Tygerberg Olympiad for the Environment Winner to be Announced at Awards Ceremony

This year 14 high schools from across the city participated in the sixth annual Tygerberg Olympiad for the Environment which was held on Saturday, 5 August 2006 at the City of Cape Town's Tygerberg Nature Reserve.

Now the 14 three-learner teams, their teachers and principals will gather again at the reserve on Wednesday, 20 September 2006 to hear the results. Although all participating schools are considered winners, a first, second and third place is inevitable. Special awards for the top team in Birding and Environmental Law will also be presented.

The Olympiad is presented in the form of an open book exam on Archaeology, Geology, Farming, Soils, History, Urban Development, Land Usage, Ecology and Environmental Law with a specific focus on the Tygerberg Region.

A special focus of this year's award ceremony will be the acknowledgement of the contribution made by the panel of specialists that so willingly make themselves available to set and mark the question papers.

The participants visited a wine farm (Altydgedacht) and a game farm (Clara Anna Fontein) in the area. They also took to the veld equipped with scopes, binoculars and guide books to experience and identify our local birds under the skilled guidance of the Tygerberg Bird Club.

Participating schools:

Belhar High, De Kuilen High (Kuils River), DF Malan High School (Bellville), Iqra Acadamy (Belhar), The Settlers High (Bellville), Milnerton High, Manzomthombo Secondary (Blackheath), San Souci Girls High (Claremont), Rylands High, Spes Bona High (Athlone), Bellville South High, West Bank High, Zola Secondary (Khayelitsha).

Award Ceremony:
Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2006
Time: 18:00
Place: Kristo Pienaar Environmental Education Centre, Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Welgemoed, Bellville

All media are most welcome to attend.

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Issued by:
Directorate: Communication and Marketing
City of Cape Town
Tel: 021 400 2201
Fax: 021 957 0023

Media queries:
Hestelle Melville
Environmental Educationist
Tygerberg and Durbanville Nature Reserves
Cell: 084 574 6585