In the beginning of 2023, we donated trees to a number of schools to create their own School Tree Nursery. Brookfield Infant & Junior School in Kent was one of these schools.
The planting was led by Forest School leader, Tania, who got no less than 100 students involved. They were from across several years, aged 5-13, and very excited to get planting.
Tania told us how the day went and how the trees already have been a great source of learning for the students.
“As a Forest School Leader, I supported the children to plant trees throughout the sessions that the infant and junior school children attended. All children that came to Forest school that week planted a tree.
Many children have named them or wanted to plant more. I used ID sheets that I had been given from another tree planting organisation, and all the children were involved in looking and trying to ID the trees from buds.
This was a brilliant learning resource and a fantastic way to get the children more encompassed in the activity. I have laminated the bud ID sheets so they are reusable.”
“As a Forest School Leader across both schools I have been a little involved with the eco councils of both schools. Therefore, we organised from both schools the eco camp’s school council one afternoon to come and plant some trees at the front of the school.
We did this where there is a large expanse of grass the community, parents and children are able to walk past and see this space.
The children were so excited to plant and in one afternoon they planted 14 trees between them. So proud of them. The eco-warriors within our school were praised and celebrated for doing such a great job.”
“I can not thank the Earth restoration service enough. This is our second time receiving trees and again such a positive experience.
Charlotte has kept me fully informed, even with a delay of the trees and the trees themselves were of lovely quality and size. They were well packaged and there was enough trees protectors and canes to come with them.
Thank you so much for providing decent sized saplings, a variation of native species and for giving us this opportunity. As a school we feel very lucky to have been given this opportunity.”
Such a great story that shows how tree planting itself is a great learning experience for children. These trees will continue to be part of their learning, as they are looked after and grow in their nursery. They will eventually be planted within their own community.