School Name
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Phumelelani Primary
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Rationale / Mission
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Our school is committed to pursuing a policy of environmental best practice to inspire their community and lead the way towards a sustainable future
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Vision
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Our vision is to raise awareness for our environmental crisis and take the necessary action to safeguard our planet
We aim to do this by
1. To include and improve environmental components of the curriculum
2. To provide o
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Catchment to Coast
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- 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 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 |
Sebe Mbele |
Principal |
Dolly |
Eco-Club coordinator |
Ntombi Mbele |
Eco-club coordinator |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
Educate the learners about the hazards of waste-illustrate how waste can be reused- look carefully at our consumption patterns and organise a project to create a bustbin out of waste.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Invite One Planet to run a waste workshop – establish a date and coordinate with head teacher |
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Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
. Challenge all learners to get involved in making eco-bricks- make at least 5 bricks per learner. 2. Ask all learners to collect 2L bottles for eco-bricking. Ask them to label their eco-brick and set up a temporary storage facility
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Eco-bricking |
Ensure all learners know |
All |
start collecting and filling |
Eco-brick bottles |
All |
Dec 2022 |
Send photos of progress |
As bottles are collected |
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as of now |
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Dec 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
Target 1
Educate learners about the science of climate change and make a solar cooker
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Ask One Planet for CC lesson |
date set |
Grd 6/7 |
set day |
One Planet |
One Planet |
Dec 2022 |
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Potential Partners
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Use this solar cooker at least three times in the year especially for Heritage Day celebrations
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Use solar oven |
cook something |
outside main office |
select special days eg Heritage day |
solar oven |
Ntombifuthi |
Dec 2022 |
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 3 (Optional)
Participate in the Masheshe research project- saving wood/saving carbon
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Do resesearch on wood volumes used |
find out how much wood/money spent |
kitchen |
Survey |
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Grd 7s ? |
Dec 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
School |
Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
Target 1
Set up a thriving vegetable garden to provide food all year round
Teach children about different permaculture techniques and utilise water efficiently in the garden
Rotate the gardening tasks between grade to ensure the garden is watered, weeded with interval sowing
Organise a permaculture lesson with One Planet Organise a fundraiser tocreate a fund to buy seedlings from Escourt
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Revive veg garden |
Lesson on permaculture |
Grd 4/5 |
Lesson on differences |
various |
One planet& school |
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Set Permaculture lesson |
Design garden layout |
Grd 6/7 |
PLant using plan |
seedlings |
One PLanet and school |
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Implement rotation plan |
Plant appropriately in accordance with seasons/rotations |
Vege Garden |
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Sunshine seedlings |
School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Organise a tractor to create vege beds and clear weeds ( garden was destroyed in the floods)
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Clear vege fields |
Organise tractor |
vege fields |
contact farmer |
tractor |
eco-committee |
Sep 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 3 (Optional)
Set up a compost heap with grass cutting and vege peelings/off cuts
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Compost |
Set up |
near vege garden |
develop |
grass cuttings/vege matter |
Eco-club |
Dec 2022 |
Potential Partners
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School |
Focus Area Details
Catchment to Coast
Target 1
Learn about freshwater systems and biodiversity – looking at Citizen science tools like miniSASS
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Biodiversity lesson |
Action lesson |
Grd 5 6 7 |
Date with One Planet |
One PLanet |
Bridget |
April 2022 |
MiniSASS |
Conduct miniSASS |
Local Stream |
Organise and train learners |
Various |
Bridget |
April 2022 |
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Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Monitor local stream and conduct miniSASS twice during year – Autumn, then Summer
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Redo mini SASS |
during Summer |
same local stream |
ID date |
various |
One PLanet |
Dec 2022 |
Potential Partners
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School |
Potential Partners
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Year Two Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Catchment to Coast
Potential Partners
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Potential Partners
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School |
Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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School |
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Year Three Focus Area
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Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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Potential Partners
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School |
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