ALBANY School is one of four to win Treemendous School Makeovers having its grounds enhanced with a native tree garden.
Bucklands Beach Primary School (East Auckland), St Joseph’s School (New Plymouth) and East Taieri School (Dunedin) were also selected by the Mazda Foundation and Project Crimson Trust joint initiative from 94 schools.
“We’ve completed eight school makeovers,” says Mazda Foundation chairman Andrew Clearwater. “Many schools are now viewing environmental education as an important part of the curriculum and are using their makeover areas as outdoor classrooms.”
Albany School’s grove, originally ‘out of bounds’ for students, is now transformed with seating, landscaping and mature native trees to attract native birds and insects, after teachers discussed the idea for five years before being able to put their plan into action.
View: www.projectcrimson.org.nz and www.mazdafoundation.org.nz
