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 |
Grade 6 educator, Co-ordinator |
Ashleigh May |
Grade 5 NST educator, Admin |
Lyndall Smit |
Grade 6 NST educator, Admin |
Narriman Lodewyk |
Grade 4 Educator, Head of NST |
Reginald Jooste |
Groundstaff Co-ordinator |
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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 |
Recycling awareness |
Lessons relating to recycling awareness |
Outside and inside all classrooms |
Incorporating recycling awareness into curriculum coverage Learners creating eco bricks and making sustainable objects seats/ottomans/tables |
Activity worksheets, learner workbooks, youtube videos |
All educators and learners |
Ongoing |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Mpact |
Organisation |
Nature Connect |
Organisation |
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 staff |
Ongoing |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
MPact |
organisation |
Nature Connect |
Organisation |
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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 |
September 2024 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Greenpop Foundation |
Organisation |
Nature Connect |
Organisation |
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/pla nts |
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. |
September 2024-ongoing |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Greenpop Foundation |
Organisation |
Hart Nursey |
Business |
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. Get all staff and learners to take responsibility for watering. |
back of school/veg gie garden |
Educate learners of the importance of watering the vegetables- photosynthesis |
watering system, water,a water source |
Teachers, ground staff and partner |
September 2024-ongoing |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Matthew Bowers |
Individual |
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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 |
School Field |
Measure and prepare the ground |
spades, cement, water, bottle tops, learners and teachers. Tape measures |
School community and sponsors |
December 2024/2025 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Pop and Co |
Business |
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Target 2 (Optional)
Plant fynbos, lavender bushes and spekboom along the Eco fit path
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, along eco path |
1. Prepare and water ground. 2. Set out area for seedlings. 3. Plant the seedlings/shrubs |
Flower/plant seedlings. compost, fertilizer |
School communit y |
December 2025 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Pop Co |
Business |
Cape Flats Fynbos Nursery |
organisation |
Hart Nursery |
Business |
Target 3 (Optional)
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/equipment or connect with a company that can sponsort |
Research and list activities for the path. |
The path-on perimeter of the 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 |
December 2025 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
The City of Cape Town |
Organisation |
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