Environment

Last Friday 25 July, fifty one students from Year 6 at Scotch College participated in the Men of the Trees attempt at the Guinness Book of Record world record breaking challenge. Led by their teachers Ms Robyn Bose, Lisa O'Toole and Scotch College Sustainability Coordinator, Mr Chris Menage, the initiative made national headlines (http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-25/new-world-tree-planting-record-believed-to-have-been-set-in-wa/5625286 ). The boys showed remarkable restraint in the hours leading up to the actual challenge when 2200 participants planted 100,000 trees in the hour between midday and 1pm. The emphasis on the day was very much on team work and how many hands make light work when it comes to caring for the environment. This a large scale operation when coordinated by Men of the Trees and illustrated the passion people have in going to extraordinary lengths to get a positive, can do message out their into the community. It will be undoubtedly an experience the boys will not forget any time soon.