Category: Children’s Corner

  • Ashford school pays Steenbok a visit

    Posted on by Di StrombergWhat a pleasure it was to meet teachers Dirk and Rita Lagerwerf and be asked to take their 8 students from Grade 4 & 5 from Ashford School around Steenbok!(picture left) The sharp-eyed youngsters were extremely good at spotting our... Read more »

  • Queen Bee visits Steenbok

    Posted on by Di StrombergEven the cloudy, rainy day could not dampen the spirits of the children of Queen Bee Pre-Primary School.   The kids spent a fun morning hiding their hand-painted Harmony Rocks in Steenbok Nature Reserve.    What are Harmony rocks? HISTORY... Read more »

  • Fun and games in Steenbok

    Posted on by Di StrombergThere is a big patch of flat grass in Steenbok that can be used for all sorts of activities.  A brief history of this area is that it was once a golf course and you can still find enthusiastic golfers... Read more »

  • Ladybird! Ladybird!

    Posted on by Di StrombergOne of our favourite friends is little Ruby Redzee:-    The ladybird is a BEETLE     She is a CARNIVORE (which is a meat eater)  Gardeners loove her because she eats the bugs who eat our gardens. (She can eat... Read more »

  • JULY wassup?

    Posted on by Di Stromberg  Teddy Bear Picnic Day On this day round the world some people celebrate with a teddy bears’ picnic!  Why don’t YOU go down to Steenbok on the 10th of July and take your family and teddies and picnic blankets... Read more »

  • Some things to do in Steenbok Nature Reserve

    Posted on by Di StrombergGet out into the fresh air and walk, run, cycle, or just take a stroll and smell the daisies!! We have a nature reserve on our doorstep. Let’s make the most of it. Read more »

  • Saturday Soccer in Steenbok

    Posted on by Di StrombergCX united Soccer school enjoying a morning of sunshine and exercise with their Coach Arthur and guest Coach Khuse Dasi, Provincial Head Coach of Youth Development Structures. Read more »

  • World Bee Day

    Posted on by Di StrombergOn World Bee Day on the 20th of May, Steenbok Nature Reserve was visited by this happy group from Queen Bee Nursery and Pre-primary School.  With the help of Steenbok’s ‘Look Deep into Nature’ educational book, the children buzzed around the Aquifer,... Read more »

  • SCHOOL WALKS IN STEENBOK

    Posted on by Di StrombergSuzie Thomopoulos and Di Stromberg hosted a walkabout in Steenbok Nature Reserve with Ally Scott-Healey from Active Hearts and the grade 7’s from Tembelitsha Primary School. The children enjoyed a morning learning about the flora and fauna found in the... Read more »