Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 10
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INDUSTRY NEWS
NETTA supports SEEDS2TREES
schools project
The North East Timber Trade
promote this opportunity for
Each tree-growing kit included
Association (NETTA) has
schools to take on the project
four varieties of tree seeds to
supported an initiative to
within their school to enhance
grow: Oak, Hazel, Silver Birch,
provide 昀椀ve schools with
their work around climate
and Common Alder. The Oak
tree-growing kits so they
change, the environment, and
and Hazel were planted by
could participate in the third
nature.
the children in November/
round of the SEEDS2TREES
15 mainstream schools – one
project.
high school, two middle
Around 50% of the donation
schools and the rest being
made by NETTA covered
primary schools – embarked
the cost of the kits, and
on the two-year tree-growing
50% contributed to visits
journey last year. There
that helped to motivate the
was also one educational
children, encourage, and
establishment supporting
inspire them along their tree-
adults with disabilities and
growing journey.
educational learning needs.
The primary goal of this
In addition, two schools
initiative was to empower
speci昀椀cally support children
schools to educate children
and young people with severe
and young people about the
disabilities and educational
importance of trees in our
learning needs. One is
ecosystems, while equipping
Evergreen Primary School, a
them with the tools and
primary special school situated
resources necessary to
in Bishop Auckland. The
cultivate trees from seeds.
school currently caters for 206
The project sought to combine
environmental awareness,
practical horticultural skills,
and academic enrichment
to prepare students for a
pupils aged 2-11 with severe,
profound, moderate, and
complex learning di昀케culties,
including autism. Some pupils
also have additional medical,
December, while others were
stored in a fridge until Spring.
After sowing and four weeks
back in the fridge, they were
placed on sunny windowsills,
and just recently, the seedlings
that are established enough
will be transplanted for their
next stage of growth.
Schools can integrate the
project into the environmental
education section of their
curriculum, fostering a handson approach to understanding
and nurturing ecosystems,
and helping to spark curiosity
and commitment among
young minds. It encourages
them to take ownership of
their role in addressing global
environmental challenges
while fostering a sense of
community and shared
purpose.
physical, sensory, linguistic,
NETTA’s support signi昀椀cantly
or behavioural di昀케culties. All
enhances many of these
pupils at Evergreen Primary
schools' ability to engage in
Thanks to NETTA’s donation,
School have a statement or
this transformative project.
SEED2TREES was able to
EHC plan.
netta.org.uk
future where caring for the
environment is a priority.
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Image: The
SEEDS2TREES project
provides schools with
tree-growing kits.
