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School Name
  Thembelihle Primary School
Rationale / Mission
  We envision an environmentally sustainable school where we develop a care and nuture for our planet in our learners and all staff.
Vision
  We want to reduce our environmental footprint by designing a system (audit) that will show how we account for the amount of waste and organic litter we produce every month. We aim to do this by the end of the year
Establish An Adult Action Team & A Learner Action Team / Eco-club
 

  • We have an Adult Action team
Action Team Member List
 

Name of staff/parent/community member Grade/role/task assigned
Roxanne Eco-Committee Teacher
Simphiwe Eco-chair
Matt Cocks Principal

Year One Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
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Target 1
Set up a waste management plan for the school ie in each class
Work out waste streams and try and address packaging issues especially in the kitchen
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Assign responsibilities for learners in each grade ID learners All Assign role badges Simphiwe Dec 2022
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Run a waste management audit documenting the types of waste
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Run clean ups around the schools set clean up dates all coordinate classes bags/gloves Simphiwe Aug 2022
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
WESSA School
Target 3 (Optional)
Monitor and track waste that is produced weekly/monthly
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
waste monitoring system tracking system developed All Develop Simphiwe Dec 2022
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
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Target 1
Reduce water consumption and look at water friendly practices at school
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Water reduction Set up tippy taps near bathrooms set date polls and bottles bridget/matt Oct 2022
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Monitor and become custodians of Symmonds Lane stream
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Check water quality miniSASS at stream do MS test charts and tubs bridget Dec 2022
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
DUCT School
GroundTruth School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
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Target 1
Learn about Climate Crisis and do something about it!
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Test solar oven Use and experiment Grd 567 action day various bridget July 2022
Grow Spekboom cuttings Collect and plant OUtside Grd 67 classrooms action day cuttings bridget July 2022
Plant out spekboom for Arbor month ID day ID locations Action day Spekboom bridget/rox Sept 2022
Build Solar oven Make solar oven Grd 7s Choose day boxes, foil, perspex Rox Sept 2022
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

Year Two Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
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Target 1
Target 1: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

Year Three Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
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Target 1
Target 1: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

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