|
School Name
|
| |
Howick Prep
|
|
Rationale / Mission
|
| |
OUr school is committed to expanding childrens knowledge of the environment and how to live sustainably
|
|
Vision
|
| |
Our vision is to develop a school of conscious, environmentally aware learners. We aim to do this by expanding our eco-club and involving the whole school in environmental awareness through celebrating Days in the Env Calenda
|
|
Initiatives
|
| |
Vege garden
Eco-brick collection
Monitoring Umgeni River via miniSASS
|
|
Existing School Focus Areas
|
| |
- Biodiversity Network
- Catchment to Coast
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
- Health & Well-being
|
|
Establish An Adult Action Team & A Learner Action Team / Eco-club
|
| |
- We have an Adult Action team
- We have a Learner Action team / Eco-club
|
|
Action Team Member List
|
| |
| Name of staff/parent/community member |
Grade/role/task assigned |
| Eryn Bell |
Art Teacher |
| Megan Harris |
Grd 1 teacher |
| Steve Tidbury |
Grounds Manager |
|
|
Year One Focus Area
|
| |
Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
Target 1
Expanding Veg Garden and Using as a learning tool
Target 1: Goals
| Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
| Set up poles for the bed edges |
Source poles |
|
|
Poles |
Steve |
Done |
| expand garden with 2 more beds |
Dig beds |
veg garden |
|
|
Steve & Kids |
June 2023 |
| Teach learners about preserving produce |
Eco-club activity |
|
|
bottles & Beetroot |
Eco-club |
June 2023 |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Timber Solutions |
Business |
| Forge Agri |
Business |
| One planet SA |
Organization |
Target 2 (Optional)
Plant 2 -3 times in year
Target 2: Goals
| Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
| 2- 3 harvests |
planting 2 -3 times |
vege garden |
Source seedlings |
seeds/seedlngs |
Eco-club |
Nov 2023 |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
Target 1: Goals
| Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
| Displace water in cisterns |
Collect 500ml bottles |
Toilets all |
collect, fill and place in cisterns |
500ml bottles |
eco-club |
Nov 2023 |
| Grey water Collection in dry mths |
Grey water drive |
all |
Set date/s |
None |
Eco-comm |
Oct 2023 |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Biodiversity – expand indigenous beds, mini SASS, bug hotels
Target 1: Goals
| Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
| Expand/diversify indigenous gardens |
ID beds/Areas/source plants |
various |
start small nursery |
tins |
Eco-club |
Nov 2023 |
| Bug hotesl |
make habitats for insects |
various |
collect tins. bamboo, sticks |
tins, woods, bamboo |
Eco-club |
Nov 2023 |
| Hack Attack in Graveyard |
Remove alien vege |
Howick Graveyard |
Set date |
Pangas, clippers etc |
Eco-Club |
Nov 2023 |
| MiniSASS of Umgenie |
Test at least x2 |
Umgeni Near school |
Set date/s |
MiniSASS kits |
Eco-Club |
Nov 2023 |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| One PLanet SA |
Organization |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
Collect Eco-bricks to build eco-brick bench in Eco-veg garden
Target 1: Goals
| Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
| Collect 450 bricks |
Collect and fill |
All |
Reminders in newsletters/class teachesr |
2l bottles and plastic |
All |
June 2023 |
| Build Bench |
Build |
ID Site |
Design |
Cement, sand, labour |
Eco-Club |
Sept 2023 |
| Recycling centre |
Set up with Love Howick |
ID site |
Organise bins |
Bins/collections |
Eco-club |
Aug 2023 |
| Clean-up |
Action a litter clean up Green Week |
OUside school |
Set date |
Bags/gloves |
Eco-Club |
Sept 2023 |
| Participate in Trashion Show |
Notify learners |
Various |
Make outfits |
waste of any form |
Eco-Club |
June 2023 |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Love Howick |
Organization |
| One Planet SA |
Organization |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
|
|
Year Two Focus Area
|
| |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
|
|
Year Three Focus Area
|
| |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
|
School |
|
