The school registered with Planet Ark two months ago, and the students are keen to get out and get planting on Monday.

“The kids are keen,” teacher Clare Dunn said.

“Anything outdoors, they love it.”

Every class in the school is getting involved, and they will be planting native plants and trees in various parts of the school, including a vertical garden. 

“We are going to be putting in a frog pond with aquatic plants at the end of one of the classrooms,” Ms Dunn said.

There are already viable tenants for the pond.

“We’ve got frogs in the compost, so maybe they can come from there.”

Eurobodalla Shire Council is supplying the trees and plants, all of which, with the exception of those in the frog pond, are native.

Ms Dunn believes the students will take ownership of the plantings and gardens.

“If they helped make it they will look after it,” she said.

Meanwhile, Eurobodalla residents are encouraged to bring weeds from their gardens in exchange for free native plants at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens between 10am to 2pm on Sunday.