Marymount College School Environment Management Plan (SEMP)

Vision We in Marymount College act sustainably in all aspects of our school. We are an ecological environment, caring for our What will our school *environment be like in planet. 3-5 years? How will we be more sustainable?

Rationale From our school strategic intent document we: (why the school wants to become more  Transform minds and hearts so that the created world is made new again’. sustainable )  Distribute resources justly and equitably within the Marymount community with a preferential option for those with special needs.  Embrace policies and practices that are faithful to God’s call to stewardship, hospitality, compassion and reconciliation. Context Marymount College is located along the coast, approximately 100 metres walk from the beach. We are an all-girls year 6-9 (the unique aspects of the schools that need school with an enrolment of approximately 508 students. Our challenge is to provide engaging learning experiences to to be considered in planning for enable even greater outcomes for our students to become future successful participants and leaders in the global society. improvement) The grounds include native trees, fruit trees and organic vegetables and herbs. The school garden is valued highly by our students and our community.

The College is owned by the Catholic Church Endowment Society. The oval is owned by the City of Holdfast Bay but we have a long term joint use agreement in place for usage. Principles Stewardship Agreed Definition (the guiding ideals by which we will operate Hospitality such as conservation, peace and equity, Reconciliation democracy) Compassion Google for further ideas on principles, including the Earth Charter. Links with other school plans and Assisi Framework, AuSSI framework, On Holy Ground document, Marymount College Strategic Intent document. policies e.g. Site Improvement Plan

Leadership team (working group) The school has established a Sustainability Action group which comprises of Staff, Students, parents and members of the The leadership team is ideally community. The members of the group are: representative of the broader school Alice Gill (sustainability coordinator) community (students, staff, parents, Sara Scungio (principal) community members) and reports to school Christina Jonas (APRIM) governance bodies. Steve Walker (NRM) David Hillard (CEO Consultant) Kate Bawden (teacher) Jenny Good (teacher) Sharon Hill (teacher) 1 Updated March 2014 Marymount College School Environment Management Plan (SEMP) Marie Walsh (teacher) Sheryl Blowes (ESO) Coralie Bandiera (ESO) Ann Christie (ESO) Mikayla (Uni student) (Year 9 Enviro Leader) (Year 9 Enviro leader) (Year 8 Enviro Leader) (Year 8 Enviro Leader) (Year 7 Enviro Leader) (Year 7 Enviro Leader) (Year 6 Enviro Leader) (Year 6 Enviro Leader)

Core Indicators Used Web link to Core Indicator Tool to be added The results of using the Core Indicators are not required for the Data Base. The Data We have used the Core Indicators to develop whole school plans for Education for Sustainability. Yes No Base can be used to document improvement plans.

Audits and AuSSI-SA SEMP database Audit Yes  Date undertaken Data Base Entry Yes  Date entered Indicate when you have undertaken Audits Energy Yes  Energy and entered the data on the database Waste Yes  Waste Water Yes  Water Biodiversity Biodiversity Air Quality Air Quality Transport Transport Action plans Attach all action plans (sample on page 3).

Whole School Planning Religious Dimension Teaching and Learning

 Identify and plan environmental projects  Identifying each person’s ecological vocation.  Integrating specific ecological in one or two key areas.  Outreach to other organisations in the Diocese as concepts and content into 2 Marymount College School Environment Management Plan (SEMP)  Identify early indicators of success in part of the organisation’s ecological mission programmes. targeted areas.  Involvement in diocese-wide environmental  Hold ongoing conversation about service projects ecological conversion and ecological  Reaching out to the broader community where sustainability there is need.  Integrate ecological sustainability as a core part of the strategic planning process  Transform policies and practice so that they reflect ecological conversion and ecological sustainability

Ethical Resource Use Cultivating Grounds Community Relationships

 Observing, designing and  Conducting an audit of the school grounds  Inviting guests to address the community constructing a systems approach  Subcommittee develops an action plan based on about ecological conversion and ecological to reduce, reuse and recycle and achievable objectives. sustainability. capturing this in an action plan.  The organisation is fully engaged in caretaking  Whole organisation and community  Set benchmarks and further and enjoying the grounds. participation in service projects for develop strategies to reduce the environmental refugees and targeted areas in  The grounds are being used as an educational ecological footprint the organisation. resource.

Theme/ Topic: Garden, Waste, Spirituality, Art, Indigenous Target/s: See Below Goals: We in Marymount College act sustainably in all aspects of our school. We are an ecological environment, caring for our planet.

Action identified Location Strategies to achieve action Who Timeframe Completed

Nude Food Day Whole Information about nude food in the daily bulletin and Enviro Board leading up to the day. Whole Early Term 3 End of term School Enviro Leaders to create a poster which will be displayed in each base group School and Term 4 4 2012 3 Updated March 2014 Marymount College School Environment Management Plan (SEMP) Organise a date Educating Assembly Linda to create a poster class competition on waste All Early Term 3 End of Term students and staff Enviro Organise a date and time for Darren to speak to students and staff students 3 2012 on Waste Meetings and staff Staff Meetings Darren Stuart Linda Oswald Propagation Year 6 Contact trees for life to ask bout packs and educational workshops Garden Start Plant out Garden Purchase stands and timber slats sub- propagating seedlings next to fruit Purchase foam boxes with holes group late Oct/Nov June/July and Use green shade cloth from the shed 2012 2013 vegetables Purchase black plastic tubes from trees for life Students Purchase organic soil from Lonsdale Establishing new Southern Alice to meet with garden designers and landscapers All Plant out in December garden spaces Fence Year 7 and 8 to plant out in June 2012 students June 2012 2012 and link with Work with year levels to maintain garden spaces learning/curriculu Between Alice to map curriculum and link with garden m resource centre and courts Meditation Scripts Whole Spirituality sub group will meet to write a series of meditation scripts All Term 3 and End of Term on sustainability School and These will be distributed to classes and teachers to use students Term 4 2012 4 2012 theme Beach

One Earth Day Whole Alice and MSAG Group plan whole school event to educate students around the theme of All staff Term 4 End of Term School and sustainability and 4 2012 Beach Rotation of activities- spiritual, garden space, beach walk, etc. students

Attitudinal Survey Online Kate and SEMP sub group to create an attitudinal survey that will be distributed online via All staff, Term 4 End of Term survey monkey students 4 2012 and parents Sustainability Whole Alice to meet with each team to discuss where sustainability fits in their curriculum and All Term 3 and End of term Curriculum School possible ideas for inclusion in the future. Once this is mapped Alice will ask students if this students Term 4 4 2012 Mapping is visible in their learning and teachers

4 Marymount College School Environment Management Plan (SEMP) Security Around Look into creating fencing from Music to Adamson, Music to front fence and Adamson to Alice, 2014 Year 6 Polding Centre. Alison, Garden Rob

Enviro Cages Garden Ask Alison to follow up with Rob and Mick when Mick returns from leave in Week 6. We Alice, Term 1, Renovation Cages need a roof, shelves and canvas over the cage walls for privacy and protection from the Alison, 2014 behind art environment. Rob room Bokashi/Worm Propagatio Need to source an old desk and place the bokashi bins and worm farm underneath to keep Sharon, Term 4, Farm n Shaded it in shade and away from the rain. Alice to ask Rob if there is a spare table to use Jenny, 2013 Area Alice, Rob Composting Year 6 Garden group to look into different options- tumbler, open compost etc. Report back in a Sharon, Term 1, Stations Garden couple of weeks. Jenny, 2014 Garden group to purchase materials from community grant Alice

Gardening Club All gardens Develop a garden club that meets once a week at lunchtime. Rotate through different Sharon, ongoing ongoing gardens on a needs basis. Staff rotate this duty. Jenny, Alice, Dianne Japanese Garden Near Linda to look into funding for this. Linda, End of 2013 language Alison, room where Alice grass is dead Educating whole Whole Waste group to share at assembly, Term 1, Week 11 2014. Waste Term 1, 2014 school on using school Group correct bin for rubbish Bin system for Whole Plan to have labelled bins in each classroom - consistency Kate, Term 1, each classroom school Alice, 2014 Coralie

Basketball hoop 3 x in yard Investigating ways to use/connect basketball ring to bin or milk crate. Coralie End of 2014 recycled Also where to place in yard ie: spills Mikaela containers Rostrevor College in beginning stages of design, create, make, sell – no time line or cost as yet Create posters to Whole Replace or add new signs/labels to bins in the school. Jennifer 2013-2014 promote waste school Run a poster competition – perhaps House points for winner Kate management

5 Updated March 2014 Marymount College School Environment Management Plan (SEMP) Nude food day Whole To occur 1 x per week – same day each week Tany Term 2 2013 school Confer with Mrs Bruno-Bossio – quiet day & reduce cost of recyclable items Jennifer

KESAB & WOW Audit on rubbish – Steve has forwarded information Waste Term 1, 2014 Less to Landfill Less to landfill – challenge for each class to create no more rubbish than a tiny wheelie bin group full for the day