The students of Metford Public School have a lot more than manicured playgrounds to run around in during their lunch breaks.
They have an area the size of a football oval filled with natural bushland vegetation but, until now, it has not been student friendly.
Under the state government’s Environmental Trust’s Eco Schools program, the school received $2700 to help rejuvenate the area to allow students to enjoy the bushland with its bird nesting boxes and a chicken coup.
The grant will allow the school to build swale gardens, similar to creek beds, to assist with drainage, improve soil quality and revegetate the area with trees and shrubs.
It will be a hands-on project where the students can become involved in improving the school’s environment.
The area has become a focus for the year 6 students, who feed the chickens and collect the eggs.
The students have elected a student environment minister to follow in the footsteps of Environment Minister Robyn Parker.
School community liaison officer Switlana Hedges said the students were lucky to have a bushland area at their school.
Ms Parker will present the cheque to the school at an assembly today.
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