Monthly Round-Up

JUNE 2026 AT A GLANCE

ABL Programme

Theory Weeks At Home Base

June brought our Adventure-Based Learning trainees back to our Muizenberg headquarters for two weeks of focused classroom learning - the first week dedicated to Communications, and the second to Numeracy. Through portfolio-building, peer presentations, and structured assessments, the trainees navigated the academic demands of their NQF Level 4 qualification.

It's easy to assume the adventure only happens in the water. But watching this cohort wrestle with ideas, practise presenting to one another, and hold each other accountable reminds us that learning itself is an expedition.

River Guardians Workshops

Training Our ABLs To Lead

This month our ABL trainees were trained to facilitate our River Guardians workshop - learning to take young people on a journey that begins not at the shoreline, but upstream. The workshop explores the connection between rivers and ocean health: what happens in a catchment and how a stream running through a neighbourhood eventually finds its way to the sea. Training our ABL team to run it independently extends that understanding into communities in a way that's grounded, local, and lasting.

Advocacy

I AM WATER at Ocean Talks

This month, our founder, Hanli spoke at the ninth edition of Ocean Talks in London — an annual event that convenes scientists, conservationists, and the yachting community around the future of the ocean. It's a room where the people who love the sea most come together with the people working hardest to protect it. Hanli brought I AM WATER's perspective to that conversation: that connection precedes conservation, and that the work of getting people into the water is never separate from the work of protecting it.

School Speaking Series

Reaching More Learners

June has been an active month for our School Speaking Series, bringing ocean awareness directly into classrooms. So far this month we've visited Caradale Primary School, Garden Village Primary School and Thomas Wildschutt Primary School, reaching over 250 learners.

World Oceans Day

Connecting With The Cape Town Ocean Community

To mark World Ocean Day, we joined a gathering at the Two Oceans Aquarium organised by the Aquarium, Mission Blue, and Cape RADD - bringing together ocean-focused organisations from across the False Bay area to share their work, compare notes, and find each other. It was a reminder that conservation doesn't happen in isolation: the ecosystem of people working for the ocean is as important as the ocean itself.