NCGS Curriculum Elements
What an environmental education session teaches. A session records every element it covered; a taught skill is one of these, never a sentence.
Mulching
Why and how to keep the soil around the tree covered: moisture, temperature, weeds.
Pests and diseases
Recognising termites, insects, disease and animal damage, and what to do.
Planting technique
Hole size, planting depth as in the nursery bag, compost, the raised soil border, staking.
Pruning
Shaping and removing damaged growth, and when not to prune.
Record keeping and tag scanning
How to register a tree from its tag and report on it through the app or WhatsApp.
Species choice
Which trees suit the ground and the frost, and why invasive species are never planted.
Stem painting
Painting the young stem white against sunburn.
The grassland safeguard
Why intact Highveld grassland, wetland and riparian ground is left unplanted, and why that is a result of the programme (ADR-0006).
Watering
How often and how much to water a young tree, and where the water can come from.