Action Plan 2008

project When started Person running completed evidence

Support the planting of mango forest

January-December All group and international educations allies

ongoing See red folder for details

Moving garden to front of school

January s.bence, J.Frazer and eco group completed See front of school

Planting vegetable garden at front of school

May-June S.bence and eco group completed See red folder for details

Running parents night raffles

January-December s.bence,d.swinfen and ecogroup ongoing See red folder for details

Planting hanging baskets

June J.Bence and group completed See front of school

6th year pupils do sponsored

activities to raise money for Ghana

January-December

January-December

s.bence,K,Gillan,R.Black,D.Pringle

all eco school and international education group and associates

ongoing

ongoing

See s6 pupils

See red folder for details

Planting winter hanging baskets

September J.Bence and Group completed See front of school

Publicise ecogroup at first year assemblies

January-December S.bence completed

Speak to first years

Publicise January-December All eco school completed Speak to second years

ecogroup at second year parents nightsInvolve staff in carbon footprint

January-December c.stewart,s.dyer,s.bence ongoing See computer

Involve pupils in carbon footprint

January-December G.mac alley, s.bence,d.swinfen ongoing See computer

Calculate carbon foot print

January-December s.bence ongoing See computer

Calculate carbon soaked up by mango forest

September

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ongoing See computer

Use mango forest to reduce carbon footprint

January-December all Hamilton grammar and our friends in Ghana

ongoing See red folder for details

Work with pupils and staff to reduce litter

January-December All eco school and SMT ongoing See school

6th years and January-December SMT,senior prefects, house captains and prefects

ongoing See school

staff work together to reduce litterEcoschool work with health group to get gold award

April-may G.macalley and health/eco group completed See health folder

Ecoschool help in s1 health day

June Computing staff eco schools and hospitality teen

completed See health folder

Ecopupils help the janitors to set out award ceremony to pay back for help in bingo nights and other support.

June All ecogroup Completed See janitors

Ecoschools pupils help staff in different areas

January-December All ecopupils ongoing See staff

in trade for skillsS1 pupils taught tree ID

January-December s.bence ongoing Speak to eco pupils

S1 pupils taught bird ID

January-December s.bence ongoing Speak to eco pupils

S1 pupils taught eco principles

January-December All senior pupils ongoing Speak to eco pupils

S1 pupils taught mammal id

January-December S.bence ongoing Speak to eco pupils

S1 pupils taught plant id

January-December s.bence ongoing Speak to eco pupils

S1 pupils taught insect id

January-December S.bence ongoing Speak to eco pupils

Halloween discos organised for Ghana

Sep-oct Nancy ongoing See red folder for details

Car boot sale discussed for Ghana

ongoing Nancy ongoing Speak to Nancy

Bingo night arranged for ghana

Sep-oct Nancy senior pupils completed See red folder for details

Ecoschool web site started

January-December j.frazer,e.kerr ongoing See computer

Teacher training held in school to encourage other secondary schools ecoschools.

cot s.dyer all ecoschools upcoming See red folder for details

Improved links with Holland bush

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links with chatlerault

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links with st johns

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

with striven academyImproved links with st marys

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links cadzow church

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links builders

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

Norrie an All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links st johns church

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Improved links st marys church

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Bog garden established front of school.

January s.bence,J.frazer completed See front of school

Pound put in front of school

January s.bence,J.frazer completed See front of school

Meadow made front of school

February s.bence,J.frazer completed See front of school

Orchid colane set up front

February s.bence completed See front of school

Active brakes involved in fund raising

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

Tomas ongoing See active breaks staff

School starts stamp collection

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

r.comb and s.bence ongoing See library

Print cartridge recycling

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

Miss landles and I Arthur ongoing See front hall notice boards

Funding through youth voice

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

Active breaks ongoing See active breaks staff

John muir silver undertaken

June All group and ORB completed See computer and See red folder for details

Bronze map reader undertaken

June I. Davidson completed See red folder for details

Goldjhon muir updated

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All group and ORB ongoing See red folder for details

Sun flower May/oct All group ongoing See front garden

competitionInternational education committee started

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

S.Dyer ongoing See red folder for details

Raising money for Ghana poultry farm

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools and associates ongoing See red folder for details

Raising money for Ghana bunkhouse

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

All ecoschools and associates ongoing See red folder for details

Survey of Ben Nevis and surrounding area alpine plant relations study

June All group and ORB completed See red folder for details

Eco schools find rare pale butter wart near loch

June All group and ORB completed See computer for details

leavenBird survey carried out over all of wide Ben Nevis area

June All group and ORB completed See computer folder for details

Promotional john muir video made

July All group and ORB completed See video

John muir video made

July/august E.Kerr completed See video

Tree row planted front off school

march s.bence, j.frazer completed See front of school

Bat colane recorded at least two species Roy bridge

June All group and ORB completed See red folder for details

St marys gardening project started

JANUARY-DECEMBRE

HGS ecoschools and st marys scouts ongoing See red folder for details

Wild life info gathered by speaking to local people in Roy bridge

June All group and ORB completed See red folder for details

Bird feeders made by recycling bottles

September All eco group completed See front off school for details

Monkey nut bird feeders made

September S1 pupils in eco group completed See school grounds for details

Bird tables made in front garden

February s.bence,J.frazzer completed See front off school

Butterfly garden made front off school

September S.bence,J.bence ongoing See front of school for details

Potential butterfly realise programme started

January-December s.bence and Quarter primary school ongoing See front off school

Flower beds at front of school made by pupils

January s.bence,J.frazer,w.ingles and eco pupils

completed See front off school

Cadzow parish wild life garden revamped

ongoing s.bence and connected church group ongoing See red folder for details

Talks with builders over co2 foot print

January-December S.bence,norrie and amec janitors ongoing See computer for details

Notice boards up dated

January-December E.Kerr,S.duglas ongoing See notice boards

Wormery renewed

January-December G.garret ongoing See front off school

new home made wormery made

January-December J.Frazer ongoing See front off school

Trees transplanted from front of school

august s.bence,norrie and contractors completed See front of school for details

Litter poster put up

January-December s.bence and all janitors, cleaners kitchen staff and Naomi

ongoing See around school

Reduced litter science because of new measures

January-December All staff, groups and pupils ongoing See around school

First years Made new litter posters

September All s1 pupils Completed See around school

Bird track system started

January-December s.bence Ongoing See computer for details

Bird record list bank started area covers most of Britain

January-December s.bence Ongoing See computer for details

Builders agree to help replace and improve meadow biodiversity

January-December Norrie Ongoing See red folder for detail

New garden January-December All ecoschool Ongoing See front off school

planedGarden 3 started front of school

ongoing All ecoschool pupils ongoing See front of school

New eco storage shead found

September s.bence,nancy and janitors completed See front of school

All old garden rescaled

January All eco group completed See red folder for details

Woodside helped to start ecoschool

January-December s.bence,d.swinfen Ongoing See red folder for details

Quarter primary-ecoschool help given

January-December s.bence,d.swinfen ongoing See red folder for details

Quarter primary suggestions shared

January-December s.bence,d.swinfen ongoing See red folder for details

Quarter primary shared projects planed

January-December ongoing See red folder for details

Plans started for front of school greenhouse

January-December V.allan,s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Sinned up for Morrison’s ventures

ongoing s.bence,nancy,d.swinfen and j.frazer ongoing See computer for details

Sinned up for green generation

January-December S.bence,s.dyer ongoing See computer for details

Encouraged linked schools to start green generation

January-December s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Bird box video regularly shown box revamped

January-December s.dyer,c.stewart Ongoing See red folder for details

Chestnuts planted

oct All s1 members completed See room 209

Group taught how to take

September S.bence completed See room 209

cuttingsGroup taught and shown how to make paper

September s.bence completed See room 209

Council talked to about paper recycling

January-December s.dyer ongoing See computer for details

Recycling visit from council officer

ongoing s.dyer ongoing See computer for details

Raffle for Kilbride office

January-December Mrs couts and ecogroup ongoing See red folder for details

Rhododendrons and larch weeded over one mile of Glencoe

June All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

completed See john muir evidence

Bird survey of Glencoe

June All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

Completed See john muir evidence

Golden eagles June s.bence,e.kerr completed See john muir evidence

sighted Glencoe and Ben Nevis on linked duke of EdinburghWild meadow sun flowers

may s.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school

Deer survey glen Coe

June All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

completed See john muir evidence

Peoples kit survey glen Nevis

June All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

completed See john muir evidence

Ben Nevis deer surrvay

June All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

completed See john muir evidence

Common lizard recorded Glencoe

June Leslie while completed See john muir evidence

Butterfly survey conducted glen Nevis

June All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

Completed See john muir evidence

Litter fence repaired

January-December j.frazer Ongoing See side of school

Ecoschools computer system set up

may I. Arthur, s.bence Completed See computer for details

Eco email set up august i.arthur,s.bence Completed See computer for details

Email set up and given to as many groups as \possible to give help

January-December s.bence,d,swinfen Ongoing See computer for details

Wild flower seed sown

august S1 pupils Completed See room 209

Winter veg seed sown

august S1 pupils Completed See room 209

Workshops run at chatlerault primary for

January-December All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for details

green dayEcoschool as been working with and helping south Lanarkshire eco officer

January-December All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for details

Holland bush activities day

January-December All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for details

Teacher training at Perth

March All ecoschools completed See red folder for details

Teacher and wildlife workers work shop Perth

march All ecoschools Completed See red folder for details

Eco pupils shown how to make paper

September s.bence completed See room 209

Eco pupils reply to pupils from

January-December s.dyer Ongoing See i.e. folder for details

Ghana’s recordsFurther relations taken place with Ghana to get better means of communication

January-December s.dyer Ongoing See i.e. folders for details

Ecoschools research base set up

January-December s.bence,j.frazer,d.swinfen Ongoing See computer for details

Recycling mobile phones

January-December s.dyer Ongoing See red folder for details

Visit from Columbian eco school

Ongoing s.dyer ongoing See red folder for details

Church carbon conference were many churches are know linked and lowering

January-December s.bence Ongoing See red folder for details

there foot printPaper work kept up to date

January-December s.swinfen ongoing See red folder and computer for details

Elodea provided for science

January-December s.bence ongoing See science technicians base

Wood louse colane

January-December s.douglas ongoing See science technicians base

Ecoscholol taught survey techniques

august s.bence completed See computer and red folder for details

Eco group to become HIV per teachers

January-December s.dyer ongoing See computer for details

Links improved with hipy

January-December s.bence ongoing See hipy notice board for details

Mv awards applied for all group[

January-December h.morrison ongoing See red folder for details

Young val January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See red folder for

awards for all group

details

Sand dune surveys looked in to for next john muir

January-Decembre All ecopupils on john muir ongoing See computer for details

Glacial pictures from France ex used to teach global warming

January-Decembre e.kerr, s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Temps taken for nasa

January-Decembre j.frazer ongoing See intranet for details

Dune pictures from fife uses to teach speciation

January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Speciation surveyed on mountains

June All ecopupils on john muir completed See john muir evidence

Micro organisms May s.bence completed See red folder for details

id shown to all upper schools biologyUnicellular organisms list made

January-Decembre s.bence Ongoing See red folder for details

Environmental work taken to scouting

January-Decembre S.bence Ongoing See red folder for details

John muir publicised

January-Decembre m.bown,g.parry ongoing See news letters for details

Internal education publicised

January-Decembre m.bown,g.parry ongoing See i.e. folder

Veg recycled January-Decembre s.douglas ongoing See front of school

Writing group established

January-Decembre e.kerr ongoing See computer and i.e. folder for details

reassign jobs January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See red folder for details

Garden clean up January-Decembre All ecoschools ongoing See garden

Members get 200 hour millennium volunteers award

January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for details

New garden started at front of school.

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See front of school

Project started to give away materials and plants from old garden prior to move.

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Spare plants and materials given to wood side primary

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

materials given to the south churchSpare plants and materials given to Holland bush nursery

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Spare plants and materials given to St.marys Episcopal church

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Spare plants and materials given to Cadzow parish church.

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Spare plants and materials given to St johns primary

January s.bence and ecoschool completedSee red

folder for details

Spare plants and materials given to Chatlerault

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Spare plants and materials given to udsten hospital

January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for details

Barrels moved to front of school

January s.bence, j.frazer completed See front off school

Flower beds moved to front of school

January s.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school

Permission given for new garden

January c.stewart completed See front off school

Seek permission for new garden to be made at front of school

January s.bence,d.swinfen,j.frazer completed See front of school

Dig up plants to January s.bence and group completed

move themPlant Cadzow parish church wildlife garden

march s.bence completed See red folder for details

Pupils start silver duke of Edinburgh

January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for details

Pupils get bronze Duke of Edinburgh

January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for details

Silver John muir being organised

January-Decembre All ecopupils on john muir completed See john muir evidence

Udsten hospital clear up

march s.bence,h.patterson,d.swinfen,j.frazer

completed See red folder for details

Empty and move barrels

February s.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school

Begin to move garden

January s.bence and group completed See front of school

Dismantle January All group completed See front of school

flower bedsOrcade move February s.bence, m.philips completed See front of school

Bird database January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Bird feeder area march s.bence,j.frazer and group completed See garden back of school for details

Scottish wildlife trust bat survey (building)

march Norrie completed See red folder for details

Builder bat survey (building)

march Norrie completed See red folder for details

Equip Clyde valley academy

January-Decembre s.dyer ongoing See pictures and See red folder for details

Pupils complete bronze duke of Edinburgh

January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for details

Improve wildlife id

January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See s1 pupils

Build Clyde valley academy

ongoing s.dyer and i.e. group completed See i.e. folder for details

Set up ghana petrol station

ongoing s.dyer and i.e. group completed See i.e. folder for details

Buy bike for orphanage

Ongoing s.dyer and i.e. group completed See i.e. folder for details

Raise money for minibus in ghana

January All ecogroup and i.e. group dune See i.e. folder for details

Members get 50 hour millennium volunteer award

January-Decembre Hazel Morrison ongoing See red folder for details

Health video

May g.macally completed See health folder

Small polytonal March s.bence,j.frazer completed See pictures back of school

Add new compost heaps

March S.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school

Run bingo night October Nancy,s.bence and group completed See red folder for details

Organize bingo night

Septembre/october Nancy,s.bence and group completed See red folder for details

harvest herbs January-Decembre Grant Garret ongoing See front of school and home econ

staff

Plus all maintenance jobs from all previous action plans

January-Decembre All group ongoing See other action plans, See red folder for details

Fair trade introduced larger scale

January-Decembre Eco school and enterprise group ongoing See red folder for details

Fair-trade introduced in cooperation with enterprise group

January-Decembre F.portise,s.dyer,s.bence ongoing See red folder for details see enterprise group

Plan to help linked groups be carbon neutral

January-Decembre s.dyer and group ongoing See computer for details

Plan to help businesses be carbon neutral

January-Decembre s.dyer and group ongoing See red folder for details see enterprise group and eco pupils

Group coordinator January-Decembre Stuart Bence ongoing See red folder for details

Assistant group coordinators

January-Decembre Dawn swinfen,Jamie Frazer,Suzan Douglas

ongoing See red folder for details

Deputy group coordinator

January-Decembre William Ingles,Grant Garret ongoing See red folder for details

Chewing gum recycling bins

January-Decembre Amec, c.stewart ongoing See janitors

Publicise eco group s2 assembly

September s.bence,g macally completed Speck to s2s

Improve display throughout the school.

January-Decembre Ewan Kerr Dawn Swinfen

Ongoing Since 08 notice boards have been changed 2 times see boards.

Keeping an updated record of minutes of all meetings, and any other secretarial duties.

January-Decembre

January-Decembre

Dawn Swinfen Yes See minutes in evidence folder anRM

‘Shared’ folder

Collection and recycling of all leaf litter in playground using pallet composers

January-Decembre Amec ongoing See composters and paths

Promote links with news papers and education supplements

January-Decembre G. Parry,S.Bence, D. Swinfen ongoing See written evidence

Encourage links with local youth groups, scouts, guides,BB and other

January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See red folder for details

Spread good practice by advising other schools and bodies

October 08 S Dyer and representatives from Eco-group

Completed Talk to students in Perth

Recycle Initiative January-December Miss Landels and S6 Ongoing Registration with

Established- Collection of old mobile phones and cartridges throughout school for recycling.

‘Recycool’ Company-Bellshill. The money raised will be donated towards pupil’s council suggestions and the prom.

Coordinate development of meadow with contractors

Feb 08 Mr. Dyer, Mr. Stewart, Eco club, Anson Forester, etc

Ongoing See minutes of meeting in red folder.

Keep eco group doing at least four small projects a day

Ongoing Environment club, S.Dyer and S.Bence Ongoing See red folder for details.

Talks given to local scout, cub, browne and rainbow groups.

Ongoing S.Bence Ongoing See red folder for details.

Play ground regularly litter picked.

Ongoing Janitors Ongoing See red folder for details and Janitors.

S.Bence achieved an outstanding young scot award.

June S.Dyer June See red folder for details.

E.Kerr gets bronze navigation award

June i.davidson Completed See john muir evidence

G.garret gets david blair award

june c.stewart Completed See school records

s.bence gets scl runner up volunteer of the year award

June s.dyer Completed see front hall notice board

More recycle bins Ongoing Janitors Ongoing Janitors and See red

requested from council. folder for details.Eco pupils get council 33endeavour awards for the Eco Group

June S.Dyer June See red folder for details.

School recycles old print cartages.

Ongoing Mr. Mac Cloud Ongoing See red folder for details and certificate achieved in notice board and computing staff.

Water garden Ongoing G.Garret ongoing See garden front of school

Plan gold john muir Ongoing All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

ongoing See computer for details

Meet with mountain leaders

October All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

ongoing See computer for details

Meet visitor from Columbia

October All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Gather info on achelvich to use site for gold john muir

ongoing All ecoschools pupils on john muir group

ongoing See computer for details

All pupils id improved ongoing All ecoschools ongoing See all pupils

Partner ship striven academy

ongoing j.dune, s.bence ongoing See computer for details

I.e. partner striven academy

ongoing j.dune, s.bence ongoing See computer for details

John muir partnership striven academy

ongoing j.dune, s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Funds alliance striven academy

ongoing j.dune,s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Help with breast cancer research fund raiser

ongoing Citizenship group and ecoschools ongoing See red folder for details

Udengsten joint revitalisation plan hgs eco group all district scouts

march All ecoschools and scout area completed Speak to eco pupils

Several new gardens planed

may All ecoschools completed See front of school

Money pictures project ongoing s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Striven academy fair trade partners

ongoing j.dune and s.bence ongoing See computer for details

Article put in tess Septemberc.stewart

completed See red folder for details

Articles in all resent eco school news letters

All year s.dyer,m.bown ongoing See red folder for details

Articles have been put in Hamilton advertiser

All year g.parry, s.bence, d.swinfen ongoing See internet for details

Tess adds botanies wed site to there own

September c.stewart completed See internet for details

Royal horticultural society writes a page on eco school

ongoing External source ongoing See internet for details

Hamilton grammar ecogroup appears several times on Hamilton advertiser wed site

ongoing g.parry completed See internet for details

Royal horticultural society adds hgs botany wed site

ongoing External completed See internet for details

At least 30 articles found on websites about eco group

ongoing All eco group completed Enter hgs ecoschool into Google

Eco group and citizenship share joint projects

ongoing s.bence, d.swinfen,e.kerr completed See members for details

Eco group and citizen ship group raise money for breast cancer

ongoing All eco an citizenship group completed See members for details

Large number of eco pupils take part in st Andrews hospice fun run

ongoing All decorous completed See pictures on shared area for details

School grounds surveyed for areas to place bird boxes

ongoing s.bence,j.cambell completed See computer for details

Eco group applies for company grants

ongoing All ecoschools ongoing See computer and red folder for detail

Company sponsors ecoschool

ongoing All ecoschools ongoing See computer and red folder for detail

The group carries out many more activates and the action plan is constantly updated. The group works with any other school, centre, church, youth group, nursery and anyone or place looking for help for health, the environment, enterprise, citizenship or charity.