Conservation Awards Winners
SoTM Conservation Winners20252024202320222021202020192018 2025 SoTM Junior Conservation Award WinnerArdmore School Enviro Group Ardmore School Enviro Group Over the past two years, Ardmore School’s Enviro Group has undertaken significant conservation initiatives inspired by our visit to Tiritiri Matangi in March 2024. Motivated by the native planting there, we planned and implemented a native tree planting project at our school with 30 trees donated by the One Billion Trees Project. Year 7/8 Enviro students educated younger students about native trees and led them in planting our outdoor classroom. Our involvement in the Trees for Survival Program deepened, and seeing the potential long-term impact of forests we plant was highly inspiring. This year, our focus expanded to growing our own kai, with support from the Oke Charity to build a 12-bed garden, and the school community contributed through a Saturday working bee. We aim to extend this initiative through the Garden to Table program, engaging all students in hands-on learning. Enviro leaders also introduced junior students to conservation through the Eyes on Nature Program and ran a week of lunchtime activities for Conservation Week, including art, scavenger hunts, bird surveys, and rubbish clean-ups. Moving forward, our goals are to…
