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Sustainability action process – Step 2
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Explore strategies that could be used to help people make more sustainable choices in their transport to and from school. Consider the different options and actions that might produce change.
Record your ideas, proposals and reflections in your learning journal.
Bike shed at Hamiliton Public School, NSW
Generate ideas and explore options for actions
Generate ideas and explore options for actions
- What are the sustainability advantages or disadvantages of the different types of transport used in the community?
- How do we compare to other schools and communities in our transport use?
- What types of action have they taken and do we want to take?
- How will we know if the changes we make have been successful?
Catch the BHPS walking bus!BHPS P&C | YouTube (1:48min)
Case studies
- View the YouTube video Catch the BHPS walking bus! showing an active transport initiative from Balgowlah Heights Public School in NSW.
- Explore some park and walk case studies around Australia.
Riding to school is active and reduces cars on the road.Public Domain Pictures | Public domain
Managing active travel
- Learn How to start a walking school bus by Your Move, Western Australia.
- Browse the Urban design study – active travel to school report to find out about infrastructure improvements that would encourage independent active travel to school.
- List innovative ways to make your travel to school more sustainable.
Identify resources and constraints
Identify resources and constraints
- Who might be available to help us?
- What time and finances are available for the project?
- What might limit our actions?
Create a project mind map
- Map out different aspects of your project, the information or knowledge you need and the people or locations that can provide support.
List people who can assist
- List your team and those in the school that will help and provide advice. Remember your school's Parents and Citizens (P&C) Association, local businesses and local council.
Identify costs
- Do you have a budget or have you worked out any costs?
- Check to see if there are any grants available you could apply for to help your project.
- Create a spreadsheet listing actions with corresponding costs and resources needed.
Identify issues
- Consider and list issues that may arise that could affect your plan.
Select ideas for action
Select ideas for action
- What are the different ways we could make improvements?
- How have others made improvements in this area?
- Can we come up with a great idea?
- What will we do?
Determine ideas
- In groups, determine ideas that could make your school more water efficient. Try Google Jamboard as a tool to collate ideas and impacts.
- Learn how to make decisions in your project planning. Being able to suggest, argue and agree on an idea or plan is an important part of planning.
Select best options
- Select the best option using a decision-making tool such as the decision matrix analysis. How can your team rank a proposal if you don’t all agree?
- Work together to describe your team's proposal. Use systems thinking tools or flow charts to refine your understandings of impacts of the proposal.
Riding to school is active and reduces cars on the road.Public Domain Pictures | Public domain
Have you now decided your team's proposal?
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