Lecturer John Brims identified the opportunity when he was looking for project ideas for one of our Learner Development groups. The team of students participating are studying a 2-year course at our Paisley campus, which is an entry level course for school leavers with additional support needs. Many of the students come from local schools.
Due to COVID restrictions, it has been difficult to actually receive the seeds to let the project get started but recently the College were delighted to see some progress as the College of Agriculture Food Rural Enterprise in Northern Ireland, who are now a regional hub for Green Legacy Hiroshima kindly made the arrangements to have the seeds sent to our College.
The aim of the overall initiative is that the partners become active ambassadors in their countries of Hiroshima, its peace message and its green legacy. The hope is the group will be able to plant some of the seeds at each of our 3 campuses in Clydebank, Greenock and Paisley to allow all our staff and students to enjoy the legacy
.John said, “I felt that this would be a good project for the students, covering so many themes. This is a long time project where the college needs to think 50+ years into the future in terms of the tree planting. We are delighted to be involved”
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John Brims – Lecturer, Darren Jackson, Amber Fletcher, Johanna Wood, Neil Weir – Curriculum Quality Leader
More info on the project:
Green Legacy Hiroshima Project | CAFRE