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School Name
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St James RC Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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Our mission is to care for our planet by learning, taking action, and inspiring others to protect the environment—starting right here at school.
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Vision
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We want to be more sustainable because the well being of all living things on earth depend on us making a difference.
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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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We are making eco -bricks
We are recycling paper, plastic bottle caps and bread tags
We have a vegetable garden
We make bokashi and use the peels to make compost
We conduct whole school assemblies on eco days
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- Biodiversity Network
- Catchment to Coast
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- 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 |
| Mr. Jenkins |
Gr 7/ Eco coordinator |
| Mrs. Kayster and Mrs, Van Wyk |
Gr. 5 Eco committee member |
| Miss. Bisoonpersad |
Gr.4 Eco committee member |
| Miss. Gordon |
Gr,3 Eco committee member |
| Miss. Peters and Mrs. Adams |
Gr.2 Eco committee member |
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Focus Area
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Focus Area
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. |
| To make eco bricks |
To reduce the amount of plastic endfing up in landfill sites |
Whole school |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| none |
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. |
| To collect plastic bottle caps and bread tags |
To be able to donate it to an organisation to help someone acquire a wheel chair |
whole school |
Lessons on the importance of recycling |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Ocean View Handicapped centre |
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. |
| To make bokashi and compost with all biodegradable matter such as fruit peels generated at school |
To reduce our carbon footprint/ to utilize the peels etc that learners see as waste/ to make healthy bokashi and compost to benefit our food garden |
whole school |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Margie |
Individual |
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 educate our learners about the importance of the ocean |
To continue with our sea school/ to have beach cleanups |
Gr5 |
Beach cleanup day |
| To educate our learners about the rocky shore and the sharks in False Bay |
To have weekly classes at SOS during terms 2 and 3 |
Gr, 5 |
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| To expose our learners to the I Am Water programme of snorkeling and the river programme at Paradise Park |
Our goal is constant education and also to create an awareness of the beauty of life below the waves and the understanding of hoe the rivers and oceans are connected |
Gr.7 |
We celebrated World Whale Day |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Save Our Seas |
Organization |
| I Am Water |
Organization |
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. |
| To educate our learners about the Cape Leopeard |
To hold an assembly to focus on the Cape leopard |
Gr3 |
Assembly on the Cape Leopard |
| To educate our learners about the importance of bees |
to hold an school assembly to focus on World Bee Day |
Gr.7 |
Assembly on the importance of bees |
| To educate our learners about the importance of medicinal plant and snakes |
To invite Nature Connect to do class visits and present lessons on the topics mentioned, |
Gr R to 7 |
Class visits with lessons |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Cape Leopard Trust |
Organization |
| St. James |
School |
| Nature Connect |
Organization |
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. |
| To continue with our 1litre replacement containers in the cisterns |
To save water with each flush of the toilet/ to reduce the monthly water account by saving water |
whole school |
Water saving |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| none |
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. |
| To participate in initiatives such as flip flop day and casual day, Holy Childhood |
To create awareness amongst learners about the importance of helping others |
whole school |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Ocean View Persons with handicapped centre |
Organization |
| Catholic Church |
Organization |
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