Action+Plans+Environmental+Heggnes

ACTION NAME: **Develop Heggnes as an “Eco-Campus”.**

Preserve spirit and the ethos of the place and make good code of conduct or traditions that let the users se the beauty of simple living and value of nature. Let the place become a part of the Campus where thoughts of sustainability and ways to act and organize our activities as environmental friendly as possible, can be tried out. All students should visit Heggeness while at the college.
 * DESCRIPTION**

1. Establish user rules and good routines for the place. 2. Make a separate Budget for the Heggenes. 3. Introduce Heggenes to the new students early each year 4. Keep a record of all visits by students to ensure all experience the Heggenes effect.
 * MEASURABLE GOAL**

1. To be presented to the College before the first planned visit. 2. To be implemented in the annual Budget process autumn 2010 3. School start 2011 4. Immediately
 * TIMEFRAME AND MILESTONES**

1. A group consisting of Summer Govan, Øystein Vandbakk and two students appointed by the Environmental committee. 2. Suggestion from the Environmental Committee, approved by the Finance Committee. 3. CAS Coordinator
 * RESPONSIBLE PERSO**N

50.000 NOK estimated contribution to the costs of maintaining the site.
 * COSTS**

To ensure that RCNUWC’s model of education maintains relevance and becomes more widely known as an example of education for a peaceful and sustainable future. To strengthen and develop the RCNUWC environmental pillar. To create a more secure, longer term and sustainable financial and funding model 4.3 Maintain cost discipline and control. 6. To strengthen RCNUWC organisational effectiveness, good practice and unity 6. 3 Focus on standards and best practice in order to measure the quality and professionalism of practices throughout the college with a view to all round improvement.
 * RELEVANT FOR:**

**STATUS: ** Updated March 2011: Rules for use established. Committee established Updated November 2010: Contract agreed with user. Used frequently during project weeks. Updated September 2010: Improvements to buildings and the construction of environmental toilet. Used by Summer English Course. Staff training on site in August. Plant beds established. A web site has been established which describes all various uses of the Heggnes facility. Temporarily this can be seen at [] Plans for use of Heggnesin 2011 to 2012 drawn up by Summer Govan and Madhulika Singh in September 2011. Sadly work by Oostein now limited to part time.