School Name
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Thembelihle Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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our school is committed to increase awareness of the school community on water and energy use
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Vision
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Reduce the amount of water consumed by the school on a monthly bases, reduce electricity consumption. We want to quantify the amount of litres and amount of money possibly saved by the school after the implementation
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Initiatives
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to reduce our consumption of resources and encourage the whole school involvement
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Energy & Climate Action
- Health & Well-being
- Water & Sanitation
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
Target 1
We want to maintain our tippy tap stand
Introduce water reduction methods to minimize water use in toilets
quantify the amount of water saved over the course of the year
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
reduce our water consumption in our toilets |
fill up 500ml water bottles with sand and insert them in the toilet flush tanks |
In the school toilets |
collect 500ml bottles, put sand inside them |
500ml bottles, sand |
the learners |
last term of the year |
Water Consumption & Audit |
monitor the effectiveness of the flushing system after the introduction of the sand bottles |
in the school toilets |
quantify and tally the amount of water we use |
measurements, calculators, |
teachers and learners |
by the end of the year |
Do the calculations |
tally the amount of water saved |
in the school toilets |
we will calculate the amount of water we saved using this method |
to know the number of times on average learners use the toilets |
the teachers & learners |
by the end of year |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet SA |
NPO |
Umgeni Water |
Governmental body |
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1
Make solar ovens to keep lunch boxes warm
make wonder ovens to use at home and school
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Make our own box solar cooker |
our main goal is to create some method to keep water and food warm at school |
in the school science lab |
collect boxes, polystyrene and glass to make our own box solar cooker |
boxes, paint, glass, cling wrap, black pots |
the learners |
by the end of 3rd term |
make wonder bags |
each classroom can have a wonder bag to keep teacher’s lunch boxes warm so that they avoid using microwaves during office hours |
in the school science lab |
we will collect materials that we will need to make our wonder bags |
cotton wool, cloth materials and sewing materials |
the learners |
by the end of 3rd term |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
WESSA |
Governmental body |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
To design a functional waste management system
to introduce a recycling project to the learners
to have our sorted waste correctly disposed of
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Have a waste management system |
to run waste awareness programs at school |
in the identified waste station that we will establish |
we need to design our waste management system |
bins |
teachers |
by the end of 3rd term |
Introducing a waste recycling program to learners |
to equip each class with recycling bins |
in the school waste station |
teach learners ways in which every waste product is classified |
bins |
teachers |
by the end of 3rd term |
Continue with our clean-up campaigns |
to conduct clean-ups and make eco-bricks |
near our school and town |
with partnership with our local municipality we will do another clean-up campaign |
bin bags, gloves, waste truck |
teachers & learners |
by the end of 3rd term |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Love Howick |
NGO |
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Improve our biodiversity garden and expand it on the other plot
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Seedling production |
Teach ilearners how to make seedlings from seeds, and how to grow them into edible produce |
in the school garden |
germinating seeds into seedlings |
seeds, trays, compost, water |
the learners and teachers |
throughout the year |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
WESSA |
Governmental body |
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Year Two Focus Area
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Year Three Focus Area
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