Mr. Van Rensburg

Mr. Van Rensburg sharing some of his own knowledge with the Tourist Guides

Meet the Management Private Tourist Guide Students

Private Tourist Guide Students enjoying themselves at the meet the Management function they held preparing all the food and festivities.

Cobus Spies - Tourist guide Facillitator

Cobus Spies - Tourist Guiding Facilitator

Student Reflection

Students reflecting what they have learnt

Self Study

Self Study is a very important part of a disciplined learning system

A Field day

Students with their Facilitator using books to identify certain grasses

Tourist Guide Group study

Group at work in their study hall

The tale of the monkey

Academy Students playing with Sondela's infamous monkey

Students and staff get close to the wildlife

Watch the Rooikat Mrs. Snyman, not the camera!

Students enjoying the horses

Students being introduced to Sondela Horses

Student Outing

Students getting familiar with the reptiles at the Wild Life Centre

Sondela Academy Staff Welcoming Parent and Students

Sondela Academy staff mingling with parent and student

Staff, parent and student

Sondela Academy Staff interacting with parent and student.

Parents dropping off their children

Parents dropping off their children for their new learning careers at Sondela Academy

Learner Welcoming

Mr. Ian van Rensburg, Managing Director, welcoming the new learners of 2009 that has started their career in Tourism at Sondela Nature Reserve Academy.

Thunderclouds at Sondela

Warthog

Many warthog frequent the plains of Sondela

Python

Use of this Blogspot

All Learners are invited to use this blogsite to post your learning experiences during 2009.Typical posts that you can do is where you've done an assignment and informed other Learners of these discoveries.You can post photos of your colleques where they are busy with training.

Welcome to the 2009 Intake

You are welcome as a learner during 2009 at our training institution.

We look forward training you in the ways of nature and all the wonderful and weird things in nature.

Best of everything on starting your new career with us and we hope that you will learn a lot but that you will also enjoy learning.

Regards

Your learning crew

Tourist Guide and Conservation Training

Welcome to Sondela Academy. For your convenience follows a list of equipment, clothing and suchlike for the Student to bring along to Sondela:

Iron
Clothing Hangers, washing pegs
Washing powder, sta soft, stain remover
Sunlight liquid, wash cloth and dish cloth for drying
Water bottle for fridge
Bedside Lamp

Bring your own:
Coffee, tea, sugar, milk, breakfast cereal, or anf food you wish to prepare for yourself, eg. Bread, butter, smear, etc.

Below follows a list (use it as a guideline) of clothing the Student may bring along. Remember casual clothes for off-duty times. Please mark your clothes:

1) Khaki/ outdoor clothes 3 sets

2) Underclothes & socks As required

3) Warm clothes (bush jacket/ windbreaker/ jersey) Decide what you require

4) Hat/ cap One

5) Shoes/ Ankle boots/ boots (to use in bush/ rough terrain) Two pairs

6) Raincoat/ Poncho One

7) Short pants (PT pants) Two

8) T shirts/ Golf shirts Two

9) Running shoes 1 x pair

10) Sleeping clothes (T shirt etc. ok) One set

11) Swimming gear (swimming pool available) One

Toiletries

1) Soap 2 bars

2) Shaving gear 1 set

3) Shampoo 1 bottle

4) Sun Block (factor 20 or better) 1 bottle

5) Toothpaste 1 tube

6) Tooth brush 1 bruch

7) Polish and brush (brown) 1 set

8) Mosquito / insect repellent 1 stick or aerosol

9) Wash basin plug (standard size for bathroom) 1 plug

10) Two towels (1 face and normal one) 2 towels 1 swimming towel

11) Hair brush / comb 1 brush/ comb

12) Any other personal toiletries As required

Sleeping Equipment

All bedding are to be supplied by the Student. Two sets necessary so bedding can be changed on a weekly basis

1) Pillows One or two

2) Pillow cases 2 sets

3) Blanket Two

4) Duvet (own choice) One

5) Duvet cover Two

6) Sheets 2 sets

7) Bed frill 1

General Equipment

1) Torch (hand held or headlamp) One

2) Matches/ lighter (Making of fires) One box or lighter

3) Utility knife (Leatherman type of tool) One

4) Rucksack One

5) Prescription medicines As required

6) General medicines foe eg. headace pills and plasters As required

7) Binocular As required

8) Camera

This is a guideline/ checklist, and you may add as you need. It isn't a survival type of course.