The Mohn Westlake Foundation is pleased to be supporting Trees for Cities as the charity embarks on its ‘Trees for Schools’ project which will benefit 5,000 pupils.

Trees for Schools will transform urban school playgrounds across UK cities into leafy green oases, to nourish children’s health and wellbeing, inspire curiosity in the natural world, engage children in their education and instil a greater sense of pride in their school.

Through the project, pupils will take a leading role in re-designing their playgrounds, generating ideas and planting new shrubs and trees; transforming their grey tarmac playgrounds into school forest gardens, mini woodlands, wildlife hedgerows, edible playgrounds and orchards. Parents will also be invited to get involved and teachers will be supported to use the new outdoor classrooms to teach through nature, bringing new and exciting learning opportunities to pupils.

This project is also supported by The Queen’s Green Canopy and will build a lasting legacy for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee as well as benefiting future generations within cities across the UK.

To learn more about this project, please visit the grantees website: www.treesforcities.org/our-work/schools-programme