Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Eco Heroes Curriculum
The Sustainable Schools Curriculum package
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
WASTE
Eco Heroes Curriculum
Sentinel Primary at the Hout Bay Recycling Depot and at the Beach Clean up. Disa Primary making compost. Kronendal Primaryusing the three bin waste sorting system
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Kronendal Primary Eco Heroes germinating seeds at Valley Nursery. Hout Bay High Eco Heroes plant seedlings in their food gardens.
Eco Heroes Curriculum
LOCAL FOOD
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Sentinel News Article 27 February 2015
Eco Heroes Curriculum
Kronendal Eco Heroes enjoy Friday afternoons outing toValley Nursery
LOCAL FOOD
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
On Cape Leopard Trust outings into nature. Learning by doing. Learning about the indigenous plants, local animal, bird and insect protection.
BIODIVERSITY
Eco Heroes Curriculum
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Hout Bay High Eco Hero watering by hand. Fantastic Kronendal Primary rainwater harvesting tanks.
WATER
Eco Heroes Curriculum
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
40 Thrive learners and teachers from Hout Bay High, Silikamva High and Sentinel Primary School enjoy Cape Town's first Renewable Energy Festival atGreen Point Park.
ENERGY
Eco Heroes Curriculum
Sentinel News Article March 27 2015 Hout Bay High Provincial winnersof the National Schools Nutrition Programme
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
THRIVING
Eco Heroes Curriculum
Hout Bay High winners of the International EssayCompetition and appear in Sentinel News April 172015
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Ambleside junior Team winners of 6 participating Junior Schools
Enviro Quiz 2014
2014 Enviro Quiz focused on Save our seas partnership with The Two Oceans Aquarium
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Hout Bay High winners of the 2013 and 2014 Seniour Enviro Art Competition (Rino, Globe)
Enviro ArtColourful Outstanding Entries from Ambleside, Kronendal Primary, Llundudno Primary and International School
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Enviro Quiz
Taking place at Ambleside School 4September 2015
This year the theme is Fires and Fynbos - The Cape Floral Kingdom
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Hout Bay High Award winners of the Enviro Audit and theRunners up Silikamva and Kronendal Primary
Enviro Audit
Enviro Audit Award winners enjoy the Cederberg Courtesy of CapeLeopard Trust Environmental education camp.
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Growing and selling to local restaurants
School Food Gardens
Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events
Selling at the valley nusery Sentinel Article 17 April 2015
School Food Gardens
The First Grow localCommunity meetingof 2014 facilitated btJohn Spiropolous atThrives home at theTobi office. The sixParticipants leavefrom Tobi toexperience anintensive 8 daypermaculture coursein April 2014.
Sentinel News article August 8 2013
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
International Coastal Clean Up Day 2014 in partnership with two oceans aquarium and Hout Bay Community. Beach Buddies Re-launched
Beach & Harbour Clean up
Over 300 bags collected in 2 hours by 800 people
Sentinel News September 26 2014
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
Ronelle and her team work towards Zero Waste at BayHarbour Market to be finalists of the 2014 ecologic award
Waste Management
Feature in an Eco Magazine - Greens to compost and recycling minimiseswaste to landfill
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
Eco Heroes of Kronendal Primary cleanthe Bavianskloof river. Thrive sponsoredand developed the website for Friends ofRivers of Hout Bay (FORHB)
Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
Shoppers making use of the super strong and colourful Thrive Bags at Spar shops in Hout Bay
Two Oceans Aquarium - Rethink the Bag
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
Biomimicry
Sentinel News May 2 2014. Biomimicry team looking for solutions to waste and polluted water flowing into the Hout Bay river
CORDAID
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
Nokwando with the Brandhouse Cheque at the Award winning Hout Bay Recycling co operative
Recycling
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events
Invasive Alien Clearing needed after the fireshas become a prime concern and an activegroup is engaging with SANParks to plan aninvasive alien community driven hack
Invasive Alien Clearing
Sustainable Community ProgrammeProject & Events
This earless, evolving,resilient elephant sculpture,Mr Ndluvo, reminds us all
that…
“In nature there isno waste”
Awareness
Artist landing the Elephant after restoration / Phase 1 of many transformations over the last4 years
•Eco Heroes in school Eco Clubs – especially Hout Bay High Eco Clubwho have excelled.
•School Eco Team – Environmental Officer/Eco Teacher, Principal andsupport staff
•Co-Founder of Thrive - Jemimah
•Thrive MANCO/Board past & present – Jaco & Iming, Merle & Rick,Grant, Mike, and Tristan
•Thrive Mentors past & present. Lauren, Antonia, Dee, Robyn, Dani
•Employees – Chris as CPUT intern, Julie administrative assistance .
•Donors – Money- Bay Harbour Market, several generous people whomay or may not wish to be names, my family who supports me so I candonate my time. Material goods, land, water & time
•Websites (Thrive & Zero Waste) & Facebook & IT assistance &Marketing – Adriaan, Tristan, Lauren & Chris, Donna & Kerry
•Accountants: Robyn Wilmink and Ass – Joanne & Mike
•Grants & Awards & Sponsors: Hout Bay Partnership MicroGrantR10 000 (Thrive is shortlisted). Bay Harbour Market R5000. IndependentNewspapers R16 000 prizes for EnviroQuiz/Art & event expenses, CapeLeopard Trust – R20 000 prize weekend away for winners of EnviroAudit.
•EnviroQuiz & EnviroArt – Sentinel News, Two Oceans AquariumEducation Katja, Authors, Quiz master Andy, Judges, Merle and Jaci first 4and 2015 quiz, R5000 prize money from The Mayor of Cape Town
•EnviroAudit/Award – Andy, Jaci, Chris, CPUT honours students Therina,Naabeelah
Thank You•Eco Heroes Curriculum – Jemimah, Smart Living Handbook, ThriveMentors, Office National
•Schools organic Food Gardens – Tristan, Sam, Carryn, Andrew, Naomi& school support staff & learners,
•Beach & Harbour clean up – Two Oceans Aquarium, Plastics SA, Chris &team, Sabine Beach Buddies, Harriet, Mike, Bay Harbour Market, MarinersWharf, H B Recycling, 800 People
•Waste Management @ Bay Harbour Market, Sandra, Ronelle & team,Anthony, Fred, Jacques bokashi & bins. Free stalls, R5000 & R2500 fromdonations to Vionala the piggy.
•Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay (FORHB) – Jackie & Jemimah & offerof EM1 from Jacques & Sabine.
•Rethink the Bag (RTB) – Hayley & Two Oceans Aquarium, Store owners& Managers: Simon & Greg Spar, Bay Harbour Market & 3rd Birthdaycelebration, the folders & team Chris, Lindy, Bernie, Mia & Bag makers.Schools.
•Biomimicry Informal South/Cordaid – Shannon, Claire & team.
•Recycling & Hout Bay Waste Drop off – Nokwanda, Headman andteam, Robbie, Bill and team.
•Invasive Alien Clearing post fire – Klaus, Sandy, Penny & SANParksWesley Leukes
•Elephant – Sam Allerton, Robbie, Chris, Lalela & Olwethu, Natasha
2014 - 2015Income
Donations R34,000
Bag sales R50,500
Other R1,000
TOTAL R85,500
Expenditure
Bag costs R32,100
Permaculture cost R30,000
Grower’s salary R21,000
Marketing R5,700
Printing costs R5,500
Web hosting R1,500
Bank charges R1,700
Telkom R1,700
Other R3,300
TOTAL R102,500
Bank balance at 1st March 2014 R9,000
Bank balance at 28th February 2015Debtors at 28th February 2015
R22,500R30,000
Budget 2015 - 2016
Expenditure to fund Thrive programs
Sustainable schools program R7,000
School’s food garden incl grower’s salary R51,000
Grow local (tools and water tanks) R15,000
Office costs R38,000
Administrator salary R72,000
Co-ordinator’s salary R144,000
TOTAL R327,000
Way ForwardThriveʼs next steps:•Strategic Plan is critical
•Patron/Ambassador
•Thrive Board / Team
•Funding
Wish list:•MONEY - R335 000 pa. For Eco Hero T-shirts & badges, Salaries…
•GIFT - Free Office space, Growing space, Tools for schools…
•TIME - Volunteer your expertise: Admin, Marketing, Graphic design,Gardening…
Let’s all thrive!
Thank you for attending our AGM 2015
Thrive disk for sharing R50 donation
Consider Your “gift” to Thrive and to Hout Bay,
offer your MONEY, your TIME, GOODS?
See our Wish List & post your “gift” in our Donations box.
Thrive is Alive
Peter Michaels, a talented Hout Bay musician, put into words and music what Thrive means tohim in his incredible song called “Thrive is alive”. He has generously donated the rights to usethe song and before long we will all be humming his tune…
“thrive is alive, we need nature to survive”Peter Michaels 2014
RappbyPeterMichaels–“Thriveisalive”
Thriveisalive…weneednaturetosurviveThriveisalive…weneednaturetosurviveWeneednatureinourlivesinordertosurvive
TheoceanispollutedtellmeamIgoingtodieituptomeandyoutomakeabrighterchoiceSits:llandlistentomothernature’svoice
Comeonguyswastewisethereaintno:metominimisinglookaroundstop…Cleanpickinguptheinspira:ons,agreenereconomytoourna:on,
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Wecanseethebirdsflyhighupintheskysomeonetellmewhy?Isitthatourfishgottodie…ifwelookintoaseals,eye,whaleseye,birdseye
Youcanseethemcrynowyouasktheques:onwhy,mustnaturedie?Refusereusereducerecyclerespect
Thriveisalive…weneednaturetosurviveIsayknowyourheadifyoureallydocareClapyourhandsandwavethemintheairStampyourfeetnaturehasaneed…
(2)IsayknowyourheadifyoureallydocareClapyourhandsandwavethemintheairStampyourfeetnaturehasaneed…
(3)IsayknowyourheadifyoureallydocareClapyourhandsandwavethemintheair
Stampyourfeetnaturehasaneed…Ahha,haha…Ahha,haha