Elsie Lange
The kids at St Anne’s Primary School in Sunbury are excited to use their Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant to continue their sustainability journey.
The 2022 grant round awards up to $1000 to primary schools and early learning centres to develop projects focusing on sustainable food production, waste management and enhancing native habitats.
St Anne’s sustainability leader and teacher Jo Hannan said the school intends to use the grant to make nesting boxes and material dispensers for local wildlife.
“There are a number of endangered species within our local area which we would like to create a safe habitat for, such as the Pardalote,” Ms Hannan said.
“[Class five pupils] are super excited about this project. They love taking part in projects that make a difference and become very engaged with hands-on practical tasks.”
Year five pupil Luca said it was important to care for the environment.
“If we don’t look after our planet, our flora and fauna will continue to become more and more stressed,” Luca said.
Pupils Emilia and Ruby were keen to get started on their project to protect local wildlife.
“Making the nest boxes will be fun and useful because we are building extra habitats,” they said.
