This report is about the Trees for Schools project where climate resilient trees have been planted in a local primary school thanks to support from HH Global. HH Global has gone on to support further tree planting in one other school as well as in a community garden space for a local childrens mental health organisation. See the rest of the projects they have supported here.
Every tree planting workshop with the Trees for Schools programme is bespoke and tailored to the needs of the school. We take into account the age of the children and the existing availability of green space for new trees. A pre-planting consultation with the school helps us to understand which species will best suit their plans for the site, map out the planting and plan how the trees will best be used as a resource for the school and community.
Through this project, young people were taught about the importance of trees to local wildlife and why we need to plant them to help protect our planet. The children learnt how to plant trees and then helped plant them with our Education Officer. As well as educating children about climate change and wildlife, this project helped create green learning spaces in schools and benefited children’s health and wellbeing by getting them outside and learning in a new environment.
With over 500 students, Burnwood Community School teaches many children from ages 2-11 and delivers an eco-friendly education to them all. Approximately 1 in 2 of the students are eligible for free school meals. As a Forest School Provider, Burnwood is a member of the Forest School Association and works to benefit their students education by providing high quality and varied educational experiences in the outside world.
In December of 2023, 100 trees were planted at the Burnwood Community School to build a hedge of native broadleaved trees and shrubs. The species chosen will enhance the school grounds and provide a varity of unique habitats for wildlife, as well as providing new environmentally educational resources for the children.
Alice is an experienced primary school teacher and forest school leader with a passion for getting children out into forests and learning about them.
As a GreenTheUK partner, you support projects that are in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.
