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Wespoort Primary, located in Cape Town, tackles waste and water conservation through active learning, student involvement, and community partnerships. Learners engage in litter and water policing, recycling initiatives, and sustainable practices to create a cleaner environment. The school implements a 5-year project to instill environmental awareness and responsibility in its students.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF WATER PRESENTERS: BEATRICE SCHILDER & ESMERALDA BEUKES
Wespoort Primary • Situated in Portlands, Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town • Established in 1983 • Many learners come from poverty stricken areas. • A third of 1100 learners’ home language is isiXhosa
Overview - Waste • On average each individual creates 2,5 kg of waste per day. • We are approximately 6,5 billion people on earth. • From a Cape Town perspective we only have 3 landfill sites remaining. • Coastal Park , Vissershok and Bellville landfill site. • Life expectancy of each landfill site is approximately 30 years but the more we generate waste the quickerit will fill.
Reason for selecting waste and water Complaints from parents. Leading to implementation of the 3 R’s Litter damaging to the school’s image and filling up the trenches. Trenches filled with stagnant water. Health hazard
Implementation Phase • During our grade 3 lesson plan discussions we addressed the problem. • We took the initiative to report to principal. • Assembly with the entire school. • Grade 3’s were identified as litter police.
Active Learning Framework • Up until recent it was only education in and about the environment. • Education for the environment seeks to promote a willingness and ability amongst learners to adopt lifestyles that are compatible with the society and ecologically sustainable. • Learners cannot expect to do clean-up operations as if it is of no sustainable value. • They have to engage in more complex environmental learning processes.
Active learning framework Knowledge ABOUT the topic. At an assembly we introduced the learners to our topic and spoke on the advantages and disadvantages of liter and water. Learners had to report back on their findings on the audit that was conducted. This is a combination of knowledge from about & in and this equals to a better understanding of the whole issue. IN the school ground. Our learners took a walk around the school to do an audit on the amount of litter and also the amount of water that is being wasted. Waste & Water “Taking action” Learners came up with the idea of having litter police to Minimize the littering and water police control the taps during interval. Also to recycle some of the litter.
Charity begins at home • Spot fine of 50c in a 2litre bottle. • Money for end of year party.
Rolling it out to entire school Meeting with staff and non teaching staff – evaluate process way forward SWOT ANALYSIS • Spot checks – sustainability • Unannounced class visitations
At the end of the school day • Very little work for the cleaner. • Only sand and pencils and that’s it!
Benches were removed and now it is safe for learners to play.
Looking at the water problem • Proud water police (WET) Wespoort Environmental Team • Man the taps and monitoring the trenches
Polluted trenches and blocked drains a serious health hazard.
What then about the saving of water? • Water tank sponsored by Sanbi. • Catching up rain water.
Time frame – 5 Year project • Phase 1: February 2010 • Rolled out WSD April 2010 • Think global act local: Recycle, re-use in order to reduce waste-July 2010 • Completion of phase one – December 2011 • Implementation of phase 2:January 2012 • Adopt a plot • Completion of phase 2 - December 2014
Partnership • Sanbi • Peninsula Feeding scheme • Mondi- paper • Consol- glass • Unemployed parents- get boxes • City of Cape Town • Working for water • Business community • Parents • Metro Rail • Neighbouring schools • Caretaker and cleaning staff
