CURRICULUM

Eating bugs	Dried Bugs	Entomology Class

The Savannah Africa provides an environment that is conducive to a wide range of options as far as curriculum is concerned. For example, the study of the Vredefort Dome is done at the Dome impact site which is approximately 18 miles away.

Depending on the requirements of each visiting group, students will be addressed by experts from local universities, participate in daily activities with local groups and will visit appropriate locations.

The following is a list of subjects that have been offered to schools that have already visited The Savannah Africa. While most of the lecturing and hands-on work can be done on the preserve, some of the studies involve short excursions.

Anthropology
Astronomy
Biodiversity
Biology
Entomology
Geology
History
Meteorology
Ornithology
Photography
Sociology
Wild Life Management
Zoology

The Savannah Africa is perfectly situated to continue the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. In conjunction with lectures on palaeo anthropology, a day trip to the Sterkfontein caves will enthrall students.

Sterkfontein is one of the world's most productive and important palaeoanthropological sites. It is the place where the very fist adult ape-man was found by Dr Robert Broom in 1936. This ancient cave system has over the years revealed a sequence of deposits with fossils dating from about 3.5 to 1.5 million years ago, a period of time which spans the early development of the family of man-the hominids.