational children’s books. For more information how to contribute to the project please contact us at info@darlingwildflowers.co.za
On Youth Day 2021 a group of ten children from the Darling Outreach Foundation visited the West Coast Fossil Park at Langebaanweg. This was the first time any of the children visited the West Coast Fossil Park which is less than an hour from Darling. The children were welcomed by their guide Darryl of the West Coast Fossil Park before taking a guided tour of the fossil dig-site and museum followed by a packed lunch and quick scramble on the jungle-gym before heading back home to Darling.
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