School Name
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Shea O’Connor Combined
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Rationale / Mission
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Our vision is to provide a sustainable environment where we become innovative and ensure that we remain active
in environmental projects, and change the global environment by being leaders
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Vision
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The aim of the school is to become a more sustainable school by reducing our waste and promoting healthy living
and ensure that we remain a green school
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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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Action Team Member List
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Name of staff/parent/community member |
Grade/role/task assigned |
Antonia Mkhabela |
Enviro-Coordinator |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
Target 1
Promote healthy eating and cleaner environment and preserve natural resources such as soil, air and water.
Planting organic vegetables to sell to local Spar Supermarket
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Promoting healthy eating by consuming organic vegetables |
Planting more organic vegetables which are in season |
In the school garden |
Planting organic vegetables by not using pesticides, use our JoJo tank to water our garden |
winter vegetable seedlings, compost |
Eco-Club |
June 2023 |
Establish a Compost heap |
Making a compost heap to supplement our garden |
near the garden |
Use what we have in school to make our compost, such as vegetables peeling from the kitchen |
vegetable scraps, soil, twigs, logs |
Eco-Club |
May 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Spar |
Business |
One Planet |
Organization |
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
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1
Reduce our carbon footprint by using our solar cooker twice a month
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Make another solar cooker for the foundation phase |
Use our box solar cooker and use less resources |
in the school |
collect boxes to use for making our solar cooker |
Collect boxes, polystyrene, foil, black paint |
The Eco-Club |
by August 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
Organization |
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
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
We want to phase-out plastic waste in our school to ensure that we remain a green school. we want to be litter-free
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
This year we are continuing with our no litter campaign where learners are no longer using papers or plastic bags when there are buying chips, snacks |
No selling or eating sweets or chips in the school campaign |
In the school |
It was initiated by principal, but is now spearheaded by learners. No pupil will bring any plastic chips packet in school to phase our plastic waste |
Dustbins stations in place for different litter |
The learners |
August 2023 |
Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
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School |
Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
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Year Two Focus Area
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Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
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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
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Potential Partners
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