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Pupils from St. George’s Prep School Pupils have rejuvenated part of Coronation Park, as part of a wider project to take action against climate change.
The first part of that project took place in November 2021, which saw the children planting over 500 trees around Les Quennevais.
The second part was to rejuvenating a 100m2 area of Coronation Park with native plants that will attract lots of local wildlife and spark an interest for the park visitors.
This project was made possible for St. George’s by the sponsorship of Rathbones and the support from the Government.
Some students also took part in workshops where they had to design an area of the park, whilst also learning about plant types and placements; they made bird and bat house and bug hotels to be placed amongst the planting to attract wildlife.
The school made a Climate Emergency Declaration in 2019.
Pictured: Autumn from Form VI showing her muddy hands.
St. George’s Head of Science, Andrea Lathwell, said: “We have been working on this project for some months, with some inevitable delays to the supply of plants due to the impact of the pandemic, so the children were extremely excited to get planting!”
“Creating their designs under the mentorship of the Parks team has helped pupils to learn a great deal about the different varieties of plants and all the considerations of designing for a public space. To be able to visit the park in years to come and see the growth of the area and, hopefully, to see wildlife making the space their home, is something we’re all looking forward to.”
Richard Le Gresley, Assistant Manager, Parks Department, Government of Jersey says: “We are delighted to be working with St. George’s on their second rewilding project. Their enthusiasm to be involved from the very beginning, designing and researching plants, was something we particularly enjoyed seeing. Our green spaces are important for the whole island and the more invested our young people are in supporting them, the more they will flourish.”
Headmaster of St. George’s, Cormac Timothy, said: ‘I’m proud and inspired by our pupils. They have dedicated many hours to researching this planting area, determined to make the most of the space for wildlife and people alike. It’s a great example of one of the school’s key values
“Some of the trees we planted will take many years to establish and to think that pupils might one day bring their own families to the park and tell them about their rewilding mission is very special indeed. At a time when we are all looking for moments of hope, this is a small example of something positive that we are all grateful to be part of.”
St. George’s is planning more projects as part of their Rewilding Mission in the months to come.
Picture Credit: St. Georges's School.
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