Lerato Mbhiza
The climate change literacy workshop kicked off on Wednesday at the Knightsbridge Office Park on the importance of raising awareness among educators and how they can help improve school literacy in South Africa.
Timothy Thomas, a manager at EPSON highlighted the importance of teaching the youth about climate change that has an impact in many communities worldwide. Recently floods in Pakistan affected more than 3 million people and in South Africa over 500 people have died in the April 2023 floods.
“Today is about what we can change as individuals on matters of climate change and finding better ways to inform the community and pupils,” he said.
Sibusiso Masombuka the deputy principal at Greenside High School said schools have few challenges when it comes to teaching climate change literacy because most schools don’t have teachers who have knowledge on the subject.
Masombuka also cited Life Orientation as one area where
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