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School Name
  Yarrow Intermediate School
Rationale / Mission
  We at Yarrow Intermediate School commit ourselves to participate in whatever spheres of education will enhance and empower in the environment. We will make sure that they are fully aware of their existence and growth.
Vision
  We want our school to grow towards a positive environmental awareness program of action so as to promote and produce responsible future citizens of our country. Our aim is to exercise every opportunity to uphold our vision.
Initiatives
  Our school current initiative involve a small permaculture garden, a composting site and an ecobrick collection program.
Existing School Focus Areas
 

  • Biodiversity Network
  • Community & Social Responsibility
  • Production, Consumption & Waste
  • Health & Well-being
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
Year One Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
Health & Well-being
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Target 1
Sustain the present garden and grow enough spinach for home consumption with indigent learners.
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Clear and weed the garden clearing within the school weeding forks gloves spades the eco-committe and volunteers 1.3.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Department of agriculture Higher Education Institute
Target 2 (Optional)
To plant seeds and seedling and ensure a succession of sowing/planting for a year-round havest
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Plant seedlings based on the calendar year source seedlings for WESSA and shops within school Source and plant seedlings seedling compost tools WESSA and eco-committee 1.4.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
Wessa Organization
Department of Agriculture Organization
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
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Target 1
Plant up to 6 trees for Arbour Day
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Source a selection cheap indigenous trees plant the tree and formulate a ceremony to honor these trees Within buy and plant trees tree, bone meal, tools, fence protection Eco-Committee and One Planet 30.9.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Organization
Friends of the Karkloof Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Focus Area Details
Energy & Climate Action
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Target 1
Make a solar cooker and use this solar cooker at least 5 times in the year to save electricity
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Educate the learners about Climate Change= causes and solutions Climate change lesson with intermediate and senior phase learners within school Lesson on climate change power point, lesson plan, computer, movies dress up outfits One Planet 1.5.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Organization
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Develop a practical workable robust solar cooker that can we used at the school
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Source material and build a solar cooker Build solar cooker within the school refective material, box, black paint, sheet of glass One Planet 1.6.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Organization
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Use the solar cooker in celebratory days such a heritage day
Target 3: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Obtain a simple recipe to cook in solar cooker obtain the ingrediant and explain to the children why you are using this solar cooker within school Solar cooker, recipe ingrediants cooking utensils Eco-Committee 30.9.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Organization
Focus Area Details
Production, Consumption & Waste
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Target 1
Colect 200 eco-bricks
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Collect and seperate waste paper colect chip packets and fill bricks on set day within the school empty two litre bottles, sticks and waste material The whole school 15.10.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Organization
Friends of the Karkloof Organization
Target 2 (Optional)
Select a 2 winning eco-brick collectors and take them for an all expenses paid day to Nhlosane
Target 2: Goals
Goal Identified Action Identified Location/Area within School Implementation steps Resources needed Who is responsible? Deadline
Tally up winners Announce winner and get parental consent for an excursion within the school organise pick-up and drop-off. Formulate a plan for the day cars, scavenger hunts, picnic lunches One Planet 15.10.23
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
One Planet Organization
Dargle Conservancy Organization
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

Year Two Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
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Target 1
Target 1: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

Year Three Focus Area
 

Focus Area Details
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Target 1
Target 1: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 2 (Optional)
Target 2: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School
Target 3 (Optional)
Target 3: Goals
Potential Partners
Name of partner Type of Partner
School

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