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School Name
  Danville Park Girls' High School
Rationale / Mission
  Our school is committed to environmental sustainability by reducing our environmental impact in all areas, both at school and at home, and to make this a life-long commitment.
Vision
  Our vision is to be a more sustainable school because we realise that today’s learners are the face of a new generation who urgently need to show passionate commitment towards ensuring the health of our planet.
Initiatives
  Our school's current initiatives include projects under the focus area community and social responsibility. We are also continuing with many projects started in the past.
Existing School Focus Areas
 

  • Biodiversity Network
  • Community & Social Responsibility
  • Production, Consumption & Waste
  • Energy & Climate Action
  • Health & Well-being
  • Marine & Coast
  • Water & Sanitation

Establish An Adult Action Team & A Learner Action Team / Eco-club
 

  • We have a Learner Action team / Eco-club

Action Team Member List
 

Name of staff/parent/community member Grade/role/task assigned
Mrs Angela McDowall Environmental Facet Coordinator

Year One Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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Target 1
Collect 450 bags of second-hand clothing for the Clothes to Good Programme.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Participating in Clothes to Good programme. Clothes for woman with children with disabilities to start their own businesses. Collecting second-hand clothes. Collection point for clothes – back of hall. Training of Environmental monitors on running a campaign – Clothes to Good Organisation. Plan campaign. Advertise to school assemblies, notice board, leader board. Letter on D6 about campaign. Collect clothes over a week. Clothes to Good to provide collection bags. Prizes of pizza and H&M vouchers for winning classes/ individuals. Plastic bags (supplied by Clothes to Good Organisation), posters. Mrs McDowall, Environmental Prefects and Monitors, Mrs Mpho, class prefects, RCL reps. Collection of clothes – end of May.
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Clothes to Good organisation. Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Make different toys from waste for early development centres (ECD’s) for Clothes to Toys Programme
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Making toys from waste Making toys from waste materials Make toys in quad or suitable classroom. Collect waste materials/ establish a fund to purchase materials needed. Training provided by Clothes to Good organisation on how to make toys to Helping Hands learners and educator. Learners to make toys from waste materials. Waste materials Mrs Nixon, Helping Hands members November 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Clothes to Good organisation Organization
Target 3 (Optional)
Collect plastic bottle tops and bread tags for wheelchairs. A standard wheelchair is funded through 1 750kg of bottle tops or 350kg of bread tags.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Collet as many plastic bottle tops and bread tags as possible to be able to donate a wheelchair to a disabled person. Collecting used plastic bottle tops and bread tags Every register classroom All register classes collect plastic bottle caps and bread tags. Interclass competition – prize to winning class. Bottle tops and bread tags RCL October 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Sweethearts Foundation Organization
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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Target 1
Make more than 6470 (number made last year) for Bread Buddies.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Make sandwiches for Domino Foundation. Feed over 500 children a month. Make sandwiches for distribution to needy children Consumers kitchen Advertiser weekly. Register classes to bring bread and peanut butter. Interact to make sandwiches weekly. Sandwiches also made on Nelson Mandela Day. Domino Foundation collects and distributes to schools who cannot afford lunch. Bread and peanut butter Mrs Campbell, Interact members, whole school to provide peanut butter and bread November 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Domino Foundation Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Make as many balls of ‘plastic wool’ as possible for Magic Bean foundation
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Make plastic wool for Magic Bean Foundation. Make plastic wool out of plastic bags. Hall School to collect plastic bags. Grade 10’s cut the bags to make ‘plastic wool’ to celebrate Nelson Mandela Day. Wool donated to Magic Bean Organisation where is used to make various products which are sold to support families. Plastic bags Mrs Kyle, Grade 10’s (making plastic bags), whole school (bringing plastic bags) July 2023 (Nelson Mandela Day)
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Magic Bean Foundation Organization
Target 3 (Optional)
Label medicinal uses of trees and plants around Danville school and establish a medicinal garden.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Label medicinal uses of trees and plants around Danville school and establish a medicinal garden. Label medicinal uses of trees and plants around Danville school and establish a medicinal garden. School grounds Environmental Society members to research medicinal uses of trees and plants at school. Labels printed, laminated and put up around school. New medicinal plants researched, purchased and planted. Internet, books on indigenous plants, printer, laminator. Mrs Freedman, Mrs McDowall, Environmental Society members, Mr van Zyl and school grounds staff. October 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Hingham Nursery Business
One Planet Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) Organization
Mrs Mann (ex-head of Environmental Facet at Danville) Individual
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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Target 1
Make 67 blankets for Nelson Mandela
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Make blankets for Nelson Mandela Organisation to keep less fortunate people warm in winter. Knit and crotchet squares from wool. Quad Collect wool. Knot or crotchet squares. Sew squares together to make blankets. Collected by Nelson Mandela Organisation. Wool. Mrs Nixon, Helping Hands July 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Nelson Mandela Organisation Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
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Target 1
Continue to plant indigenous plants and trees at school.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Continue to plant indigenous plants and trees at school Grow plants from cuttings, buy new plants/ trees from nursery Potentially all gardens Identify areas needing additional plants/ trees. Purchase/ take cuttings of existing plants. Plant. Plant trees for Arbor day. Label trees. Plants and cuttings Gardening staff, Mr van Zyl (Grounds manager – gardens), Environmental Monitors and Prefects November 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Hingham Nursery Business
Mrs Mann (Ex head of Environmental Facet at Danville) Individual
Target 2 (Optional)
Germinate 280 lucky bean seeds
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Grow indigenous trees from seed. New grade 8’s to plant indigenous tree seeds. Mrs McDowall’s classroom Collect indigenous lucky bean seeds from school and elsewhere. Prepare plastic water bottles for planting (drill drainage hole in base). Each new grade 8 to plant a seed and take planted seed home to water and eventually plant in garden at home. This will act as a symbol of their growth at school and inspire them to be environmentally conscious Seeds, potting soil, plastic water bottles for planting. Mrs Mann, Mrs McDowall, Environmental Prefects. January 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Mr van Zyl (Grounds Manager – gardens) School
Mrs Mann (Ex head of Environmental Facet at Danville) Individual
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
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Target 1
Recycle more paper and cardboard than last year – 7,8 tonnes
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Recycle paper and cardboard Learners to bring waste paper from home Paper bins in every classroom, collect in grade 11 quad weekly, mPact dome Advertise in assembly and daily notices, Inter-class competition, Inter-Schools competition – prizes offered. Paper recycling bins, scale to weigh paper (have both) Mrs McDowall, Mrs Mpho, Environmental Prefects and Monitors October 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
mPact – collection of paper Business
Heidi Cox – talk on recycling Individual
One Planet Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Identify some new products to make out of waste items for Danville's waste business – Originally Made Green
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Make existing and new products that we have not made before from waste – keyrings from metal bottle tops and others researched. Collect waste items needed, make products out of waste, sell monthly at break at the Maker Market initiative run by the schools Entrepreneurship facet. Sell at Danville at the fringe. Sell at market day – funds for Environmental organisations (CROW) Life Sciences Classroom – manufacture, quad – selling Collect waste, design products, make products, sell. Waste materials, glue, cardboard etc. Environmental Society Members Mrs McDowall, Environmental prefects and Monitors October 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Entrepreneurship Facet at Danville School
Target 3 (Optional)
To recycle more than 1864 kg glass (done in 2022)
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
To recycle glass Learners to bring glass bottles from home for recycling. Glass bins at front gate, in quad and on field Company igloo on sports field. Run a campaign to get learners to bring glass bottles for recycling. Advertise on D6 and facebook. Interschools competition. Glass bins and Glass Recycling Company igloo Mrs McDowall, Environmental Prefects and Monitors October 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
The Glass Recycling Company Business
Heidi Cox – talk on recycling Individual
One Planet Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) Organization
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
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Target 1
Recycle as many egg boxes and veg peels as possible
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Recycle egg boxes and veg peels Recycle egg boxes from Consumer Studies and veg peels from tuck shop. At end of Life Sciences corridor Collect egg boxes from Consumer Studies and veg peels from tuck shop. Advertise for learners and staff to bring egg boxes from home. Environmental Monitors to bring extra veg peels from home and feed to worms weekly with egg boxes. Worm wee and compost used on school vegetable and other gardens. Worm farm (purchased one in 2010). Veg peels, egg boxes, newspaper (to cover). Mrs McDowall, Environmental Monitors December 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
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Target 1
Decrease school electricity usage
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Install a solar geyser, install energy saving light bulbs. Install a solar geyser Install a solar geyser, Install LED lights in the school hall (replace fluorescent globes). Staff quarters, school hall and whole school. Install solar water geyser for staff quarters (done in 2009). From 2009 energy saving globes have slowly been replacing incandescent globes. Replace fluorescent globes in hall with LED lights. Read electricity monthly to see if there is a decrease in electricity usage. Plot a graph and display on the environmental notice board. This will reduce greenhouse gas emissions which lead to global warming and climate change. Solar geyser, LED lights Maintenance staff, electrician, Environmental Monitors and Mrs McDowall (reading electricity meter and plotting monthly readings on a graph). November 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Maintenance staff School
Electrician Business
Target 2 (Optional)
Reduce electricity use at school
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Reducing electricity use. Educate school on electricity saving and hold climate awareness campaign. Whole school Signs up in classrooms urging switching off of lights, data projectors and fans when not in classrooms. Electricity meter read monthly and readings on graph on env board Environmental Monitors to do electricity blitzes on a regular basis to check on classrooms Cross or smiley face put on doors of classrooms after blitz. Hold a climate awareness campaign – classes to make climate awareness posters and stand outside the school main gate. Posters, environmental notice board. Environmental Prefects and Monitors November 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Supply our own electricity especially during load shedding
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Reducing electricity use Install solar electricity Whole school Install solar panels, invertor and batteries Solar panels, invertor and batteries Buildings and grounds staff November 2023
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Solar Company (still to be decided) Business
Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
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Target 1
Grow vegetables and herbs
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Increase on last year’s harvest and profits Plant various vegetables and herbs in the vegetable tunnel Vegetable tunnel Weed beds and apply a layer of compost (using no dig methods). Purchase range of vegetables and herbs. Plant. Water with water from jojo tank and weed when necessary, monitor for insect attack. Harvest when ready and package. Sell to learners and members of staff. Profits to cover costs and rest to go to Environmental organisations. Garden tools, compost, jojo tank, pump, pipe, seedlings. Mrs McDowall, Environmental Prefects and Monitors. Last harvest end of term 4
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Mr Van Zyl and School grounds staff School
One Planet Sustainable Schools. Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Mentors for all grade 8’s
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Have mentors readily available to all grade 8’s when required so that they can adapt to high school. Select mentors for grade 8’s Playgrounds at breaks and other locations at school. Grade 11’s apply for positions. Mentors selected and training given. Mentors available for term 1 mostly. Training materials. School Counsellor, Mrs Pretorius End of term 1.
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School Counsellor, Mrs Pretorius School
Target 3 (Optional)
Offer PE lessons and a range of sporting activities
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Every girl in the school to be involved in sporting activities. All learners doing PE during school time and at least one sport extra mural after school. Sports centre, gym, classroom and fields. Advertise the many different sporting activities for year (includes dance and exercise classes). PE classes help for every class during school hours. Equipment for various sporting codes. PE Department and other teachers End of term 4
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Outside coaches and other schools School
Focus Area Details
Marine & Coast
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Target 1
Get involved in beach clean-ups
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Participate in beach clean-ups once a month Clean up litter on various beaches in the Durban area. Not at school Identify organised beach clean-ups to join. Advertise to school. Interact and Environmental Facet to encourage whole school to participate. Gloves, collection bags Head of Environmental Facet (Mrs McDowall) and Interact (Mrs Campbell) and Environmental facet leaders. End of term 4
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Beach clean-up organisations e.g. KZN beach clean-up Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
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Target 1
To save water
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Reduce municipal water use Use established jojo tanks to water school gardens, vegetable gardens to save water. Pipe tank water into bathrooms All around school Install jojo tanks (already done). Use established jojo tanks to water school gardens, vegetable gardens to save water. Pipe tank water into bathrooms Resources needed – Jojo tanks (we have these already). Take monthly readings of school’s municipal water usage. Display this on the environmental notice board. Jojo tanks and pumps School Grounds staff End of term 4
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School grounds staff School
Target 2 (Optional)
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

Year Two Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
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Target 1
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

Year Three Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
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Target 1
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
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Name of partner Type of Partner
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Target 3 (Optional)
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Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
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