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A School Greening Experience
Cape Town is very proud of Levana Primary School in Lavender Hill. For many years this school has been a shining example of a school that cares about its community and its environment. In 2003 Levana Primary was one the first schools in South Africa to become an EcoSchool. In 2006 it was the only school in the Western Cape to receive the EcoSchools green flag for the fourth year in a row. Ms Abbas, a Grade 7 Natural Sciences teacher, is very involved in environmental projects at the school. She describes how learners, staff and members of the community have helped to turn barren Cape Flats sand into beautiful indigenous gardens at Levana Primary. |
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Fadiah Abbas, a teacher at Levana, explains how the school has been developing its gardens. |
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The success of the Grade 7 garden inspired the school to develop gardens in other parts of the school grounds. In 2005, the Principal Mr Nober designed a Peace Park at the entrance to the school. Kirstenbosch has been helping Levana Primary to develop this garden through the Greening the Nation programme. |
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Click the buttons to find out more about planting Indigenous.
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Levana
Primary School: A Garden for Peace