Seventy five learners from the Voortrekker Club participated in an over night astronomical camp at the South African Astronomical Observatory. Has part of their outreach initiative the club invited grade 4 learners and one educator from Lwandla Primary in Khayalethisa to participate in a binoculars and solar system drawing activity.
Willie Koorts an enthusiastic amateur the main organiser of the event and his team of parents and volunteers guided the learners in the drawing of the solar system and demonstrated how to build a pair of binoculars work. Learners thereafter had a guided tour of the Observatory learning about its history and how of the McClean Telescope operates.