Students at Kiama Public School have were busy in the garden for School Tree Day on Friday.
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Teacher Stuart Hall, guided the students through the project.
“We are planting lillypillys and this is going to be a rainforest learning space, we’ve got enough of a canopy and now we’re planting a wall of lillypillys to create a micro climate,” he said.
The kids are learning about natural systems, how they grow, how they feed themselves, composting of a rainforest, natural mulching and water systems.
- Stuart Hall
“The kids are learning about natural systems, how they grow, how they feed themselves, composting of a rainforest, natural mulching and water systems.
“Eventually, they will be learning in this space also.
“The students have been trained up how to plant and how to look after animals.
“We’ve got school animals, we’ve been collecting their manure and included that into our compost system as well as the fresh fruit the children eat.”
National Tree Day is a fulfilling opportunity to do something good for the environment and experience the many positive benefits associated with spending time in nature.
Participants will join thousands of other generous, green-minded individuals to reconnect with nature, and enjoy and protect Australia’s natural environment.
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What is National Tree Day?
National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day is Australia's largest community tree-planting and nature care event.
National Tree Day started in 1996 and since then more than 3.8 million people have planted 23 million trees and plants.
Tree Day is an opportunity to do something positive for your local environment and community and to reconnect with nature.
