1. Action Plan 2008
project When started Person running completed evidence
Support the January-December All group and international ongoing See red folder for
educations allies details
planting of
mango forest
Moving garden January s.bence, J.Frazer and eco group completed See front of school
to front of school
Planting May-June S.bence and eco group completed See red folder for
2. vegetable garden details
at front of school
Running parents January-December s.bence,d.swinfen and ecogroup ongoing See red folder for
details
night raffles
Planting hanging June J.Bence and group completed See front of school
baskets
6th year pupils do January-December s.bence,K,Gillan,R.Black,D.Pringle See s6 pupils
ongoing
sponsored
January-December See red folder for
activities to raise all eco school and international details
money for education group and associates ongoing
Ghana
Planting winter September J.Bence and Group completed See front of school
hanging baskets
Publicise January-December S.bence completed
ecogroup at first Speak to first years
year assemblies
Publicise January-December All eco school completed Speak to second
years
ecogroup at
second year
3. parents nights
Involve staff in January-December c.stewart,s.dyer,s.bence ongoing See computer
carbon footprint
Involve pupils in January-December G.mac alley, s.bence,d.swinfen ongoing See computer
carbon footprint
Calculate carbon January-December s.bence ongoing See computer
foot print
Calculate carbon September s.bence ongoing See computer
soaked up by “ “ “ “
mango forest
Use mango January-December all Hamilton grammar and our ongoing See red folder for
friends in Ghana details
forest to reduce
carbon footprint
Work with January-December All eco school and SMT ongoing See school
pupils and staff
to reduce litter
6th years and January-December SMT,senior prefects, house captains ongoing See school
and prefects
staff work
together to
reduce litter
4. Ecoschool work April-may G.macalley and health/eco group completed See health folder
with health
group to get gold
award
Ecoschool help June Computing staff eco schools and completed See health folder
hospitality teen
in s1 health day
Ecopupils help June All ecogroup Completed See janitors
the janitors to set
out award
ceremony to pay
back for help in
bingo nights and
other support.
Ecoschools January-December All ecopupils ongoing See staff
pupils help staff
in different areas
in trade for skills
S1 pupils taught January-December s.bence ongoing Speak to eco
pupils
tree ID
S1 pupils taught January-December s.bence ongoing Speak to eco
pupils
5. bird ID
S1 pupils taught January-December All senior pupils ongoing Speak to eco
pupils
eco principles
S1 pupils taught January-December S.bence ongoing Speak to eco
pupils
mammal id
S1 pupils taught January-December s.bence ongoing Speak to eco
pupils
plant id
S1 pupils taught January-December S.bence ongoing Speak to eco
pupils
insect id
Halloween Sep-oct Nancy ongoing See red folder for
details
discos organised
for Ghana
Car boot sale ongoing Nancy ongoing Speak to Nancy
discussed for
Ghana
Bingo night Sep-oct Nancy senior pupils completed See red folder for
details
arranged for
ghana
Ecoschool web January-December j.frazer,e.kerr ongoing See computer
site started
6. Teacher training cot s.dyer all ecoschools upcoming See red folder for
details
held in school to
encourage other
secondary
schools
ecoschools.
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
with Holland
bush
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
with chatlerault
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
with st johns
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
with striven
academy
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
with st marys
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
cadzow church
7. Improved links JANUARY- Norrie an All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
builders
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
st johns church
Improved links JANUARY- All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
st marys church
Bog garden January s.bence,J.frazer completed See front of school
established front
of school.
Pound put in January s.bence,J.frazer completed See front of school
front of school
Meadow made February s.bence,J.frazer completed See front of school
front of school
Orchid colane February s.bence completed See front of school
set up front
Active brakes JANUARY- Tomas ongoing See active breaks
DECEMBRE staff
involved in fund
raising
School starts JANUARY- r.comb and s.bence ongoing See library
DECEMBRE
stamp collection
8. Print cartridge JANUARY- Miss landles and I Arthur ongoing See front hall
DECEMBRE notice boards
recycling
Funding through JANUARY- Active breaks ongoing See active breaks
DECEMBRE staff
youth voice
John muir silver June All group and ORB completed See computer and
See red folder for
undertaken details
Bronze map June I. Davidson completed See red folder for
details
reader
undertaken
Goldjhon muir JANUARY- All group and ORB ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
updated
Sun flower May/oct All group ongoing See front garden
competition
International JANUARY- S.Dyer ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
education
committee
started
Raising money JANUARY- All ecoschools and associates ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
for Ghana
poultry farm
9. Raising money JANUARY- All ecoschools and associates ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
for Ghana
bunkhouse
Survey of Ben June All group and ORB completed See red folder for
details
Nevis and
surrounding area
alpine plant
relations study
Eco schools find June All group and ORB completed See computer for
details
rare pale butter
wart near loch
leaven
Bird survey June All group and ORB completed See computer
folder for details
carried out over
all of wide Ben
Nevis area
Promotional July All group and ORB completed See video
john muir video
made
John muir video July/august E.Kerr completed See video
10. made
Tree row planted march s.bence, j.frazer completed See front of school
front off school
Bat colane June All group and ORB completed See red folder for
details
recorded at least
two species Roy
bridge
St marys JANUARY- HGS ecoschools and st marys scouts ongoing See red folder for
DECEMBRE details
gardening
project started
Wild life info June All group and ORB completed See red folder for
details
gathered by
speaking to local
people in Roy
bridge
Bird feeders September All eco group completed See front off
school for details
made by
recycling bottles
Monkey nut bird September S1 pupils in eco group completed See school
grounds for details
feeders made
11. Bird tables made February s.bence,J.frazzer completed See front off
school
in front garden
Butterfly garden September S.bence,J.bence ongoing See front of school
for details
made front off
school
Potential January-December s.bence and Quarter primary school ongoing See front off
school
butterfly realise
programme
started
Flower beds at January s.bence,J.frazer,w.ingles and eco completed See front off
pupils school
front of school
made by pupils
Cadzow parish ongoing s.bence and connected church group ongoing See red folder for
details
wild life garden
revamped
Talks with January-December S.bence,norrie and amec janitors ongoing See computer for
details
builders over co2
foot print
Notice boards up January-December E.Kerr,S.duglas ongoing See notice boards
dated
12. Wormery January-December G.garret ongoing See front off
school
renewed
new home made January-December J.Frazer ongoing See front off
school
wormery made
Trees august s.bence,norrie and contractors completed See front of school
for details
transplanted
from front of
school
Litter poster put January-December s.bence and all janitors, cleaners ongoing See around school
kitchen staff and Naomi
up
Reduced litter January-December All staff, groups and pupils ongoing See around school
science because
of new measures
First years Made September All s1 pupils Completed See around school
new litter posters
Bird track January-December s.bence Ongoing See computer for
details
system started
Bird record list January-December s.bence Ongoing See computer for
details
bank started area
covers most of
13. Britain
Builders agree to January-December Norrie Ongoing See red folder for
detail
help replace and
improve
meadow
biodiversity
New garden January-December All ecoschool Ongoing See front off
school
planed
Garden 3 started ongoing All ecoschool pupils ongoing See front of school
front of school
New eco storage September s.bence,nancy and janitors completed See front of school
shead found
All old garden January All eco group completed See red folder for
details
rescaled
Woodside January-December s.bence,d.swinfen Ongoing See red folder for
details
helped to start
ecoschool
Quarter primary- January-December s.bence,d.swinfen ongoing See red folder for
details
ecoschool help
given
14. Quarter primary January-December s.bence,d.swinfen ongoing See red folder for
details
suggestions
shared
Quarter primary January-December ongoing See red folder for
details
shared projects
planed
Plans started for January-December V.allan,s.bence ongoing See computer for
details
front of school
greenhouse
Sinned up for ongoing s.bence,nancy,d.swinfen and j.frazer ongoing See computer for
details
Morrison’s
ventures
Sinned up for January-December S.bence,s.dyer ongoing See computer for
details
green generation
Encouraged January-December s.bence ongoing See computer for
details
linked schools to
start green
generation
Bird box video January-December s.dyer,c.stewart Ongoing See red folder for
details
regularly shown
15. box revamped
Chestnuts oct All s1 members completed See room 209
planted
Group taught September S.bence completed See room 209
how to take
cuttings
Group taught September s.bence completed See room 209
and shown how
to make paper
Council talked to January-December s.dyer ongoing See computer for
details
about paper
recycling
Recycling visit ongoing s.dyer ongoing See computer for
details
from council
officer
Raffle for January-December Mrs couts and ecogroup ongoing See red folder for
details
Kilbride office
Rhododendrons June All ecoschools pupils on john muir completed See john muir
group evidence
and larch
weeded over one
16. mile of Glencoe
Bird survey of June All ecoschools pupils on john muir Completed See john muir
group evidence
Glencoe
Golden eagles June s.bence,e.kerr completed See john muir
evidence
sighted Glencoe
and Ben Nevis
on linked duke
of Edinburgh
Wild meadow may s.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school
sun flowers
Deer survey glen June All ecoschools pupils on john muir completed See john muir
group evidence
Coe
Peoples kit June All ecoschools pupils on john muir completed See john muir
group evidence
survey glen
Nevis
Ben Nevis deer June All ecoschools pupils on john muir completed See john muir
group evidence
surrvay
Common lizard June Leslie while completed See john muir
evidence
recorded
Glencoe
17. Butterfly survey June All ecoschools pupils on john muir Completed See john muir
group evidence
conducted glen
Nevis
Litter fence January-December j.frazer Ongoing See side of school
repaired
Ecoschools may I. Arthur, s.bence Completed See computer for
details
computer system
set up
Eco email set up august i.arthur,s.bence Completed See computer for
details
Email set up and January-December s.bence,d,swinfen Ongoing See computer for
details
given to as many
groups as
possible to give
help
Wild flower seed august S1 pupils Completed See room 209
sown
Winter veg seed august S1 pupils Completed See room 209
sown
Workshops run January-December All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for
18. at chatlerault details
primary for
green day
Ecoschool as January-December All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for
details
been working
with and helping
south
Lanarkshire eco
officer
Holland bush January-December All ecoschools Ongoing See red folder for
details
activities day
Teacher training March All ecoschools completed See red folder for
details
at Perth
Teacher and march All ecoschools Completed See red folder for
details
wildlife workers
work shop Perth
Eco pupils September s.bence completed See room 209
shown how to
make paper
Eco pupils reply January-December s.dyer Ongoing See i.e. folder for
details
19. to pupils from
Ghana’s records
Further relations January-December s.dyer Ongoing See i.e. folders for
details
taken place with
Ghana to get
better means of
communication
Ecoschools January-December s.bence,j.frazer,d.swinfen Ongoing See computer for
details
research base set
up
Recycling January-December s.dyer Ongoing See red folder for
details
mobile phones
Visit from Ongoing s.dyer ongoing See red folder for
details
Columbian eco
school
Church carbon January-December s.bence Ongoing See red folder for
details
conference were
many churches
are know linked
and lowering
20. there foot print
Paper work kept January-December s.swinfen ongoing See red folder and
computer for
up to date details
Elodea provided January-December s.bence ongoing See science
technicians base
for science
Wood louse January-December s.douglas ongoing See science
technicians base
colane
Ecoscholol august s.bence completed See computer and
red folder for
taught survey details
techniques
Eco group to January-December s.dyer ongoing See computer for
details
become HIV per
teachers
Links improved January-December s.bence ongoing See hipy notice
board for details
with hipy
Mv awards January-December h.morrison ongoing See red folder for
details
applied for all
group[
Young val January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See red folder for
details
awards for all
21. group
Sand dune January-Decembre All ecopupils on john muir ongoing See computer for
details
surveys looked
in to for next
john muir
Glacial pictures January-Decembre e.kerr, s.bence ongoing See computer for
details
from France ex
used to teach
global warming
Temps taken for January-Decembre j.frazer ongoing See intranet for
details
nasa
Dune pictures January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See computer for
details
from fife uses to
teach speciation
Speciation June All ecopupils on john muir completed See john muir
evidence
surveyed on
mountains
Micro organisms May s.bence completed See red folder for
details
id shown to all
upper schools
22. biology
Unicellular January-Decembre s.bence Ongoing See red folder for
details
organisms list
made
Environmental January-Decembre S.bence Ongoing See red folder for
details
work taken to
scouting
John muir January-Decembre m.bown,g.parry ongoing See news letters
for details
publicised
Internal January-Decembre m.bown,g.parry ongoing See i.e. folder
education
publicised
Veg recycled January-Decembre s.douglas ongoing See front of school
Writing group January-Decembre e.kerr ongoing See computer and
i.e. folder for
established 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 January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for
details
200 hour
23. millennium
volunteers award
New garden January s.bence and ecoschool completed See front of school
started at front of
school.
Project started to January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
give away
materials and
plants from old
garden prior to
move.
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
materials given
to wood side
primary
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
materials given
to the south
church
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
24. materials given
to Holland bush
nursery
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
materials given
to St.marys
Episcopal church
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
materials given
to Cadzow
parish church.
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed
See red
materials given folder for details
to St johns
primary
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
materials given
to Chatlerault
Spare plants and January s.bence and ecoschool completed See red folder for
details
materials given
25. to udsten
hospital
Barrels moved to January s.bence, j.frazer completed See front off
school
front of school
Flower beds January s.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school
moved to front
of school
Permission given January c.stewart completed See front off
school
for new garden
Seek permission January s.bence,d.swinfen,j.frazer completed See front of school
for new garden
to be made at
front of school
Dig up plants to January s.bence and group completed
move them
Plant Cadzow march s.bence completed See red folder for
details
parish church
wildlife garden
Pupils start silver January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for
details
duke of
26. Edinburgh
Pupils get bronze January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for
details
Duke of
Edinburgh
Silver John muir January-Decembre All ecopupils on john muir completed See john muir
evidence
being organised
Udsten hospital march s.bence,h.patterson,d.swinfen,j.fraze completed See red folder for
r details
clear up
Empty and move February s.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school
barrels
Begin to move January s.bence and group completed See front of school
garden
Dismantle January All group completed See front of school
flower beds
Orcade 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 march Norrie completed See red folder for
details
trust bat survey
27. (building)
Builder bat march Norrie completed See red folder for
details
survey (building)
Equip Clyde January-Decembre s.dyer ongoing See pictures and
See red folder for
valley academy details
Pupils complete January-Decembre h.morrison ongoing See red folder for
details
bronze duke of
Edinburgh
Improve wildlife January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See s1 pupils
id
Build Clyde ongoing s.dyer and i.e. group completed See i.e. folder for
details
valley academy
Set up ghana ongoing s.dyer and i.e. group completed See i.e. folder for
details
petrol station
Buy bike for Ongoing s.dyer and i.e. group completed See i.e. folder for
details
orphanage
Raise money for January All ecogroup and i.e. group dune See i.e. folder for
details
minibus in ghana
Members get 50 January-Decembre Hazel Morrison ongoing See red folder for
details
hour millennium
28. volunteer award
Health May g.macally completed See health folder
video
Small polytonal March s.bence,j.frazer completed See pictures back
of school
Add new March S.bence,j.frazer completed See front of school
compost heaps
Run bingo night October Nancy,s.bence and group completed See red folder for
details
Organize bingo Septembre/october Nancy,s.bence and group completed See red folder for
details
night
harvest herbs January-Decembre Grant Garret ongoing See front of school
and home econ
staff
Plus all January-Decembre All group ongoing See other action
plans, See red
maintenance folder for details
jobs from all
previous action
plans
Fair trade introduced January-Decembre Eco school and enterprise group ongoing See red folder for
larger scale details
Fair-trade introduced January-Decembre F.portise,s.dyer,s.bence ongoing See red folder for
in cooperation with details see
29. enterprise group enterprise group
Plan to help linked January-Decembre s.dyer and group ongoing See computer for
groups be carbon details
neutral
Plan to help January-Decembre s.dyer and group ongoing See red folder for
businesses be carbon details see
neutral enterprise group
and eco pupils
Group coordinator January-Decembre Stuart Bence ongoing See red folder for
details
Assistant group January-Decembre Dawn swinfen,Jamie Frazer,Suzan ongoing See red folder for
coordinators Douglas details
Deputy group January-Decembre William Ingles,Grant Garret ongoing See red folder for
coordinator details
Chewing gum January-Decembre Amec, c.stewart ongoing See janitors
recycling bins
Publicise eco group September s.bence,g macally completed Speck to s2s
s2 assembly
Improve display January-Decembre Ewan Kerr Ongoing Since 08 notice boards
throughout the school. Dawn Swinfen have been changed 2
times see boards.
Keeping an updated January-Decembre Dawn Swinfen Yes See minutes in
record of minutes of all evidence folder anRM
meetings, and any other January-Decembre ‘Shared’ folder
secretarial duties.
Collection and recycling January-Decembre Amec ongoing See composters and
30. of all leaf litter in paths
playground using pallet
composers
Promote links with news January-Decembre G. Parry,S.Bence, D. Swinfen ongoing See written evidence
papers and education
supplements
Encourage links with January-Decembre s.bence ongoing See red folder for
local youth groups, details
scouts, guides,BB and
other
Spread good practice by October 08 S Dyer and representatives from Eco-group Completed Talk to students in
advising other schools and Perth
bodies
Recycle Initiative January-December Miss Landels and S6 Ongoing Registration with
Established- Collection of ‘Recycool’ Company-
old mobile phones and Bellshill. The money
cartridges throughout raised will be donated
school for recycling. towards pupil’s
council suggestions
and the prom.
Coordinate development Feb 08 Mr. Dyer, Mr. Stewart, Eco club, Anson Ongoing See minutes of
of meadow with Forester, etc meeting in red folder.
contractors
Keep eco group doing at Ongoing Environment club, S.Dyer and S.Bence Ongoing See red folder for
least four small projects a details.
day
Talks given to local scout, Ongoing S.Bence Ongoing See red folder for
cub, browne and rainbow details.
groups.
Play ground regularly Ongoing Janitors Ongoing See red folder for
31. litter picked. details and Janitors.
S.Bence achieved an June S.Dyer June See red folder for
outstanding young scot details.
award.
E.Kerr gets bronze June i.davidson Completed See john muir
navigation award evidence
G.garret gets david june c.stewart Completed See school records
blair award
s.bence gets scl June s.dyer Completed see front hall
runner up volunteer notice board
of the year award
More recycle bins Ongoing Janitors Ongoing Janitors and See red
requested from council. folder for details.
Eco pupils get council June S.Dyer June See red folder for
31endeavour awards for details.
the Eco Group
School recycles old print Ongoing Mr. Mac Cloud Ongoing See red folder for
cartages. 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 ongoing See computer for
group details
Meet with mountain October All ecoschools pupils on john muir ongoing See computer for
leaders group details
Meet visitor from October All ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
32. Columbia details
Gather info on achelvich ongoing All ecoschools pupils on john muir ongoing See computer for
to use site for gold john group details
muir
All pupils id improved ongoing All ecoschools ongoing See all pupils
Partner ship striven ongoing j.dune, s.bence ongoing See computer for
academy details
I.e. partner striven ongoing j.dune, s.bence ongoing See computer for
academy details
John muir partnership ongoing j.dune, s.bence ongoing See computer for
striven academy details
Funds alliance striven ongoing j.dune,s.bence ongoing See computer for
academy details
Help with breast cancer ongoing Citizenship group and ecoschools ongoing See red folder for
research fund raiser details
Udengsten joint march All ecoschools and scout area completed Speak to eco pupils
revitalisation plan hgs eco
group all district scouts
Several new gardens may All ecoschools completed See front of school
planed
33. Money pictures project ongoing s.bence ongoing See computer for
details
Striven academy fair trade ongoing j.dune and s.bence ongoing See computer for
partners details
Article put in tess September completed See red folder for
c.stewart details
Articles in all resent eco All year s.dyer,m.bown ongoing See red folder for
school news letters details
Articles have been put in All year g.parry, s.bence, d.swinfen ongoing See internet for details
Hamilton advertiser
Tess adds botanies wed September c.stewart completed See internet for details
site to there own
Royal horticultural ongoing External source ongoing See internet for details
society writes a page on
eco school
Hamilton grammar ongoing g.parry completed See internet for details
ecogroup appears several
times on Hamilton
advertiser wed site
Royal horticultural ongoing External completed See internet for details
society adds hgs botany
wed site
34. At least 30 articles found ongoing All eco group completed Enter hgs ecoschool
on websites about eco into Google
group
Eco group and citizenship ongoing s.bence, d.swinfen,e.kerr completed See members for
share joint projects details
Eco group and citizen ongoing All eco an citizenship group completed See members for
ship group raise money details
for breast cancer
Large number of eco ongoing All decorous completed See pictures on shared
pupils take part in st area for details
Andrews hospice fun run
School grounds surveyed ongoing s.bence,j.cambell completed See computer for
for areas to place bird details
boxes
Eco group applies for ongoing All ecoschools ongoing See computer and red
company grants folder for detail
Company sponsors ongoing All ecoschools ongoing See computer and red
ecoschool 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.