Isithombe sihlonipha i-Canopy
I-PALO ALTO - Ngomhla ziyi-14 kuJuni, i-2011, i-Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) yamukela enye yezinqubomgomo zeBhodi Yesifunda Yesikole sokuqala ngqa ngeZihlahla eCalifornia. Inqubomgomo Yesihlahla yasungulwa ngamalungu eKomidi Lezikole Ezizinzile Lesifunda, Abasebenzi Besifunda, kanye ne-Canopy, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yamahlathi edolobha ezinze e-Palo Alto.
UMongameli Webhodi Lezemfundo, uMelissa Baten Caswell uthi: “Siyazazisa izihlahla ezisemakhempasi ezikole zethu njengengxenye ebalulekile yokwakha indawo enempilo nesimeme yabafundi, ubuhlakani, abasebenzi kanye nomphakathi. Sibonga kakhulu kubo bonke abasebenze ukuze lokhu kwenzeke esiFundeni sethu Sesikole.” U-Bob Golton, u-PAUSD Co-CBO wengeze wathi: “Lokhu kuqhuba umoya omuhle wokubambisana esizeni sezihlahla esifundeni sethu phakathi kwabasebenzi besiFunda, amalungu omphakathi kanye neCanopy.”
Njengoba kunamakhampasi ayi-17 ahlanganisa amahektha angaphezu kuka-228 kuyo yonke iPalo Alto, iSifunda siyikhaya lamakhulu ezihlahla ezisencane nezivuthiwe. ISifunda namuhla siphethe ukuhlolwa nokugcinwa kwezihlahla ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme eziyishumi nambili (K-6), izikole ezintathu ezimaphakathi (6-8), kanye neZikole Eziphakeme ezimbili (9-12) ezihanjelwe ngabafundi abangaphezu kwe-11,000. Ezinye zalezi zihlahla, ikakhulukazi ama-oki omdabu, sezikhule eduze nezikole iminyaka engaphezu kweyi-100.
Isifunda siyazazi izinzuzo eziningi esizithola ezihlahleni emagcekeni esikole. Inqubomgomo Yesihlahla yamukelwa ngoba ihlose ukuhlinzeka ngendawo yamakhempasi esikole aphephile, afinyelelekayo, anempilo futhi awamukelayo kubafundi bamanje nabazayo. Izingxenye eziyinhloko zeNqubomgomo zihlanganisa:
• Ukuvikela nokugcina izihlahla ezivuthiwe neziyigugu
• Ukusebenzisa izihlahla umthunzi nokuvikela izingane ezindaweni zokudlala, kanye nokwenza ngcono ukonga kwamandla
• Ukukhetha izihlahla ezifanele isimo sezulu, ezikwazi ukumelana nesomiso, ezingahlaseli, kanye nezihlahla zomdabu, noma nini lapho kunokwenzeka.
• Ukufaka izindlela zokunakekela izihlahla ukuze kukhule futhi kugcinwe izihlahla ezinempilo
• Ukucutshungulwa kwezihlahla ezintsha nezikhona ekuhleleni ukwakhiwa okusha, ukuthuthukiswa kabusha, amaphrojekthi we-Bond Measure, kanye noHlelo Olukhulu.
• Ukuqhubekisela phambili ukufunda kwabafundi ngokutshala okusekelwe kuhlelo lwezifundo nemisebenzi yezihlahla
Le Nqubomgomo Yesihlahla ihambisana nezinqubo zamanje zesiFunda ezichazwe oHlelweni Lokuvikela Izihlahla Lesifunda. Isifunda saqasha i-Consulting Arborist and Horticulturist ukuze athuthukise uhlelo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uhlelo luyalandelwa futhi luyasetshenziswa. Umqondisi Omkhulu weCanopy u-Catherine Martineau ushayele ihlombe iSifunda, wathi: “Siyabonga ngobuholi benu egameni lezihlahla ezikoleni eziningi ePalo Alto. Lesi Sifunda sinenhlanhla yokuzuza ku-canopy evuthiwe, futhi le nqubomgomo inweba izindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokutshala izihlahla kanye nezindlela zokuvikela izihlahla kumnini-mhlaba omkhulu kunabo bonke e-Palo Alto ongekho ngaphansi komthetho weDolobha. Ngokwamukela le nqubomgomo Yesifunda Sesikole, umphakathi wasePalo Alto uyaqhubeka nokuhola emahlathini asemadolobheni.”
Mayelana ne-PAUSD
I-PAUSD isiza abafundi ababalelwa ku-11,000 abahlala iningi, kodwa hhayi bonke, eDolobheni lasePalo Alto, izindawo ezithile zaseLos Altos Hills, nasePortola Valley, kanye nekhempasi yaseStanford University. I-PAUSD yaziwa kakhulu ngesiko layo elicebile lokwenza kahle kwezemfundo futhi ikleliswe phakathi kwezifunda zezikole eziphezulu esifundazweni saseCalifornia.
Mayelana I-Canopy
I-Canopy itshala, ivikela, futhi ikhulise amahlathi endawo asemadolobheni. Ngenxa yokuthi izihlahla ziyisici esibalulekile sendawo yasemadolobheni ephilayo, esimeme, umgomo we-Canopy uwukufundisa, ukukhuthaza, nokubandakanya izakhamuzi, amabhizinisi, kanye nezinhlaka zikahulumeni ukuze kuvikelwe futhi kuthuthukiswe amahlathi ethu endawo. Izihlahla Ezinempilo Ze-Canopy, Izingane Ezinempilo! Uhlelo luyisinyathelo sokutshala izihlahla eziyi-1,000 kumakhampasi ezikole zendawo ngo-2015. I-Canopy iyilungu le-California ReLeaf Network.