UbuMama Outdoor Education

02/10/2026

The best way for children to learn is through storytelling and by taking them to the natural places and spaces where stories, our human and evolutionary stories come alive✨ Let the imagination be part of the experience and let natural curiosity be the teacher.
Photo by Rebecca Prinsloo
Sarah Mackie - Project Ubumama at the Knysna Heads Khoisan heritage site.

01/10/2026

*HERITAGE TOUR * 📰

32 Concordia and 7 Passes Initiative Yeboneer students and their facilitators took part in an engaging Heritage Tour to the Knysna Heads on 30 September, exploring the rich historical and prehistoric heritage of the greater Knysna region.

The tour included the Spanish shipwreck site, the history of Knysna’s early settlement and timber industry, the shipping of local resources to Europe, and the stories of early settlers such as George Rex.

The students also explored the region’s Khoisan heritage and early fishing culture. Project Ubumama, Sarah Mackie facilitated an educational workshop on archaeological discoveries, early Khoisan communities, traditional fishing practices, stone tools, medicinal plants and shell middens, at one of the area’s historic shelters and fishing sites.

The hands-on experience allowed learners to connect with the landscape and gain a deeper understanding of the heritage that surrounds them.

The day concluded with a stage production focused on marine life, further highlighting the importance of understanding, appreciating and protecting our natural environment.

The day was made possible through a partnership between the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport, Dream Chasers, the Yeboneers program and Project Ubumama - Sarah Mackie.

Knysna Municipality is proud to support educational initiatives that bring young people into direct contact with our shared cultural, historical and natural heritage.

27/08/2026

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Your situation may change tomorrow.
But God’s character never changes.

And that is where your hope can rest. 🤍🙏🏻

25/08/2026

FoRRest Retreat
The Essence of the Elephant
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A weekend special for corporate guests is available. Please contact the organizers via email.
Www.ubumama.co.za/forrest-retreats
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Imagine waking up and hearing the gentle sounds of a forest
5 blissful holy-days, 4 nights of forest healing,
Shared experiences with like-minded people,
Gentle guided walks in nature
Forest immersions along ancient elephant trails,
Art and colour medicine
Healthy and delicious meals in the forest boma
Live acoustic music
Story telling beside the evening fire
🌿
Here are the details on the FoRResT retreat and bookings
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Www.ubumama.co.za/forrest-retreats
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An Early Bird reduction of 10% is available for those who pay for the retreat before 1st September.
Rest and retreat with Purpose —10% of the FoR-Rest retreat fees are donated to Ubumama Outdoor School Education Program in South Africa.
Www.ubumama.co.za

When you purchase this 5-day retreat, you are not only receiving a special experience—you are helping educate, empower, and uplift children through similar forest immersions, nature-based learning, cultural remembrance, and community-centered education.
Your support becomes a ripple of hope, nourishment, and opportunity.
🌿
Our AMAZING guide to this inner exploration, Shelley Adams is a personal journey work practitioner. She is a well-known intuitive artist and medicine woman with a long history in the arts and healing.
🌿
"Colour has the most amazing energetic benefits. It lends itself as an energy to take you out of yourself, allowing you to access just what it is that you have within that leads to these places of dis-ease. By working joyfully and playfully with colour, unlock deep processes within you that provide tools and insights as to how to make better choices, and to finally understand that is the only way you are going to be able to help others.
🌿
In joining us on this retreat, you find peace in the forest and the land, a space perfectly set for deep and

20/08/2026

FoRRest Retreat
The Essence of the Elephant
🌿
A 2 day weekend special for corporate guests is available. Please contact the organizers via email.
Www.ubumama.co.za/forrest-retreats
🌿
Imagine waking up and hearing the gentle sounds of a forest
5 blissful holy-days, 4 nights of forest healing,
Shared experiences with like-minded people,
Gentle guided walks in nature
Forest immersions along ancient elephant trails,
Art and colour medicine
Healthy and delicious meals in the forest boma
Live acoustic music
Story telling beside the evening fire
🌿
Here are the details on the FoRResT retreat and bookings
🌿
Www.ubumama.co.za/forrest-retreats
✨
An Early Bird reduction of 10% is available for those who pay for the retreat before 1st September.
Rest and retreat with Purpose —10% of the FoR-Rest retreat fees are donated to Ubumama Outdoor School Education Program in South Africa.
Www.ubumama.co.za

When you purchase this 5-day retreat, you are not only receiving a special experience—you are helping educate, empower, and uplift children through similar forest immersions, nature-based learning, cultural remembrance, and community-centered education.
Your support becomes a ripple of hope, nourishment, and opportunity.
🌿
Our AMAZING guide to this inner exploration, Shelley Adams is a personal journey work practitioner. She is a well-known intuitive artist and medicine woman with a long history in the arts and healing.
🌿
"Colour has the most amazing energetic benefits. It lends itself as an energy to take you out of yourself, allowing you to access just what it is that you have within that leads to these places of dis-ease. By working joyfully and playfully with colour, unlock deep processes within you that provide tools and insights as to how to make better choices, and to finally understand that is the only way you are going to be able to help others.
🌿
In joining us on this retreat, you find peace in the forest and the land."