{"id":78751,"date":"2025-06-17T16:09:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=78751"},"modified":"2025-06-18T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:36:41","slug":"embracing-geography-as-a-science-at-spus-2025-geo-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/embracing-geography-as-a-science-at-spus-2025-geo-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Geography as a science at SPU\u2019s 2025 Geo-Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78751\" class=\"elementor elementor-78751\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ba3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e6ba3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a62979e\" data-id=\"a62979e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad319c2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad319c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 2025 Geography Festival (Geo-Fest) is a celebration of curiosity and enthusiasm for the subject of Geography as a science. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\">Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU)<\/a><\/span> Faculty of Education, in partnership with the Sentletse Foundation, is excited to host this year\u2019s event under the theme: \u201cEmbracing My World in Its Entirety and All Its Diversity.\u201d The festival will take place on Saturday, 16 August 2025, from 09:00 to 15:30, at the SPU Central Campus.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geo-Fest aims to reposition Geography as a science subject of choice by providing a platform for high school learners to showcase their talent through engaging competitions.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year\u2019s event will feature learners from various schools across the Northern Cape coming together to celebrate Geography in a unique and interactive way.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Grade 11 learners will exhibit self-constructed geographical models, while Grade 10 learners will present on selected Geography topics. 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