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School Name
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Hilton Montessori
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Rationale / Mission
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Striving to make a difference in the children's understanding of a sustainable natural environment
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Vision
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Create environmental responsibility through awareness
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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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Vegetable garden
Composting
Recycling
Eco-bricks
Use milk bottle collection for plastic furniture
Grey water collection for our vegetable garden
Rewilding a section of our school grounds for an indigenous forest
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- Biodiversity Network
- Catchment to Coast
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
- 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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Action Team Member List
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| Name of staff/parent/community member |
Grade/role/task assigned |
| Liz Martens |
Oversee the Environmental activities at school |
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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. |
| Continue planting forest plants in the forested area; replace exotic plants with indigenous plants |
Develop an interpretive trail and encourage wildlife; rehabilitating the neighbouring stream |
Grades 1-6 |
Biodiversity; World Wetlands Day; World Wildlife Day; Day of Actions for Rivers |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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. |
| Railway Trail upliftment |
Partner with the Rail Trail Organisation who are rehabilitating an old railway line |
Grade 1-6 |
Alien plant eradication; biodiversity, litter collection |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Railway Trail |
Organization |
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. |
| Collect all recyclable materials. White paper, milk bottles kept separately for specifice organisations |
Cleaning our neighbourhood and encouraging community to recycle and send less waste to the landfill |
Grade 1-6 |
Waste collection, upcycling |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Team Up to Clean up and Enviro Timbers |
Organization |
Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
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. |
| Vegetable Garden |
Continue to plant seasonal vegetables |
Grade 1-6 |
Soil Health, Nutritious food for health and well-being |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
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. |
| Conserve water and electricity usage at school |
Grey water collection; switching off lights when out of a room, checking if all taps are switched off properly |
Grade 1-6 |
water and electricity conservation |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Water & Sanitation
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. |
| Maintain proper usage of water |
No water wastage due to leaking taps or taps not turned off |
Grade 1-6 |
Water health and good practice |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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