Projects
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ACTIVE PROJECTS
NATURAL SPACES COORDINATION PLAN
The following projects are a part of the natural spaces coordination plan under development for the THS Community by the THS Community Environment Support Group (ESG) - CURRENTLY WITHOUT MEMBERS -
LANDSCAPING SEATING & PLANTING
N016, N010, N020. In Progress
Included in the natural spaces master plan.
Skills; Landscaping Design, Construction
Supplies: Sleepers, Soil, Plants
SEATING & GARDEN IN FRONT OF UNIFORM SHOP
N017, To be started
Sleeper walled garden and seating
Skills; Landscaping Design & Construction
Supplies; Sleepers, soil, mulch, plants
BEHIND THE CANTEEN SPACE
N003. To be started
Student study and canteen eating space.
Included in the natural spaces master plan.
Skills; Design, Construction
Supplies: Furniture, Landscaping, Planting
BUILT SPACES COORDINATION PLAN
The following projects are a part of the built spaces coordination plan under development for the THS Community by the THS Community Environment Support Group (ESG) - CURRENTLY WITHOUT MEMBERS -
LEARNING FACILITATOR (TEACHER)
SPACES REFRESH
E016, To be started
Refresh staff rooms
Skills; Interior Design, Fit-out
Supplies; Office Furniture etc
COMMON SPACE FURNITURE
REFRESH
E029, In Progress
Refresh furniture in the common room
Skills; Furniture Assembly
Supplies; Office Furniture etc
Location; G7
"LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO COLLABORATE"
B004, In Progress
Use the recently vacated IT space to create a THS Community Group Collaboration Space
Skills; Interior Design, Fit-out
Supplies; Office Furniture etc
Location; H9
GENERAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
E022, To be started
Permanent dedicated bins for general and recyclable waste and associated waste management plan.
CANTEEN RECYCLING BIN
E028, To be started
Storage for canteen paper etc before recycling, between the uprights and and 750mm high.
THS Community Sustainability Framework
Skills; Construction
Supplies; Steel framing and panels, painting
Location; K13
CHESS PIECE BOX
B020, To be started
Build a box in the inside out area to house the chess pieces.
Skills; Construction
Supplies; Materials
REPLACE BASKETBALL BACKBOARDS
E012, In grogress, SLG.
Replace basketball backboards
Skills; Filling
Supplies; Basketball backboard
EXTERIOR BRICKWORK CLEANING
N009. To be started
Clean blackened/dirty bricks.
Skills; High pressure washing service
RECENTLY COMPLETED OR ONGOING PROJECTS
BIG HILL RUNNING TRACK
B001, Completed
Create a running track behind the MPC for user by the Big Hill group
LASER CUTTER
Completed
Industrial arts laser cutter
IN FRONT OF THE MPC
N004. Completed
Better flow and presentation.
Skills; Design
Supplies: Furniture, Landscaping, Planting
WORKING BEE SHED & EQUIPMENT
B019, E013. Completed
Garden shed for working bee tools and general storage.
Skills; Concreting, Shed erection
Supplies: Shed & Gardening Equipment
IN FRONT OF A-BLOCK (RECEPTION)
Gardens and cleanup.
Skills; Design & Landscaping
Supplies: Landscaping, Planting
GRASS MOWING
N007. Ongoing.
Periodic maintaining lawns and trimming.
Skills; Professional garden maintenance/lawn mowing.
REMOVE CHAINS & POLES
N005. Completed
Remove all chains and poles
Skills; Angle grinder
MPC KITCHEN REFRESH
E010. Completed
Social events lead refresh of the MPC kitchen.
Skills; Design, Construction
Supplies: Interior cupboards
COLLABORATIVE OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE
N018. Completed
("Science Space")
Teacher/student lead creation of a outdoor learning and relaxation space.
Skills; Design
Supplies: Furniture, Landscaping, Planting, Painting
COVERING THE QUAD ("COLA")
B003. Completed
Being managed by the DEC.
Parents (via P&C) contributed 55% of the funds.
MPC CURTAIN UPGRADE
E021. Completed
More liable stage curtains.
Skills; Fitting
Supplies: Curtains
SPORTS MOVEABLE GOAL POSTS
E019. Completed
Better & safer goal posts.
Supplies: Goal posts
STORAGE CONTAINER
B021. Completed
Replace old carport with container for storage of grounds maintenance equipment & old computer equipment - freeing up other spaces near the canteen for more productive use.
Skills; Concreting, shed installation
MPC AV UPDGRADE
E003, E015. Just Completed
Enclose the existing sound desk and upgrade the equipment.
Skills; Construction & AV
Supplies; Construction materials, AV equipment
HOW WE RUN PROJECTS
We use a standard project management process from start to finish to run the project - it works hand-in-hand with how we design changes to the THS environment.
We use similar philosophies of the original school construction, using divide-and-conquer and in-parallel tasks.
Generally we ...
1. Engage with project leaders
2. Do the conceptual design with students, uni students, teachers, parents, community, school leadership group
3. Break up the project into digestible chunks
4. Start on the base layer (the boring bit)
5. Project leaders start on detailed design while the base is being prepared
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Once we have defined (designed) the project and all key stakeholders have approved it we move into the implementation phase.
We break this phase into two key parts; the "foundation/closed layer" that requires expert services due the risks/skills involved and the "open layer" that can be done by the community.
eg for a large landscaping project we use experts to do the drainage, base preparation and then as a community we an focus on everything that goes on top of the prepared base.
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