Abstract
As scientists, it is essential to engage with the wider community to promote science education
and inspire the next generation of scientists. Science faculties, and their respective departments,
can play a significant role in outreach by organising various activities that cater to students from
high school through university, and even the general public. Outreach activities that have been
well received are activities such as mentorship programmes, creating online resources that can
be shared, and organising trips to scientific organisations of interest. Some of the examples that
will be discussed are the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Science ‘Take a child to work
day’ initiative; the Centre for Astro-Particle Physics (CAPP) led HartRAO excursion; and the
Soweto Science Centre, Department of Physics and CAPP physics revision boot camp for Grade
11 learners. By organising these activities and engaging with the wider community, we can
make science more accessible to everyone and motivate high school learners to pursue a career in
science.