School Name
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Hilton Montessori
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Rationale / Mission
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Reduce Our Ecological Footprint
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Vision
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Our Mission is to provide quality education that embraces the unique characteristics of each and every child; developing in them the love a learning that will last a lifetime.
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Initiatives
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doing more hands-on activities
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Existing School Focus Areas
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- Biodiversity Network
- Production, Consumption & Waste
- 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 an Adult Action team
- 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 |
Elizabeth Martins |
Enviro-Coordinator |
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Year One Focus Area
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Focus Area Details
Biodiversity Network
Target 1
Build on our existing network to clear adjacent 'green belt' bordering the school
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Expanding our existing biodiversity network |
clear adjacent ‘green belt’ bordering the school |
In the school biodiversity garden |
Get indigenous plants and plant them in our school to expand biodiversity |
slashes, chainsaws, brush cutters, etc for cutting back alien plants. Equipment to build rope ladders for steep areas, signage for community/public use |
DUCT, Groundtruth, neighbours, municipality, interested parents |
End of term 4, 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
DUCT |
Organization |
Groundtruth |
Organization |
Neighbours & Parents |
Individual |
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
water consumption at school, greater collection of grey water. Better management of recycling possibly through
incentives
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Collection of grey water |
Use grey water to water our biodiversity garden |
In the school |
Learners will collect grey water from home and bring to school |
ideas to enthuse staff and learners |
Learners & Teachers |
Every end of the Month, 2023 |
Water Audit |
Do a water audit to measure the amount of water we can save |
In the school |
Calculate how much water the school can save by doing water audit |
Tippy taps and running tap comparison. Do JoJo Tank challenge to see the amount of water we can harvest |
Learners & Teachers |
April 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
Organization |
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
Health & Well-being
Target 1
Develop learners knowledge and understanding of seasonal vegetables to plant in our vegetable garden
Nutritional value of vegetables
Target 1: Goals
Goal Identified |
Action Identified |
Location/Area within School |
Implementation steps |
Resources needed |
Who is responsible? |
Deadline |
Care and responsibility for the garden |
Use of grey water. Food dishes to make with vegetables. |
In the school garden |
Taking care of our garden by adopting permaculture principles, by not using inorganic fertilizers |
seedlings, compost, companion and seasonal vegetable poster/material s/websites |
Teachers & Learners |
learning materials by mid of second term. Vegetable garden on going. By the end of June 2023 |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
One Planet |
Organization |
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 |
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Year Two 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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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
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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School |
Potential Partners
Name of partner |
Type of Partner |
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School |
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