School Name
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Amanzimtoti Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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Amanzimtoti Primary commits to strive for excellence in environmental awareness and education. Our focus is aimed at a holistic education for each child.
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Vision
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Be responsible & caring.
Look after the resources we have.
Be wise with water and energy use.
Know about waste management and take action.
Appreciate plants and grow waterwise and indigenous.
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Initiatives
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Our school currently has a worm farm permaculture garden,bread tag and bottle collection/mural,community clean surf clean up Active recycling program, biodiversity garden
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
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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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Upload Team List
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Action Team Member List
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Name of staff/parent/community member |
Grade/role/task assigned |
Alice Surmon |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1
Reducing electricity consumption and our carbon footprint
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
• Turning off lights, fans, IT equipment when not in the classrooms |
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All |
30 Nov |
• Catchy phrases at switches to remind users to TURN OFF |
Do posters |
within the school |
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paint and posters |
Enviro Clubs |
1 March |
• Maintaining Solar Panels and inverters • Adding batteries/inverters to system to include classroom computers to reduce dependence on Eskom |
Need to address the budget and contact suppliers |
within school |
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solar equipment |
SGB |
30 Nov |
• Installing LED lighting in all areas |
Start in Library-replace bulbs |
within school |
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LED lights |
maintenance team |
30 Nov |
• Educate children and community about Solar Cooking, Wonder Bag methods. • Sustainable Days at the school to collaborate and share ideas. |
Organize a workshop and teaching material |
within school |
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solar cooking/wonder bag |
Mrs Surmon and other educators |
30 June |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
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 |
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
Target 1
Reducing water consumption
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
• Conduct an audit to check usage, identify leaks and repair/replace eg washers, damaged pipes. |
Water audit |
within the school |
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labour, |
Finance department and enviro-club |
30 Nov |
• Watering early morning or late afternoon to reduce evaporation. |
Water regime |
within school |
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irrigation pipes |
Maintenance |
30 Nov |
• Plant second Cone Tower Garden with a worm tube – maximum production in minimal space with less water wastage |
build tower |
within school |
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tower garden, tubing seedlings |
eco-club |
30 Nov |
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Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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Potential Partners
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
Reduce and re-purpose as many resources as possible
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
• Paper recycling bins in all classrooms to encourage separation of white paper from colour . |
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within school |
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bins, bags |
All |
30 Nov |
• Obtaining funds for recyclable paper – Eazi Waste programme |
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• Education parents & children for responsible waste management |
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• Introduce dedicated monkey-proof bins for other plastics and tins. |
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• Communication with parents via Grade WhatsApp groups and apps to make payments for fees, uniform supplies and tuck |
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Potential Partners
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
• Use of school grounds where possible
• Show presentations at school
• Experts invited to present at the school to reduce transport expenses
• Play against local schools
• Support venues within 20 – 30km for excursions
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
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School |
Target 3 (Optional)
• Planting of succulents and herbs that grow in our areas.
• Repurpose vertical garden in SP block using pots with succulents
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Ezi Waste |
Organization |
Sweet Hearts |
Organization |
One Planet |
Organization |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
• Support organisations like Clean Surf to do Beach Cleanups
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Clean Surf |
Organization |
Target 2 (Optional)
• Assist EduPaw and SPCA with Collections.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Children donate animal food items in 4th terms |
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within school |
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30 Nov |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
SPCA , Edu-Paw |
Organization |
Target 3 (Optional)
• Participate in the SAFRIPOL programme of donating pre-loved toys to under-privileged children.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
• Bottle top and Bread tag collection for QASA – Sue Martin |
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with-in school |
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All |
30 Nov |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Eduplant |
School |
SPCA/Edu-Plant |
School |
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Natural biodiversity to encourage ecosystems to develop at their school
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
• Maintain indigenous gardens – need less water
• Use permaculture methods in the gardens to improve soil quality and vegetable production
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
• Conduct MiniSASS – Illovo River • Explore Beachwood Mangroves • Visit Umbogavango • iNaturalist – Umdoni Birdpark • Environmental Competitions • Global Action network sharing and sharing with Sustainable Schools |
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outside the school |
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All |
30 Nov |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Enviro teacher |
School |
Target 3 (Optional)
• Remove alien Invasive: Chop down and remove Syringa at the pool end of the property and Lantana next to the boundary fence
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Eduplant |
Organization |
Halls Garden |
School |
Organization |
School |
Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
Target 1
• Acknowledge learners that support this lifestyle and include activities at the Interschool workshop to promote Healthy eating
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
Organization |
Scilla-Birches |
Organization |
Target 2 (Optional)
• Raise funds to purchase a mulcher/shredder to do our own composting
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Rotary |
Organization |
SGB |
School |
Target 3 (Optional)
• Maintain composting programme
• Increase worm farms to provide for Foundation Phase – one per Grade – use Worm tea to enhance the quality of the plants we grow
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
While recording the activities on the Table, be mindful of achieving the related SDG’s |
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30 Nov |
Potential Partners
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Year Two Focus Area
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Year Three Focus Area
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