Plant a Tree, Grow a School
Our mission is to reforest small pockets of native Irish woodland and raise funds for our school. These woodlands will become arks for wildlife, be left to grow for posterity and do all the amazing things that trees and woodlands do.
Be the Change
“If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches on the same tree.”~ W. B. Yeats
We are planting and planning for the future – help us to plant native trees and take part in supporting both our future biodiversity and our growing school.
When you Plant a Tree with West Cork Sudbury School (WCSS), all you have to do is make a purchase – the School’s students and staff will plant your tree for you in newly managed areas in West Cork where the landscape was once thick with woodland.
Website Launch Special Offer
To celebrate our launch, we will plant a tree for you at the special low price of €10 a tree across the board.
Prices will return to normal in November 2023.
With your donation, WCSS will plant the trees for you. All proceeds are in aid of WCSS and Ireland’s re-forestation. You are helping WCSS and the environment. Find more details and subscription options in our Plant a Tree section.
Plant a Tree
Plant 10 Trees
Plant a Grove
Being the Change
Plant a Tree
We are passionate about the environment – and planting hope.
Our trees, which are fully donated by Future Forests, will be hand-picked to suit each planting site – all native species, in as diverse a range as possible.
These trees will be left to grow for posterity. Your trees will become part of a network of diverse woodlands, and havens for wildlife.
Arks to support all life.
Grow a School
We are passionate about education, democracy and self-directed learning.
We are part of a movement towards a very different model of education, where students have an equal part in the democratic running of the school itself and where they decide what, when and how they learn.
As your tree grows, it will enable WCSS to also to grow to its fullest potential, fulfilling the schools green ethic and supporting the environment.
Join Us Virtually
Join us on our first planting day with students, parents and staff from the school – and Mattie from Future Forests. Learn all about the school and project – and be inspired!
Big thanks go out to Chris Garrett of Draoichta Productions for creating this fantabulous video.
Our First Planting Day
We had our first day of planting in late September 2022. Ten planters – West Cork Sudbury School students, staff, parents – and Mattie from Future Forests – came together on our Coomhola site to begin the task of reforestation.
A fab time was had by all – so inspiring to see the first trees planted and visualising their growth – and the forest of the future.. This mini woodland will become an ark for wildlife and will be left to grow for posterity and do all the amazing things that trees and woodlands do. To keep up to date with all our news and plantings, join us on Facebook and Instagram.