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School Name
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Hayfields Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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Our school is committed to inspire and empower learners to care for and protect the environment through education, action, and advocacy within the school and surroundings.
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Vision
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Our vision is to clean, green, and have a sustainable school environment where learners are active stewards of nature and champions of environmental awareness
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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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We want to promote school campaigns, assembles, events, class presentations and inviting expect people. We will be planting and maintaining trees or recycle and do waste management projects and celebrating environmental days.
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- 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
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Action Team Member List
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| Name of staff/parent/community member |
Grade/role/task assigned |
| Ms Zulu |
Environmental Coordinator |
| Ms Mdunge |
Environmental Coordinator |
| Ms Shangase |
Environmental Educator |
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Focus Area
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Focus Area
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. |
| Display posters showing how energy is used and wasted in daily life |
To raise awareness and educate about saving energy |
Eco-Club |
Grade 4-6 NST and grade 7 NS |
| Conduct a “Switch Off” challenge to save electricity across the school |
To save electricity in our school |
Eco-Club |
Grade 4-6 NST and grade 7 NS |
| Plant indigenous trees and create green zones |
To create an indigenous bed and for the school to practice going green |
Eco-Club |
Grade 4-6 NST and grade 7 NS and Social Sciences |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| One Planet SA |
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. |
| Monthly “Mindfulness in Nature” walks where learners take time to observe, breathe, and reflect quietly in a green space |
To create a green space which will be used to combat mental health that is detrimental |
Eco-Club |
Grade 4-6 NST and social sciences |
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. |
| Have a water saving campaign |
To help save water in our community/school |
teachers and learners |
Grade 4-7 Social Sciences |
| Clean Toilet drive, have posters, checklists and student monitors to help |
To help keep our sanitary and environment clean |
teachers and learners |
Grade 4-7 PSW, Grade 7 L.O |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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