School Name
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Danville Park Girls' High School
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Rationale / Mission
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We envision Danville being mindful of the use of the earth’s resources through our awareness campaigns, projects and actions, making us an example of sustainability in all areas.
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Vision
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We want to be a more sustainable school because we realise that today’s learners are the face of a new generation who urgently need to show passionate commitment to ensuring the health of our planet.
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Initiatives
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Paper recycling
Upcycling waste items – old from new project
Green business making products out of waste
Making ecobricks
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Production, Consumption & Waste
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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 |
Mrs Fiona Mann |
Head of Environmental Facet |
Mrs Angela Mc Dowall |
Teacher in charge of Environmental Society |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
Increase paper recycling by 10%
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Recycle paper and cardboard |
Learners to bring waste paper and cardboard from home |
Paper bins in every classroom, mPact paper dome at school |
Advertise in assembly and daily notices, Inter-class competition |
Paper recycling bins, scale to weigh paper (we have these already) |
Mrs Mann, Environmental Monitors and Prefects, Ms Mpho |
November 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
mPact |
Collection of paper |
Heidi Cox |
Talk on recycling |
One Planet/ Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) |
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Target 2 (Optional)
Involve every class in school in upcycling project – old to new
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Run old to new upcycling project |
Each class to upcycle a waste item, decorate it and plant a plant/s into the item |
Finished items will be placed in school gardens |
Advertise in assembly, run inter-class competition, make posters to advertise, judge, place around school, prizes |
Old item to upcycle, plants |
Mrs Mann, Environmental prefects and Monitors |
26 April 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet/ Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) |
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Target 3 (Optional)
Make new products out of waste items for Danville's waste business – Originally Made Green
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Make new products that we have not made before from waste |
making plant holders from plastic milk bottles – sell at market day – funds for CROW |
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Collect waste plastic milk bottles, decorate, plant plants in botles |
Plastic milk bottles, decorations, paint (learners to bring) |
Mrs Mc Dowall, Chair and Vice Chair Environmental Society, Members |
September 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet/ Sustainable Schools (Bridget Ringdahl, Julia Invernizzi) |
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Year Two Focus Area
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Year Three Focus Area
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