School Name
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Hawkstone Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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To protect the environment and keep our intermediate school clean and well-maintained. To teach the learners to
appreciate and care for their resources and clean up their own spaces.
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Vision
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We want to become a shining example of a sustainable school. We must collaborate to keep our environment clean and reduce wastage by taking active measures- bins in each classroom, continued eco-bricking and use tippy taps.
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Embedding Sustainability
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Upload Policy
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Initiatives
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Our current initiatives are the 1. tippy taps 2.Ecobrick collection and eco-brick benches 3.Indigenous gardens
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
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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 |
Asanda Ncgobo |
Grade 6,7 teachers and SS school co-ordinator |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
Target 1
Install and use our tippy taps daily
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Set up Tippy Tap |
bring poles and new bottles and string |
within school |
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string, bottles nails |
One Planet |
31 March 24 |
Elect Water Monitors to oversee the refilling of tippy taps |
elect monitors, make a list, present badges |
within school |
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bagdes |
Committee |
30 April 24 |
Every 2 weeks make mention in assembly the importance of using these tippy taps |
Place notice for assembly |
within the school |
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Committee |
30 Nov 24 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
School |
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
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Extend the indigenous garden in Spring by 20%
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Organise an Indigenous gardening lesson |
lesson plan |
within school |
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bee activity, pp, computer |
One Planet |
30 Oct |
Plant new plants |
source indplantsigenous |
within and outside the school |
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plants, spades,lables compost |
One Planet |
30 Oct |
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
NPO |
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Target 2 (Optional)
Remove alien Invasive
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Collect Formosa Lilly in March to prevent the spread |
organise a trip to Karkloof Falls |
Karkloof trails |
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transport, scissors, picnic food bags |
One PLanet and committee |
31 March 24 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Friends of Karkloof |
Informal network |
Upperlands Catchment Trust |
NPO |
One Planet |
NPO |
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1
Use the solar cooker at least 3 times in the year
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Using solar cooker for heritage day |
plan a simple meal for heritage day and document it |
within school |
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solar cooker, basic ingrediants |
Committee |
30 Nov |
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
NPO |
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Target 2 (Optional)
Teach Climate Change across the curriculum
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Plan a lesson for each grade. ask them to take small action like trading cloths or planting spekboom |
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within school |
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spekboom, climate change equipment data projector |
One Planet |
30 Nov |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
NPO |
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Target 3 (Optional)
Expose children to areas of natural beauty ie: Karkloof Falls, birding experiences ect
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Speak to the different committees to organize these outing |
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outside school |
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transport |
One Planet and Committee |
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Karkloof Conservancy |
NPO |
Birdlife |
NPO |
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Year Two Focus Area
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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 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
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
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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