DUDLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL SEMP
Outcomes
CURRICULUM
Strategy

Student involvement
and understanding
of environmental
management plan

Awabakal E.E.C.
utilised
ENERGY
Excessive light use
reduced (*one
classroom generates
1 tonne of
greenhouse gas in a
year)
High consumption of
electricity
SRC to view,
discuss and
edit all steps
in plan

Classes
responsible
for
monitoring
their area eg
electricity

SRC or
student
executive to
elect 1/2
representativ
e/s to SEMP
committee

Classes
utilise
Awabakal on
a regular
basis

Monitor light
use

Stickers
placed near
switches as a
reminder

Rooms cooler in
summer
Skylights
installed East rooms
Monitor
electricity
bills – SASS
staff to
compare and
report on
quarterly bills

Open
windows
instead of
turning on
fans
WATER

Garbage bins
knocked over
(roving dogs) and
used as markers for
playground games)
Lids with
holes
purchased for
all garbage
bins

Garbage bins
mounted on
stands at
Lids on bins
Success indicators
Ongoing Two week block
Teach
environmenta
l units as a
lead up to
completing
annual
One week immediately
audits.
following lead up
Audits carried
out and
collated by
students


Date
Classes or stages to book
on biannual cycle
End of
2003
4 skylights installed
20% reduction in
electricity consumption
70% windows open
75% of bins with lids/holes
and drainage holes in
bottom
50% bins on stands by
end 2003
Bins not used as sports
NDO
Support
Term 1
Cost
fixed points
around the
school – take
proposal to
SRC, it could
be done on a
class basis
with the bins
decorated
Leaves and soil in
drains
Paint and brush
cleaning clogging
sinks – pollution of
stormwater
MATERIAL
USE AND
MANAGEMENT
& SOLID
WASTE
Reduce high
proportion of
packaged items in
lunch boxes
School canteen
(which operates
reasonably well in
this area)Reuse of
paper
Reuse of household
containers

Large witches
hats and
more cricket
stumps
purchased
and provided
for use

Borders
needed on
gardens to
hold back soil
and leaf litter
and to
prevent
erosion.

All
classrooms
have a
bucket with
water to
wash brushes

Paint disposal
sump
constructed
in suitable
part of
playground
(this could be
set as a
Science &
Technology
design
activity)

Low waste
lunch day,
promoted by
resource
NSW


Place
information
about low
waste
lunches on
web site
Continue to
recycle and
begin to sort
litter

SRC poster
competition

Fun, Fitness
and Fruit
Fridays

All classrooms to
have paper
reuse boxes
and monitors

Purchase
paper
shredder to
markers
20% borders
renewed/built up by end
2003
No blocked classroom
drains
One per term. Class prize
for lowest waste
Distinct bin types for lunch
areas
SRC to paint labels
Competition run by SRC
One per term.
Paper being reused
Paper composted instead
of in landfill
Store of reused items for
use in Creative Arts and
Science and Technology.
reuse paper
for craft and
composting

Notice in
newsletter
asking for
clean
reusable
containers of
specified type