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School Name
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Sweet Valley Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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Our vision is to actively engage our learners and staff to become agents for positive change and to inspire them to grow in service to the 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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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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Currently, our environmental initiatives include energy saving, eco-clubs, charity work, recycling, water saving, gardening, staff wellbeing, parent workshops and participation in a variety of environmental campaigns.
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- Biodiversity Network
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
- Health & Well-being
- Marine & Coast
- 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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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 |
| Mrs Michelle Adams |
Head of Eco-club, Sustainable Schools Coordinator |
| Mrs Tania Johnstone |
Sustainable Schools Admin Assistant |
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Focus Area
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Focus Area
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Plant a drought-resistant bed |
Beautify neglected beds in the school using drought-resistant, low maintenance plants |
Grade 7 Eco-club |
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| Maintenance of Vegetable Garden |
Parent team to help maintain vegetable garden |
Staff member in charge of garden and parent volunteers |
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| New vegetables added to garden |
Refresh areas of vegetable garden |
Grade 4 |
Part of Grade 4 Life Sciences project |
| FundaFynbos Excursions |
To learn about indigenous plants and to explore their habitat etc |
Grade 3 Eco-club |
Educational, creative and engaging activities to grow their knowledge of indigenous plants |
| To seek out and participate in campaigns that encourage biodiversity |
To find worthy causes and projects |
Sustainable Schools Coordinator |
Learners will learn through participation and campaign awareness |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Dr Boomslang Indigenous Nursery |
Business |
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Maintain Water saving awareness campaign |
Eco-clubs to spread awareness through campaigns |
Gr 7 Eco-club |
Share info in a fun and engaging way during school assemblies |
| Water Conservation Quiz |
To create understanding of the importance of water conservation |
Gr 7 Eco-club |
Part of their learning ahead of presenting campaign in assemblies |
| Rainwater tanks |
Collect water for use in gardens |
Groundstaff |
Learners witness water saving in action at school |
| Upgrade of school bathrooms including staff bathrooms |
To upgrade fittings to more efficient water saving taps and small cisterns |
Building and development team |
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| Water cycle projects |
To learn the value of water |
Grade 3s |
Part of curriculum – water projects are researched and presented by every Gr 3 learner as part of their Life skills curriculum in Term 3 each year |
| To seek out and participate in campaigns that highlight the importance of water |
To add interest to our existing campaigns |
Sustainable Schools Coordinator |
Lessons learned along the way |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Paper recycling in all classrooms |
To monitor paper recycling and provide bins for each classroom |
Grade 6 Eco-club monitors empty bins weekly |
To encourage conservative use of paper and minimize wastage |
| Use of Google classroom for assignments |
To reduce paper usage where a digital submission of an assignment can be used instead |
Teachers (Gr 2 to 7) |
Learners appreciate the value to paper and learn digital skills |
| Recycling bins for all events |
To create awareness of our mission to create awareness |
Groundstaff and Events Coordinator |
Our eco-vision is visible to visitors to our school |
| Recycling initiatives in school events |
Encourage learners to apply eco-conservation in their projects |
Grade 7s |
Grade 7s are encourage to be eco-conscious when preparing for Games Day, Spring Fair etc |
| Milk carton recycling project |
To collect as many milk cartons as possible |
whole school |
we stand to win a prize for the most collected |
| To seek out and participate in projects or campaigns that promote waste reduction and recycling |
To add to our existing campaigns |
Sustainable Schools Coordinator |
To broaden knowledge through variety of campaigns |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Marine & Coast
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| To seek out a way in which we can include this in our focus areas this year |
To find a campaign or project to support |
Sustainable Schools Coordinator |
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| Save our Seas September |
Plastic free lunchboxes. An interclass competition managed by the teachers to measure how many learners bring plastic free lunchboxes to school i.e. no single use plastic in their lunchboxes. The winning class receives pizzas to share. |
Sustainable Schools Coordinator |
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| Beach clean up – Two Oceans Aquarium |
Promote clean beaches. Create awareness that ocean life is threatened by pollution. |
Eco-clubs |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Butlers pizza sponsorship |
Business |
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Demostrate effectiveness of solar power usage |
As part of science lessons, understand the use of solar power and how the school’s solar panels conserve energy. |
Grade 6 and 7 Science |
NS Grade 6 and 7 |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Whole school outreach projects |
To support at least one outreach initiative each term as a whole school |
Outreach Coordinator |
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| Individual grade charities |
Each grade selects and actively supports their chosen charity throughout the year |
Grade Leaders |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| CHOC, Reach for a Dream, Westlake Community Outreach Initiative, |
Organization |
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