School Name
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Sweet Valley Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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At Sweet Valley Primary School our vision is to actively engage our learners and staff to become agents for positive change and to inspire them to give and to grow in service to their greater community.
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Vision
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We want to become a more sustainable school because we believe in the value of preserving our environment and serving our community to ensure a sustainable future.
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Embedding Sustainability
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Initiatives
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Our school's current initiatives include energy saving, environmental awareness clubs, charity work, recycling, water saving, and vegetable gardening.
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
- Health & Well-being
- Water & Sanitation
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Establish An Adult Action Team & A Learner Action Team / Eco-club
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- We have an Adult Action team
- We have a Learner Action team / Eco-club
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Renew planting of our vegetable garden. General maintenance and upkeep including new compost and removal of weeds. Plant vegetables.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Compost and seedlings |
Order compost and seedlings |
Vegetable Garden |
Eco-team to co-ordinate with gardener |
Compost and seedlings |
Eco-Team |
Nov 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Parent team to assist with weed removal and planting of vegetables |
School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Learners to make use of the garden for experiential learning. Grade 4 learners to plant seeds and seedlings and track progress of what they have planted. Ground staff to benefit from harvest.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Plant vegetables |
Planted by Grade 4 |
Vegetable garden |
Grade 4 teachers to coordinate |
Seeds and seedlings |
Grade 4 teachers |
Nov 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Learners and parents of Grade 4 |
School |
Target 3 (Optional)
Grade R planter boxes in Grade R playground for experiential learning, texture exploration and to enhance the Grade R play area.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Planter boxes |
Order boxes and hardy plants |
Grade R |
Order boxes and plants |
boxes and plants |
Mrs Johnstone |
April 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Dr Boomslang Nursery |
Nursery |
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
Target 1
To increase awareness of water scarcity and the need to preserve water. Grade 3 learners project focused on water saving and water cycle.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Increase awareness of water scarcity |
Grade 3 project |
Grade 3 |
Grade 3 teachers to coordinate |
Grade 3 water projects and posters |
Grade 3 teachers |
End of Term 3 |
Target 2 (Optional)
Collect rainwater in rainwater tanks for use in school grounds
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Collect rainwater |
Rain water tanks to collect water |
Various collection areas |
Tanks have been installed Regular maintenance checks |
Water tanks and pipes |
Ground staff |
Ongoing |
Target 3 (Optional)
Upgrade of school bathrooms to include water saving taps and water saving cisterns for toilets.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Upgrade of school bathrooms |
Renovation of bathrooms |
Bathroom areas |
SMT to coordinate |
Builders |
SMT |
End of 2025 |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
Recycling programme – continue to monitor and adjust programme according to needs
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Paper recycling in classrooms |
Check that each class has a recycling bin |
Classrooms |
Audit bins and add new if needed |
Bins |
Eco team and monitors |
Ongoing |
Target 2 (Optional)
Recycling bins visible in school playground
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Recycling stations |
Order bins and stands |
School grounds |
Order bins and design and order stations |
Bins and stations |
Mrs Johnstone |
End of Term 3 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Dr Boomslang Nursery |
Nursery |
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Collect newspaper, bread tags and plastic bottle tops |
Create awareness of these campaigns |
Foyer at Main Gate |
Annoucements in school assemblies |
Posters, Containers to collect tags, newspapers and bottle tops, Storage area for collection |
Eco-club |
Ongoing |
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
Target 1
Whole school charity support initiatives where campaigns are supported by all the grades simultaneously.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Mandela Day Sandwiches |
Collect bread, peanut butter and jam |
Hall Foyer and Technology Room |
Appeal for donations |
Message sent to parent body to appeal for donations, collection point for donations, volunteers to help make sandwiches |
Mrs Koopman and Outreach committee |
End of July |
67 Blankets collection of knitted squares |
Appeal to parents and learners to knit squares, Collect knitted squares |
School hall and library |
Appeal for knitted squares, Arrange knitting circles in library |
Communicate campaign with parent body |
Mrs Koopman and Outreach team |
End of August |
Slipper Day collection |
Encourage participation in Slipper Day collection |
Karri App |
Notify school via communication channels |
Slipper Day stickers provided by Reach for a Dream Foundation |
Mrs Koopman and School Bursar |
May 2023 |
JAG Foundation donations |
R15 per ticket sold at Total Ninja via SVPS donation |
Total Ninja |
Inform learners |
Communicate to sports teams |
Heads of Sport Depts |
Ongoing |
Animal Rescue Organisation newspaper collection |
Collect newspaper |
Main gate |
Regular reminders in assembly and communications via newsletter |
Collection bin |
Mrs Koopman and Outreach team |
Ongoing |
Bread Tags for Wheels:Bottle tops and bread tags |
Collect bottle tops and bread tags |
Main gate |
Regular reminders in assembly and via newsletter |
Collection bins |
Mrs Koopman and Outreach team |
Ongoing |
Target 2 (Optional)
To ensure each Grade has selected a charity (or more than one charity) to support and has determined how they can most effectively support their chosen charity/charities throughout the year.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Compile list of Grade Charities |
Update list of Grade Charities |
Each Grade |
Each Grade to coordinate own plan |
Various |
Each Grade |
End of 2023 |
Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
Target 1
Parent Workshops to support parents in various ways
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Termly Parent Talks and Workshops |
Identify topics of interest, Arrange guest speakers |
School Hall |
Identify topics for presentation according to needs, find suitable presenters and guest speakers |
Venue, audio visual equipment |
Learning Support Team |
Each Term |
Target 2 (Optional)
Staff health and well being
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Staff entertainment |
Organise staff fun evenings: quiz night, comedy evening, pizza day, staff teas |
Various venues |
Add to staff calendar |
Various |
Wellness Team |
End of each term |
Staff health and fitness |
Organise staff health and fitness talks and activities: Health and nutrition talk, Discovery Health Checks, Zumba classes |
Various venues |
Add to staff calendar |
Various |
Wellness Team |
End of each term |
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1
Upgrade Solar installation to include battery backup for power supply during load shedding
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Install batteries and inverters |
Order batteries and inverters |
Old filing room |
Order necessary equipment, renovate old filing room to accommodate installation of equipment |
Various |
Mr Nicholls |
End of Term 3 |
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Year Two Focus Area
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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Year Three Focus Area
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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