School Name
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Sweet Valley Primary School
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Rationale / Mission
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At Sweet Valley Primary School our vision is to actively engage our learners and staff to become agents for positive change and to inspire them to give and to grow in service to their greater community.
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Vision
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We want to become a more sustainable school because we believe in the value of preserving our environment and serving our community to ensure a sustainable future.
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Initiatives
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Our schools current initiatives include energy saving, environmental awareness clubs, charity work, recycling, water saving and vegetable gardening.
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Community & Social Responsibility
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- Energy & Climate Action
- Water & Sanitation
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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 Ruth Koopman |
Eco-schools Co-ordinator and Leader of Grade 5 Eco-club |
Ms Ashleigh Kent and Ms Mandi Jonker |
Leaders of Grade 6 and 7 Eco-club |
Mrs Tania Johnstone |
Admin |
Mrs Nobahle Nakana |
Leader of Grade 4 Eco-club |
Ms Michelle Jonker |
Leader of Grade 3 Eco-club |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Increase planting of vegetable in our vegetable garden. Make use of the upgraded planting boxes. Learners to make use of the garden for experiential learning. Grade 4 learners to plant and track progress of what they have planted.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Plant vegetables |
Planted by Grade 4 |
Vegetable Garden |
Grade 4 teachers to coordinate |
Seedlings and seeds, compost |
Grade 4 |
Nov 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Learners and parents of Grade 4s to provide seeds and seedlings |
School |
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
Water & Sanitation
Target 1
To increase awareness of water scarcity and the need to preserve water. Grade 3 learners focus on water and water saving. They learn about the water cycle as part of the curriculum.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Increase awareness |
Grade 3 |
Whole school |
Grade 3 teachers to coordinate |
Grade 3 water project and posters |
Grade 3s |
End of Term 3 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Collect rainwater |
Rian water tanks to collect rainwater |
Various suitable areas around the school |
Tanks have been installed |
Water Tanks, Pipes |
Ground Staff Team |
Ongoing |
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
To reduce the school's consumption of electricity. To increase awareness of electricity saving methods. To use alternative sources of energy e.g. solar panels.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Installation of Solar Panels |
Installation of Solar Panels |
On roof of main buidling and pre-primary |
From budget approval to completion of installation |
Solar panels |
SGB, Head and Building Improvements Team |
July 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
Broadleaf |
School |
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
Production, Consumption & Waste
Target 1
To revive our recycling programme.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Revive recycling programme |
Encourage recycling in classrooms |
Whole School |
Recycling bin in each classroom |
Recycling bins |
Class Teacher and Cleaning Staff |
Year round |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Include the collection of bread tags and plastic bottle tops for Bread Tags for Wheelchairs Charity Organisation.
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Collect Bread Tags and Plastic Bottle Tops |
Create Awareness of new campaign |
Collection Point at Front Gate |
Posters, Collection containers, posters |
Containers |
Mrs Koopman |
Year round |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Paper bins in each classroom |
Paper bin audit |
every classroom |
Determine how many new bins are required |
Paper bins |
Paper Bin Monitors (to be appointed from Ecoclub) |
End of 2022 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Focus Area Details
Community & Social Responsibility
Target 1
To ensure that each grade has chosen a charity to support and has determined how they can be most effective in helping their charity. Also, to arrange a variety of whole school collections for charity.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Grade: Compile list of Grade Charities |
Update list of Grade Charities |
Each Grade |
By each Grade Leader |
Karri App to collect donations |
Grade Leaders |
End of the Year |
School: Compile list of school charities |
Add to calendar |
Whole school |
Outreach Team to coordinate |
Various |
Outreach Team headed by Mrs Koopman |
End of the Year |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 2 (Optional)
Whole school involvement in collections for various charities
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
67 Blankets for Mandela Day: Collection of knitted squares |
Encourage participation throughout school |
Collection points at entrances and in hall |
Notify school and ecnourage participation. Arrange knitting meetings. |
Communication poster to be sent via Communicator |
Mrs Koopman and Outreach Team |
End July 2022 |
Slipper Day: Collect donations for Slipper Day |
Encourage participation |
Karri App and Class Teachers to collect money |
Notify school using communication networks |
Communicator |
Mrs Kleinhans and Outreach Coordinators |
6 May |
JAG Foundation donations |
R15 per ticket sold at Total Ninja via SVPS donation |
Total Ninja |
Inform school |
Communication to all sports teams |
Ms Ashleigh Kent and Mr Jaco Stofberg |
All year |
Animal Rescue: Collect newspapers for Animal Rescue Organisation |
Encourage participation |
Collection bin at front gate |
Frequent reminders via newsletter |
Newsletter |
Mrs Koopman |
All year |
Heathfield: Create vegetable garden for Heathfield Primary |
Source what is needed |
Heathfield Primary School |
Source containers, soil, seeds |
Container, seeds, soil, help of our gardening expert |
Mrs Koopman and team |
End of year |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
Target 3 (Optional)
Continue Grade Charity work. Each Grade has a selected charity and they are responsible for finding effective ways to contribute meaningfully to their chosen charity. Grade Charities include: Beautiful Gate, TEARS, Learning in Reach, Starting Chance, CANSA, Ithemba Primary School, SA Guide Dog Association and Future Sparks.
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Support Learning in Reach |
Collect food, books and games |
Grade R |
Inform parents of goals |
Collection Point, Delivery of goods to charity, posters to be sent to parents |
Grade R Teachers |
End of each term |
Support Hannah’s Place of Safety |
Collect stationery and other urgent items |
Grade 1 |
Inform parents and class |
Munchie Market donations towards charity |
Grade 1 Teachers |
End of year |
Support Starting Chance |
Collect items needed for various schools |
Grade 2 |
Inform parents and class |
Money from Civvies Day and Munchie market |
Grade 2 Teachers |
End of year |
Support TEARS |
Collect coins, cans of food, blankets, toys etc to donate |
Grade 3 |
Inform class and parents |
Collection point, Money from Civvies Day and Munchie Market |
Grade 3 Teachers |
End of each term |
Support SA Guide Dog Association |
Collect money |
Grade 4 |
Inform class and parents |
Money from Civvies Day and Blind Challenge (Sponsorship) |
Grade 4 Teachers |
End of Term 4 |
Support CANSA for Kids |
Collect toys and games |
Grade 5 |
Inform parents and class |
Collection Point |
Grade 5 Teachers |
End of Term 3 |
Support Beautiful Gate |
Collect groceries and raise money |
Grade 6 |
Inform class and parents |
Collection Point |
Grade 6 Teachers |
End of Term 3 |
Support Zoe Project |
Collect baby products |
Grade 7 |
Inform class |
Collection Point |
Grade 7 Teachers |
End of Term 2 |
Support Future Sparks |
Collect stationery and school shoes |
Grade 7 |
Inform class |
Collection point |
Grade 7 Teachers |
End of Term 4 |
Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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Year Two Focus Area
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Potential Partners
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Potential Partners
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Potential Partners
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Year Three Focus Area
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Potential Partners
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Type of Partner |
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Potential Partners
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Potential Partners
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