School Development Plan

Actions to help produce a “sustainable learning environment”

Coordinating Teacher

Coordinating Student

Management

1. Develop, finalise and publish the role of the Environment Management Committee
2. Elect joint Chair
3. Allocate responsibilities and tasks
4. Develop a Communications Strategy

Mr Wickins

With Cindy Lau

Head student Rep

Reducing our consumption of resources (10%):

1. Continue to monitor and publish to whole school electricity data and savings
2. Take actions to raise awareness and further reduce electricity consumption
3. Establish base line consumption figures for paper consumption (staff and students)
4. Develop strategy and actions to reduce paper consumption by 10% eg competitions with prizes
5. Work with the PTSA to market purchase of water bottles and use of PTSA filtered water
6. Plan and develop “No Resources Day 2009”, in the context of a “Few Resources Week”

Ms Palmer

With Ms Melvin

With PTSA Chair
With Mr Wickins

Stefanie Yip (U6)

Janice Wong (C6)

Victoria Stanley (C3)

Reducing Waste

1. Introducing more recycling bins, removing general waste bins
2. Introduce and use Composting Unit

Mr Cohen

Chester Tsa (C4)

Raise money and invest in Renewables

1. Purchase capital items to reduce school electricity costs
2. Charge voluntary levy for site parking
3. Periodic voluntary collection from waiting cars off site (No resources day)
4. Explore match funding possibilities
5. Explore potential of recycled paper use

Mr Wickins / Ms Melvin

Developing our Site (Eden)

1. Continue to develop school gardens

Mrs Tranter / Mrs Phillips

Nick Leung (N2)

Forest 2020 (Challenge Week and all)

1. Complete School Nursery
2. Start growing seedlings for planting
3. Plant seedlings in Forest area on Lantau
4. Purchase a forested area to conserve and study

Mr Wickins
Mrs Cooper

Learning about Sustainability

1. Develop Environmental Room (DT)
2. Develop Environmental Corner in Foyer
3. Invite guest speakers on environmental issues

Mr Cohen

Peter Lau (C5)