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School Name
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Howick Prep School 2025
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Rationale / Mission
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Our school is committed to protecting the environment and promoting sustainability
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Vision
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Our vision is to create a sustainable and environmentally conscious school that values and protects the environment for a sustainable future. We aim to do this by creating awareness and taking action with our learners & staff
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Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
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See as per last years SEMPS and IMPS
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Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
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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 |
| Meghan Harris |
Eco-Coordinator |
| Eryn Bell |
Eco-coordinator and Eco-Club |
| Alta Fisher |
Vice Principal |
| Steve Tidbury |
Estate manager |
| Hazel Green |
Grd 4 Teacher |
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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. |
| Succulent Nursery |
To expand biodiversity gardens at school |
Grd 4 and 5 |
Grd 4/5: NS Plant Life-cycles |
| Indigenous grasses garden |
To expand biodiversity garden – Pat Bastow terrace |
Eco-Club |
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| Vege Garden -maintain |
Replant x2 /year for vege production to sell for club funds |
Eco-Club |
Grd4,5,6 NS |
| Thin out Aloe garden |
to make space for other varieties – increase biodiversity |
Grounds staff |
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| Enter Biodiversity Art Comp |
To create awareness |
Art Department |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| One Planet Sa |
Organization |
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. |
| SPCA Collection |
To support local animal shelter with food etc collection |
Whole School |
All Grades: SS and LO |
| Free Me Fundraiser |
To support with funds needed |
Whole School |
All Grades NS |
| Love Howick – Sandwiches project |
To help the hungry |
Grade 3s |
Grd 3 SS/LO |
| Environmental Calendar Doors/Days project |
Whole school awareness of Special Env days |
Each grade and each teacher |
Various lessons |
| Santa Shoebox collection |
To support needy learners in other schools |
Grd 3/4? |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Catchment to 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. |
| Conduct miniSASS |
To test the Umngeni River x2 during the year |
Eco-Club /Grd 7s |
NS: Animal life-cycles /Water |
| River Clean-up of Umngeni River/ Clean-up around the school/outside |
To keep the river plastic/litter free |
Whole School/Parents |
Grd 5 NS Water pollution |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
| One Planet SA |
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. |
| Recycling Bins – waste separation |
Maintain Recycling |
Eco-club |
Grd 5-6 Waste SS/NS |
| Milk bottle collections |
To earn a plastics recycled bench |
Whole School |
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| Paper Collection |
To ensure paper is recycled |
whole school |
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| Eco-brick Bench/PLanter build |
To utilise 400 eco-bricks collected for useful bench/planter in Vege garden |
Eco-Club/Grounds staff |
Waste Lesson |
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. |
| Solar Panels – Work out CO2 savings |
To quantify and share CO2 savings |
Grd 7s |
Grd 7 T3 Solar enery |
| Design, build and test solar ovens |
To demonstrate the possibility of solar |
Grd 7s |
Grd 7 T3 Solar enery |
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Potential Partners
| Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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