Page 33 - Fourways Gardens April Issue 2025

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A prickly but precious visitor
The most beautiful sign of our environmental success came
quietly or rather scuttled in under cover of night. A baby Cape
porcupine (porcupette) has been spotted roaming our school
grounds.

This young visitor is a living testament to our efforts to create
a welcoming habitat for wildlife. Years of planting indigenous
species, removing invasive plants, introducing beehives and
nurturing natural spaces have paid off.

The children collaborated on various A green mindset
projects: For St Peter’s, becoming an Eco-School
- Deep diving into ocean plastic pollution, is not about ticking boxes. It’s about
building models, repurposing waste and living our values, equipping our students
designing solutions to protect marine with the knowledge and skills to face an
life. uncertain future and playing our part in
- Exploring the future of food, imagining healing the planet.
farms of tomorrow designed to feed a
growing population while preserving the
environment. Our message is simple: We
- Tackling environmental politics, forming don’t inherit the Earth from our
governing parties, writing manifestos ancestors; we borrow it from our
and running a real election, complete children. And we are determined
with voting stations, to understand the to give it back, better than we
power of advocacy and environmental found it.
governance.
- Creating recyclable board games themed
around waste management in South
Africa. From sawdust-covered counters To find out more, visit our website:
in our Innovation & Design Lab to bright www.stpeters.co.za
splashes of colour in the Art Room, every
game told a story of sustainability.

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