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School Name
  Howick Prep School 2025
Rationale / Mission
  Our school is committed to protecting the environment and promoting sustainability
Vision
  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
Please tell us what activities/environmental initiatives your school is currently implementing.
  See as per last years SEMPS and IMPS
Select / tick the Focus Areas your school is currently working on.
 

  • Biodiversity Network

Establish An Adult Action Team & A Learner Action Team / Eco-club
 

  • We have an Adult Action team
  • We have a Learner Action team / Eco-club

Action Team Member List
 

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

Focus Area
 

Focus Area
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
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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
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
Enter Biodiversity Art Comp To create awareness Art Department
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Sa Organization
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
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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?
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Catchment to Coast
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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
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet SA Organization
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
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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
Paper Collection To ensure paper is recycled whole school
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
School
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
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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
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

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