Healthy canteen helps raise funds for new trees

ST Joseph’s School, Coleraine Year 6 students, Hannah Lambert, Lacey Dickson, Liam Paton, and Maddison Munro, and Craig Wood from Casterton Nursery, with fruit trees and other potted plants from the school’s garden. These were purchased from the profits of the healthy snacks that the Year 6 students sold to younger kids at St Joseph’s, with money also donated to Saint Vincent de Paul, Casterton. Photo: GLENN GUY.

By Bailey Walsh

November 26, 2023 | 12:00 PM

LAST term Year 6 students at St Joseph’s Primary School in Coleraine embarked on a meaningful project where they used food from the school’s garden to create healthy snacks and meals to sell to children at school.

St Joseph’s Year 3/4 teacher, Emily Dwyer, said that with the funds raised the students decided to invest in the future of their school and environment by purchasing fruit trees from the reputable Casterton Nursery.