School Name
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JOHN GRAHAM PRIMARY
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Rationale / Mission
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We envision our school to be a well maintained,environmentally friendly school involving all our learners and staff
in activities and projects. By doing this we strive towards sound environmental behaviour and sustainability
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Vision
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We want to be a more sustainable school in order to change our school, our community and our world. We want to
improve the quality of our lives, protect the environment and reduce our carbon footprint for future generations
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Embedding Sustainability
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Upload Policy
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Initiatives
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Our schools initiatives are establishing and managing a recycling station. Growing and maintaining a school garden.
Involving and serving the community with the our programmes and saving water by utilising our jo-jo tanks.
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- 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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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 |
Jacqui Golding |
Eco Club Co-ordinator |
Ashleigh May |
Admin, Grade 5 Eco Teacher |
Lyndall Smit |
Admin, Grade 6 Eco Teacher |
Reginald Jooste |
Ground Staff Co-ordinator |
Narriman Lodewyk |
Care Club, Head of Science |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
Do activities and teach lessons to create awareness around the importance of recycling amongst learners,
teachers and the school community.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Recycli ng awaren ess |
Lessons relating to recycling awareness |
Outside and inside all classrooms |
Incorporating recycling awareness into curriculum coverage Learners creating eco bricks and making sustainable objectsseats/ottomans/tables |
Activity worksheets, learner workbooks, youtube videos |
All educators and learners |
Ongo ing |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Parents, teachers, learners and community members |
School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Keeping school clean. Dividing and sorting recyclable materials into bins.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Reducing litter around the school by Implementing recycling knowledge and skills |
Daily recycling and sorting Filling recycling bags |
Inside and outside of school |
Place recycling bins outside of classrooms Eco Warrior monitors monitor the recycling bins |
Recycling bins Boxes/crat es White bags |
Eco Club, teachers, learners and ground staf |
Ongoing |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Learners, parents, staff, community |
School |
MPact |
Organization |
Nature Connect |
Organization |
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Year Two Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
To have a sustainable vegetable garden.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
To clear and prepare the ground. |
Get learners involved to clean and prepare the area. |
The back of the school/veggi e garden |
Get learners and parents to assist in clearing, digging and watering the veggie patches. |
Hosepipes, water, shovels, compost, soil, fertiliser, garden tools |
The school communi ty |
June 2023 – ongoin g |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Hart Nursery |
Business |
Stodels |
Business |
School Community |
School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Planting and sustaining vegetable garden
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Acquire the seedlings or plants that will be grown |
Involve learners and parents in acquiring plants and planting equipment |
Back of school/ve ggie garden |
Planting and watering the veggie garden/plants |
Gardening tools/equipment; spades, hosepipe, water Different types of veggie plants and herbs Soil and fertilizer |
Ground staff, learners, teachers. A different grade gets a day to water and care for their veggie patch. |
June 2023- ongoi ng |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Hart Nursey |
Business |
Stodels |
Business |
School Community |
School |
Target 3 (Optional)
Secure a sustainable water source
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Daily watering of vegetables through an automatic watering system |
Connect with a partner who is able to set up a self-watering system |
back of school/veggie garden |
Educate learners of the importance of watering the vegetablesphotosynthesis |
watereing system, water,a water source |
Teachers, ground staff and partner |
June 2023- Ongoi ng |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Matthew Bowers |
Individual |
Nasier Nieumann |
Individual (ex-student) |
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Year Three Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
Target 1
Create an Eco fit path
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Preparing the ground/area for fit path |
Acquire bottle tops and cement for path, pavers |
Field |
Measure and prepare the ground |
spades, cement, water, bottle tops, learners and teachers. Tape measures |
School community and sponsors |
Dec 2024 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Pop and Co |
Business Sustainable Schools Business |
R James |
Business |
Green Pop |
Organisation |
Target 2 (Optional)
Plant flowers and plants along the Eco fit path-with plaques/tags/boards so they are easily identifiable and learners can get to know different plants/shrubs
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Prepare and Plant flowers and plants for |
Involve learners in preparing and planting of flowers/plants |
Field |
1. Prepare and water ground. 2. Set out area for seedlings. 3. Plant the seedlings/shrubs |
Flower/plant seedlings. compost, fertilizer |
School communit y |
Dec 2024 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Pop Co |
Business |
R James |
Business |
Green Pop |
Organization |
Hart Nursery |
Business |
Target 3 (Optional)
Obtain/Create Fitness/equipment activities along the path
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Create outdoor fitness activities/eq uipment |
Research and list activities for the path. |
Field |
Set out and paint different features (e.g: feet/hands) approach companies to make/sponsor outdoor fitness equipment |
Paint/brushes/ equipment/br ooms/wood/n ails/hammer |
school communi ty |
Dec 2024- ongoin g |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
The City of Cape Town |
Organisation |
Pop Co |
Business |
R. James |
Business |
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