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School Name
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Harmony Primary
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Rationale / Mission
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The rationale behind this plan is to align school practices with eco-friendly principles—minimizing waste, conserving resources, and integrating environmental education to prepare learners for a changing world.
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Vision
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To become a leading eco-conscious learning community where every child is empowered with the knowledge, values, and skills to live sustainably, protect the environment, and inspire positive change in the world.
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Embedding Sustainability
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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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Recycling project
Vegetable garden
Indigenous garden
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- Biodiversity Network
- Production, Consumption & Waste
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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 |
| Hayley Robertson |
Grade 6, Environmental Coordinator |
| Ludean Carstens |
Grade 5, Vice-Environmental coordinator |
| Sharon Williams |
Committee Member |
| Wahiebah Azad |
Committee Member |
| Jessica Abrahams |
Committee Member |
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Focus Area
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Focus Area
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Plant indigenous garden |
To increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants in our garden so that they can be used for enriching lessons on environmentalism e.g. medicinal plants etc. and for improving the aesthetics of our school. |
NGO (Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration), Grades 5, 6 and 7 learners of The Nature club. |
Grade 6 – Medicinal plants (History) / Grade 7 – Anatomy of Plants (NS) / 22nd May 2025 (International Day for Biological Diversity) / 10 May 2025 (World Migratory Bird Day) |
| Vegetable Garden |
Support the school feeding scheme |
NGO (Earth Child), Volunteers (Mr Liedenberg + Mrs Solomons) and Grade 5 learners |
16 October 2025 (World Food day) / 29 September 2025 (International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste) |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| NGO – Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration |
Organization |
| NGO – Earth Child |
Organization |
| Volunteers (Mr Liedenberg) |
Individual |
| Volunteers (Mrs Solomons) |
Individual |
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1: Goals
| Planned Action/Activities: e.g. Plant biodiversity garden |
What is your goal/target for this action: e.g. add another Indigenous bed and maintain the previous; increase the percentage of locally Indigenous plants by 30% |
Who is responsible? E.g. Grade 4 – 7’s |
Possible lesson/s and or Environmental Celebrations to support the actions/activities & for which grade e.g. Gd 4 – 7 NS T1 – focus on Biodiversity/ecosystems. |
| Recycling Paper and Plastic |
Continue recycling project and expand it to reduce the amount of waste from the community that enters landfills. To raise money from recycling to fund current / future projects at the school |
Volunteer (Mrs Solomons) and Learners Grade 4-7 |
18 March 2025 (Global Recycling Day) / 30 October 2025 (Sustainability Day) / Grade 4-7 NST and GEOGRAPHY lessons on environmentalism and sustainability (reduction and handling of waste in the home, school and the community) / Creative Art lessons using recycled materials |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Volunteer (Mrs Solomons) |
Individual |
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