Castlecliff School
School Gardening Partnership 2024
“We are excited to be part of this new partnership. We are a low decile school trying to teach life skills while also providing vegetables to our whanau.”
School Vege Challenge 2023
Harvest Time & Judging
Castlecliff School have done so well with their coastal-themed garden! Planter boxes painted a vibrant blue with shells and driftwood art amongst it all. The plants really stood out as well. Healthy plants and a good harvest. Lots of broccoli this year. The children loves to show off their produce and looked so proud of what they’d done in the gardens. Keep it up!
Mid Challenge Update
There’s a great team environment at Castlecliff school with extensive gardens positioned right in the middle of the school, providing the students plenty of opportunity to get involved. A beach theme has even been implemented with wonderful, bright colours! The great positioning of the gardens has meant they’ve been kept well weeded! A significant amount of their plants are grown from seed. They’re thriving and look very healthy.
Getting Going
We have been growing vegetables this year with the support of Springvale Garden Centre. The kids have really enjoyed the experience and learning about and eating different varieties of vegetables. We have also been able to regularly send vegetables home for the whānau. We would like to continue this journey but will need support to do so. The kids are excited about the challenge of this project.
