Excursion to the rock pools of Hout bay beach

On Wednesday, April 10th the children of Little Lambs were taken on an excursion to enjoy the  beautiful Hout Bay beach.  Although most of these children live nearby in the township of Imizamo Yethu, not many parents have ever taken their children to the beach.

Shortly after breakfast, 70 Grade R children were transported by bus from the Day Care to the

Museum in Hout Bay.  Teacher Claudia was expecting them and had  displayed mussels and other shells, pebbles and sea sand, seaweeds, starfish and pictures of various fish on a big table.  She then told interesting stories about these different sea dwellers; also about boats and fishing, high and low tides, and the  wonderful Cape Town beaches.  Claudia also explained to the children how the sea is being polluted and urged them to recycle Coke and other cool drink containers whenever possible.

After enjoying a small snack, the children were driven by bus to the beach.  They were so excited to scramble around and to explore the rocks.  When the first child discovered a shell and proudly  held it high, the others then competed to find the biggest and the most beautiful shells. Some children even dared to enter the water – which caused a lot of laughter from their friends when they hopped from one leg to the other because the water was so icy cold.

It was a fun-filled morning – with fine weather and warm temperatures.  At the end of the outing, the children were bussed back to Little Lambs where they then ate a nutritious meal before  happy exhaustion had them succumbing to a much needed sleep on their mattresses.

The next day, as part of their school work, the children were asked to paint pictures of some of the new things they had seen and  experienced.

A big thank you to all the teachers and volunteers who participated in caring for the children during this wonderful outing.

Warm regards

Elke Zwicker

Trustee SEEDS Trust

+27 79 268 3751