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School Name
  Sweet Valley Primary School
Rationale / Mission
  At Sweet Valley, our vision is to actively engage our learners and staff to become agents for positive change and to inspire them to give and to grow in service to their greater community.
Vision
  We want to be a more sustainable school because we believe in the value of preserving our environment and serving our community to ensure a sustainable future.
Embedding Sustainability
 

  • Yes

Initiatives
  Our school's initiatives include energy saving, environment awareness clubs and campaigns, charity work, recycling, water saving and vegetable gardening.
Existing School Focus Areas
 

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

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

Upload Team List
 

Action Team Member List
 

Name of staff/parent/community member Grade/role/task assigned
Mrs Michelle Adams Head of Eco-Club

Year One Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
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Target 1
Maintenance of school vegetable garden. Plant seedlings, remove weeds and progate new plants.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Maintain upkeep of vegetable garden Involve parents in tasks Vegetable garden Mkhaya and parent volunteers to coordinate tasks Compost, tools, seeds Eco-team ongoing
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Parent volunteers to assist and donate Individual
Target 2 (Optional)
Vegetable garden used as outdoor classroom. Grade R learners look for insect life when learning about insects. Grade 2 learners use the garden to learn about parts of plants. Grade 3 learners explore garden when learning about water cycle. Grade 4 learners plant vegetables and measure their growth.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Encourage use of garden as a teaching resource Reminder to teachers to use the garden Vegetable garden Grade teachers to liaise with Mkhaya to ensure access to garden Resources relevant to task Grade teachers and Mkhaya ongoing
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
New planter box with herbs and indigenous creeper to enhance the entrance to Grade R and two indigenous creepers in Grade R playground.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
New plants Order from supplier Grade R Order and get budget approval New wooden planters, plants and potting soil. Two reused pots for creepers Head of Grade R End of March
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Dr Boomslang Business
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
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Target 1
Create awareness of water scarcity and promote water saving
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Grade 3 water projects Learners study water cycle and learn about saving water Grade 3 Teachers to provide guidelines for projects Learners own Grade 3 teachers Term 3
Design water saving signs Invite Gr 7s to design All bathrooms Discuss with Gr7 Eco-club members Learners own Head of Grade & eco-club End of term 3
Collect rainwater to water gardens and fields Maintain rainwater tanks Various Maintain tanks Tanks and pipes Groundstaff Ongoing
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
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Target 2 (Optional)
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Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
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Target 1
Recyling programme
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Paper recycling Ensure bins in each classroom Classrooms Audit bins and usage Recyling bins Eco-team and monitors Ongoing
Seek out new recycling initiatives Brainstorm ideas Various Discuss with team Depending on initiative Eco-team Ongoing
Educate learners about recycling bins at school Gr 7 monitors to make a video to encourage use of bins Video to play in assemblies Create video and use it for education purposes Bins, video ideas, video editing Gr 7 Eco-club monitors End Term 2
Collect newspapers for animal shelter Newspapers collection points clearly marked Front of school Inform parents via newsletter and reminders Collection boxes (wooden and clearly marked) Eco-team Ongoing
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
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Target 2 (Optional)
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Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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Target 1
Whole school charity drives – where whole school contributes to campaign
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
67 Blankets Appeal to parents and learners to knit squares for this initiative School hall foyer Inform parents and learners via school newsletter and social media Campaign poster for distribution Communications team End July
Slipper Day collection Inform parent body whole school Notify parents via communication channels Stickers for each participant provided by Reach for a Dream Communication team and school bursar May
Animal Rescue Organisation Collect newspapers Front of school Inform parents Collection box Outreach team Ongoing
Be aware of causes that arise during the year that require our support Keep up with local news Evaluate need and how to help Outreach team Ongoing
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Individual grade charities – ensure that each Grade has selected a charity to support for the year or will continue to support the same charity as in previous year. Check that each Grade has determined how they will support their charity and that they will organise two or more intiatives for their charity during the year.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Compile list of Grade Charities Update list – check with each Grade Head Each Grade Head of each Grade to coordinate own drives and campaigns Various Heads of Grades End of year
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
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Target 3 (Optional)
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Name of partner Type of Partner
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Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
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Target 1
Parent workshops to support parents and keep them informed
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Termly Parent talks and workshops Identify topics of interest and invite guest speaker School hall Invite guest speaker and inform parents Venue, audio visual equipment Learning Support Team Termly
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
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Target 2 (Optional)
Staff wellness
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Staff entertainment Staff social events such as quiz night, teas, treats in staffroom Various Add to calendar Various Wellness team Termly
Staff health Physical and mental health talks Various Add to calendar Guest speakers Wellness team Termly
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Year Two Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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Year Three Focus Area
 

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