‘Save our Planet – Plant a Tree’, in conjunction with Willow Feather Farm, was first launched a year ago with the intention of creating awareness among school children of the importance of reducing our carbon footprint. This year Charl du Toit, CEO at The Success Academy, and his team will be visiting two local schools […]
The students of Woodhill College receive 1350 trees-gifts
The students and teachers at Woodhill College were the latest school to receive trees as part of the “Save our Planet – Plant a Tree” project launched by The Success Academy CEO Charl du Toit working together with Willow Feather Farm. On the day, the school received 1350 to plant at their homes. Giving the […]
“Save out Planet – Plant a Tree” goes to Laerskool Earduspark
Hundreds of students, clad in all colours of the rainbow, gathered on the rugby field excitedly waiting to receive their very own tree to take home. Eagerly telling their friends where they are going to plant their tree and what they are going to name it. Laerskool Elarduspark was the latest school to receive their very […]
Laerskool Constantiapark receives 1,800 tree-gifts
Yesterday 1,800 pupils and teachers at Laerskool Constantiapark each received a tree-gift as part of our ongoing project! “We are delighted that Laerskool Constantiapark has participated in the Save Our Planet – Plant a Tree project. Parents and teachers play a major role in creating awareness of the importance of reducing waste and the footprint […]
Midstream College receives 2,800 trees
Save our Planet – Planet a Tree reached a new milestone of 10 000 trees donated to school pupils and residents of Pretoria so far this year. This coincides with Arbor Week and is the brain-child of Charl du Toit, CEO of The Success Academy, a property development and management company, who has put his […]
Waterkloof High School supports the Save our Planet – Plant a Tree Project
Waterkloof High School came out in force today to attend the Tree Handing-over Ceremony held at the school. This event is part of The Success Academy’s greening and tree growing project, Save Our Planet – Plant a Tree. Charl du Toit CEO of The Success Academy, a property development and management company, has teamed up […]
Make everyday an Earth Day
So yesterday saw the world celebrate Earth Day. The Huffington Post published a series of photos showing how the day was celebrated across the world. Some of these are quite moving! The good folk at the Earth Day Network inspired the Billion Acts of Green for Earth Day which was highlighted with this video. Has your […]
Our “Save our Planet – Plant a Tree” project starts with a bang
During the month of April the project kicked-off with 3,379 children each receiving a tree to take home and plant! What a moving experience this has been for us all, to see especially the little ones so excited about receiving a tree-gift was very special! If you would like to see a gallery of the […]
Have you seen “The Story of Stuff”?
One of our visions with the “Save our Planet – Plant a Tree” project is to continue the discussion around what we need to do as individuals, families, and communities in order to ensure that we protect the environment, the proverbial goose that laid the golden egg. On this site we will curate interesting information […]
Fun Interesting Tree Facts
Original content from UNEP reposted: Deepest Roots: A Wild Fig tree at Echo Caves, near Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga, has roots reaching 123m into the ground making it the deepest a tree’s roots have penetrated. The Fastest Growing Tree: In 1974, it was discovered that an Albizzia falcata in Sabah, Malaysia had grown 58m and 7.62cm in […]
