biomimicrySA offers a range of education & training workshops in 2011. These include 1-3 day Intro to Biomimicry Workshops for schools, universities, field guides & professionals as well as a 3-day to 1-week expedition workshop for professionals.

 

ProfessionalPathway

Professional Pathway Backyard Workshops
We hosted two 3-day Biomimicry Backyard Workshops linked to the international Biomimicry Professional Pathways Program in 2011. These were in Johannesburg and Cape Town in June and July 2011. We will be hosting more of these in 2012. There are a number of these workshops around the world. Click here to learn more.

Expeditions

Expedition workshops

We host expedition workshops in wonderful locations to explore the Genius of Africa with the lens of biomimicry. Reconnect to the genius around you, exploring nature on an expedition like no other. Interdisciplinary teams finding bio-inspired solutions to meaningful design challenges, while learning and applying the skills and tools of biomimicry. We have expeditions planned in a number of wonderful African locations.

Next expedition workshop: Marine Biomimicry Expedition, 21-24 January 2012

4 days & 3 nights sailing (guest house accommodation optional)

Set sail from Cape Town with a highly experienced crew, private dive masters and biomimicry specialists for a combination of ocean sailing safaris, coastal guided walks, snorkeling, scuba diving and biomimicry! While you sail and explore, watching the sun rise and set over the ocean, discover the marine world through the lense of biomimicry and be inspired.

For more information & booking contact: DAVID DE VILLIERS 

email: , m:+27 73 2166447, o: +27 21 4215565,

www.ocean-adventurer.com, www.ocean7.co.za

BMSA Marine Expedition Info

Biomimicry Marine Expedition flyer

 

Recent expedition workshop: 3 Day Biomimicry Workshop Expedition Workshop, Kruger National Park, 14-17 September 2011.

 

GeneralWorkshops

Other workshops

We host workshops suited to a range of audiences across South Africa.

View our schedule of workshops here, or contact us to organise a workshop for your organisation.

 

BiomimiKids

Biomimikids workshops

We now host workshops for kids age 10-17 in Joburg and Cape Town. Through our partnership with the Two Oceans Aquarium and the Joburg Zoo, we will be running regular biomimicry learning opportunities for kids. These are open workshops exploring the aquarium/zoo through the lens of biomimicry! The workshops are run by some of our biomimcrySA team and the educators at the aquarium/zoo. The program includes an introduction to biomimicry, discovering biomimicry in the aquarium/zoo, working in groups on design challenges. Kids will also be introduced to the global Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge.

View our schedule of workshops here, or contact us to organise a workshop for your school.

Upcoming workshop:

Biomimikids launch at The Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, 22 October 2011. 9am-3pm. Email marketing[a]biomimicrysa.co.za to book

Biomimikids launch at The Joburg Zoo, Johannesburg, 30 October 2011, 9am-3pm. Email Lorna.Fuller[a]jhbzoo.org.za to book