Two Wyndham schools have been awarded funding in this year’s Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants programs.
Montessori Beginnings Hoppers Crossing and St Martin De Porres Laverton are among more than 200 schools and learning centres across Victoria who will receive grants of up to $,000 each to support outdoor learning projects.
Each grant will help bring a new creative idea to life, or grow an existing project, that focuses on sustainable food production, improving waste management practices or enhancing native habitats.
Woolworths Wyndham City group manager Jeanne Haber said it was great to see local schools from across the municipality being awarded grants as part of this year’s program.
“There’s lots of creative ideas that’ll get students outdoors and hands-on with nature,” Ms Haber said.
“ We’re looking forward to seeing these ideas come to life in the next few months.”
Wyndham Woolworths store teams will visit both schools in the coming weeks to present them with certificates and to hear about their plans for each grant.
The Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program has supported 1425 primary schools and early learning centres across Victoria since its inception.
Landcare Australia chief executive Dr Shane Norrish, said the grants program had always been about bringing sustainability into classrooms across Victoria, and teaching children how to care for the environment around them.
“Thanks to Woolworths hundreds of Victorian schools have been able to further support environmental champions and support Wyndham City students to develop hands-on skills that they can take with them when they leave school,” Dr Norrish said.
Details: woolworthsgrantsmap.juniorlandcare.org.au/
