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School Name
  Nhlonhlweni Primary 2023
Rationale / Mission
  We want to develop our learners to be able respond to enviromental issues accordingly and develop an ethos for a love and care for our natural world for the sake of their future
Vision
  We want to be a more sustainable school so that we can respond to the climate crisis and be as self-sufficient and reliant as possible while using our resources more wisely and carefully
Initiatives
  Vege Garden
Indigenous garden
Wetland area
Re-using projects
New toilet block
Existing School Focus Areas
 

  • Biodiversity Network
  • Catchment to Coast
  • Community & Social Responsibility
  • Production, Consumption & Waste
  • Health & Well-being
  • Water & Sanitation
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
Mrs Hadebe Principal
Mrs Madondo Eco-Coordinator
Welihle Buthelezi Vice principal

Year One Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
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Target 1
Maintain our Biodiversity gardens and expand accordingly
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Maintain Indigenous gardens Maintain various beds ongoing garden tools Eco-comm and ground staff Dec 2023
Biodiversity lesson and survey Set date Outside and inside grounds Once off various One Planet /Eco-committee Feb 2023
Snake Encounter Set date All Set date Snake Expert One Planet/Eco-committee Feb 2023
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Water & Sanitation
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Target 1
Wetlands Lesson and celebration
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Learn about wetlands lesson Grd 7 Set lesson various One Planet/Eco-committee Feb 2023
Love Wetlands on Valentines Wear Green and Blue All Remind learners for 14 Feb None Eco-Comm Feb 2023
Frog Day Celebration Set date All Special Assemby various Eco-Comm Mar 2023
Set up tippy taps at Grd R set up at grd R Grd R Organise materials bottles/poles? Eco-comm Aug 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Virtual Water Audit and Tippy Taps
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Do virtual water audit All grd 7s in class Set date various One Planet/Eco-comm April 2023
Set up tippy tap stands x 2 6 bottle tippy taps At Toilets Set date bottles, poles, nails and rope, spades, pick One Planet/School April 2023
Water Saving Assembly about tippy taps Special Assem on tippys All Set date none/demo bottle Eco-comm May 2023
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Target 3 (Optional)
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Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
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Target 1
Maintain and plant vege garden x 2/year
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Maintain vege garden maintain established beds ongoing seedlings/tools/water Grounds staff/Eco-comm Dec 2023
Supply needy learners with vege produce for needy learners ongoing Dec 2023
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Production, Consumption & Waste
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Target 1
Reduce waste at school
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Lesson on Waste set date Grd 7 Set date various One Planet /Eco-Comm Dec 2023
In School Trashion show Set date all set date waste All May 2023
Participate in SS Trashion Show ID best outfits in-school trashion show Waste Eco-Comm June 2023
Arrange Clean up Set date Outside/inside school Set datet bags/gloves Eco-comm Dec 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Eco-brick bench Collect bricks find suitable site learners fill and collect bricks at home bottles and plastic Eco-comm Dec 2023
Build Bench once 450 bricks collected eco-bricks, cement Eco-comm/One Planet Dec 2024
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Energy & Climate Action
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Climate Chante and Solar Cooking
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Lesson on CC set date Grd 7 organise various Eco-comm Dec 2023
Solar cooking cook something with solar oven set date veg, pot and solar oven Eco-comm Dec 2023
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Year Two Focus Area
 

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