Sowing Seeds For Change in UK Schools

Aim: To provide Growbag Toolkits to schools empowering children to learn through nature, grow their own food, and take action on climate change

Help Us Grow a Greener Future for Children

Support hands-on climate education through outdoor learning, food growing, and connecting with nature.

Imagine a world where every child, no matter their background, can step outside, breathe fresh air, dig into the soil, and discover their place in the world through nature. A world where learning isn’t just about sitting at a desk, but about real world experiences, connection, curiosity, and climate action.

At Grow to School CIC, this is the world we’re creating—one school, one garden, one child at a time. But we can’t do it without your help.

The Growbag Toolkit: A Ready-to-Use Outdoor Action Kit for Schools

Our Growbag Toolkit is a complete, teacher-friendly solution to bring outdoor learning, food growing, and climate education into every school—without adding extra work.

Each toolkit includes:

• Seasonal growing guides to help children learn about food, nature, and seasonality.
• Plants and seeds for growing food year-round.
• Curriculum-linked science plans to bring core topics to life outdoors.
• PAWS activities (Plants, Animals, Water & Soil) to teach about biodiversity, ecosystems, and climate impact.
• Recycling and composting projects to build sustainable habits.
• Activities for SEND learners to ensure every child can participate.
• Recipe cards to connect growing with healthy eating.
• Teacher support through training videos, seasonal bulletins, and expert advice.

It’s everything a school needs to turn a patch of grass—or even a concrete yard—into a thriving climate classroom.

Your Donation Can Help Fund Free Growbag Toolkits:

• £10 – Seeds, plants & growing guides for a school
• £20 - Add nature-based games and hands-on activities
• £50 – Add Curriculum-linked lesson plans and learning resources
• £75 – Add Recipe and healthy eating resources
• £100 – Add nurture and SEND activities & garden club extras
• £250 – A complete Growbag MINI Toolkit
• £450 – A complete Early Years Toolkit
• £650 – A complete Primary Toolkit

What Teachers Say

“It is essential to teach pupils about climate change and sustainability. The Growbag Toolkit connects children to the food they eat, teaches practical life skills, and delivers the curriculum outdoors. Without this, we risk leaving young people with a sense of helplessness.”
— Andrew Hancox, Scholes Junior and Infant School, Huddersfield

Your Support Can Make This Happen

By donating today, you’ll help us:

• Deliver more Growbag Toolkits to schools that need them most
• Equip teachers with resources and confidence to teach outside
• Give more children the tools to take action on climate change

We’re already making change happen—but thousands more children still need us.

With your support, we can create a future where:

• No child feels left behind in education
• Nature becomes part of every classroom
• And climate learning leads to hope—not fear

Why We Exist

We believe every child deserves the chance to learn outdoors, grow food, and connect with nature—especially those from disadvantaged communities where green space and outdoor learning are limited.

We know the benefits: being active outside improves children’s physical and mental health. But many face real barriers:

• 1 in 3 children leave primary school overweight or obese
• 1 in 6 struggle with mental health
• Most spend less time outside than prison inmates
• 1 in 5 have no access to a garden
• Children from minority or deprived communities are less likely to live close to green space

And yet schools—often with little or no outdoor space—are expected to support children’s health, wellbeing, and learning.

This isn’t just about fresh air. It’s about climate resilience, emotional wellbeing, and environmental literacy. It’s about helping children understand how their everyday choices—what they eat, throw away, or plant—shape the future of the planet.

What We Do

We help schools make the most of whatever space they have—a concrete yard, a patch of grass, even a few pots—to create climate-resilient, nature-connected learning environments.

With our Growbag Toolkit, we remove the barriers to outdoor learning and give teachers practical, ready-to-use tools to bring education to life outside the classroom.

How It Helps

• Children grow, harvest, and taste food—building confidence, skills, and healthier habits
• Science and nature become hands-on and meaningful, boosting learning outcomes
• Climate change becomes real and relatable, tied to local action
• Soil, seasons, and ecosystems come alive—fostering respect for the natural world
• Everyday practices like recycling, composting, and reusing become second nature
• Outdoor learning boosts mental health and attention, especially for children with additional needs
• Most importantly, it nurtures a lifelong connection to nature—transforming climate anxiety into hope and action

We give children empowering, real-world experiences that show them they can make a difference.

The Difference It Makes

We’ve already worked with 715 schools across Yorkshire, helping over 200,000 children reconnect with nature and understand their role in shaping a better future.

Take Sonny, for example, he was struggling—disengaged, disruptive, and disconnected. But when he got outside, something clicked. He thrived in the garden, found pride in his work, and ended the year as a classroom leader.

He left school with a handwritten card that said:

“You have taught me a lot about keeping the Earth safe. You are the best gardening teachers.”

These stories aren’t just feel-good moments. They’re proof that practical, outdoor learning and climate education works.

Sow the Seeds of Change 

This isn’t just about growing vegetables.
It’s about growing hope, skills, resilience—and a generation ready to take care of the planet.

One school. One garden. One child at a time.
With your help, we can grow a greener, fairer future for all.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 24th July 2025 at 3:17pm