School Name
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Prestbury Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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At our school, we are committed to caring for our planet. Our mission is to promote environmental awareness among learners of various Grades and staff.
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Vision
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We want to create a learning space where nature is respected, resources are used wisely and learners understand the importance of caring for the Earth.
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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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Vegetable Garden, Recycling centre- collecting and sorting of plastic, paper, cans, cardboard. Litter Clean Up- Regular clean up days in and around the school. Enviro-education done through lessons& activities
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- Biodiversity Network
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Health & Well-being
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Establish An Adult Action Team & A Learner Action Team / Eco-club
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- 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 |
Saleshni Pillay |
Staff |
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Focus Area
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Focus Area
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. |
Reduce waste in the school- Have labelled recycing bins. |
Encourage responsible waste disposal |
Grade 1-7 |
Educate learners to seperate the different types of waste into the correct bins |
Picking up litter |
A clean school shows respect towards the environment and buils responsibility and team work. |
Grade 4-7 |
Weekly roster is given to classes. Litter is collected daily around the school. Recycling week 15-20Sept bulletin board. |
Collecting eco-bricks and 2L milk bottles |
To build an eco-brick bench |
Grade 3-7 |
‘Eco brick champion for the learner who collects the most bottles. Competition within classes to collect the most eco-bricks. |
Prestbury Community Clean up |
To promote environmental responsibility by engaging learners to clean around the school |
Gr5-6 |
Walk where learners pick up litter in nearby streets, parks and open areas. Involve parents to join learners. |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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. |
World Wetlands Month |
Create environmental awareness around wetlands |
Grade 5 |
Comprehension text, NST habitat worksheet on the importance of wetlands, colour in of a wetland |
Internation Day of Forests |
Create environmental awaremess around the importance of forests |
Grade 5 |
Comprehension text and artwork |
Earth Day |
Rasing awareness and taking meaningful action to care for the environment |
Grade 1-7 |
Creating posters, whole school assembly and a scavenger hunt, |
School Garden |
To teach learners about nature, healthy food and caring for the environement by planting and looking after a school garden. |
Grade 5-7 (Gardening club) |
Involve learners in planting vegetables, herbs or flowers. Learners weed/ water and tend to garden after school or during breaks. Learners sell produce to staff members. |
Plant Appreciation Day |
Plant seedlings/plants |
Grade 5 |
Learners to bring flowers/seedlings/vegetable seeds to school that will be planted |
World Bee Day |
Raising awareness of the impotance of bees |
Enviro-club & Grade 1 & 5 |
Learn about the life cycle of bees, draw bees, read an information text about bees, form posters and dress up |
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Elephant Day, Arbor Week, Clean up and Recycle |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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