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School Name
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St Marys RC Primary School, Retreat
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Rationale / Mission
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We aim to keep our school litter-free, promote outdoor learning, and create a safe space where birds, bees, and nature thrive in harmony with learners, teachers and non-teaching staff.
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Vision
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Our vision is to be a clean, green, and a sustainable school where learning happens indoors and outdoors, nature is protected, and learners are inspired to care for the planet now and for future generations.
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Embedding Sustainability
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Upload Policy
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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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Our school recycles paper, plastic, and tin, runs a battery disposal drive, promotes ocean awareness, plants indigenous plants, and supports the community through outreach and health programmes.
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Health & Well-being
- Marine & Coast
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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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Upload Team List
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Action Team Member List
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| Name of staff/parent/community member |
Grade/role/task assigned |
| Sheena Hendricks |
Grade 6/ Coordinator |
| Dean Samson |
Grade 7 / Helps with recycling and planting |
| Tersia Minnaar |
Grade 6/ Coordinator |
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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. |
| Recycling |
Target – To reduce the waste at school and in our community |
Grade R – 7 |
World Recycling Day |
| Creating Mandela with recycled material |
Make learners aware that they can create something beautiful with waste |
Grade 6 |
Creative Arts Lesson |
| Battery Drive |
Dispose batteries in a safe manner. |
Grade R – 7 |
Ewaste Day |
| Bread Tags and Bottle tops |
Help someone in need for a wheel chair |
Grade R – 7 |
Nelson Mandela Day |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Partnering for sucess |
Organization |
| Breadtags for wheel chairs |
Organization |
| Woolworths |
Business |
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. |
| Toiletry Drive |
Help patients at DP Marais Hospital |
Grade R – 7 |
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| Winter Drive |
Help those less fortunate with warm winter clothes to the Night Haven Shelter |
Grade R – 7 |
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| Holy Childhood |
Help less fortunate schools in our archdiocese. |
Grade R – 7 |
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| Leave your print |
Help the less fortunate learners in our schools archdiocese |
Grade R – 7 |
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| Bags of Love |
Help our learners with a food parcel before school closes in December |
Grade R – 7 |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| DP Marais Hospital |
Organization |
| Night Haven Shelter |
Organization |
| Archdiocese of Cape Town |
Business |
| Shoprite |
Business |
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. |
| Indigenous garden |
Increase percentage of indigenous plants by 70% |
Eco club |
Lessons on biodiversity |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Nature Connect |
Organization |
| Stodels |
Business |
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. |
| Planting a vegetale garden |
Start a vegetable garden using tyres |
Eco Club |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| Stodels |
Business |
| Checkers |
Business |
Focus Area Details
Marine & Coast
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. |
| Ocean Awareness |
The goal is to make learners aware of how important the ocean is and why we need to protect it. |
Grade 7 |
Grade 7 – Ecosystems. |
| Beach Clean up |
The goal is to clean up the beach while raising awareness among learners and parents about the importance of the ocean and the harmful impact of plastic pollution on marine life. |
Grade R – 7 |
International Coastal Clean up day |
Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| I AM WATER |
Organization |
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