The outdoor lecture theatre
Learners are also introduced to the lives of the hunter-gatherers and shown how they lived, the plants they used as medicines and those that they ate.
Many schools bring their learners to Melville Koppies to see for themselves how the first farmers in Johannesburg smelted iron-bearing rocks to form iron and to see if they can spot the remains of the first farmers’ stone-walled homesteads.
It’s not just school learners that benefit from Melville Koppies. It’s also a favourite spot for university lecturers to show their students what it really means to be a geologist, to bring archaeology students to experience what life was like then, and it provides a perfect spot for different kinds of science students to study a particular subject more intensely.
Come and visit Melville Koppies on a Sunday. Book a guided tour (phone 079 532 0083) or be there by 08.30 so a guide can point out the many things to see and learn.
Other options are the self-guide heritage trail, or the 5km hike or take a map and just meander along the many different paths that criss-cross the Koppies.
Melville Koppies is open between 08:00 and 11.30 every Sunday. Adults R80, children R40; season ticket for a year per adult – R500 (not transferable). Income used for maintenance of the Koppies; R22 000 needs to be raised per month. Security on the Koppies is provided; park in secure parking opposite the entrance at Marks Park in Judith Road, Emmarentia.
Contact wendavid@mweb.co.za or call 079 532 0083 to find out more. Check out www.mk.org.za for more detailed information about the history and what you can see or https://www.facebook.com/melvillekoppies
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