A team of pupils and parents rolled their sleeves up and carried out a much-needed transformation of the school’s old sensory garden as a special leavers’ legacy. Over a number of weeks, the garden was the scene of a lot of activity as pupils began the task of weeding and clearing up the old existing garden and involved parents and teachers to help with the project. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
They also enlisted the assistance of Portadown Wellness Centre, after founder Alan McDowell was approached by St Patrick’s pupil James Toland, the son of the centre’s chairperson Dwain Toland. James outlined the plan to create a sensory / eco garden as a gift to the school from him and his P7 friends as gratitude for all of the time they enjoyed at the school. "I wanted to do the garden with my class to leave a lasting memory of the current P7s.
I wanted my two sisters who are still at the school to see what our class done,” he said. Alan was so impressed and inspired by this idea he agreed to support all of the children create an amazing garden. Advertisement Advertisement The next three weeks were spent painting sheds, wooden planters and outdoor furniture and planting a fantastic range of perennial trees and shrubs.
Parents Dwain Toland and Tonya Scullion brought a group of children to Empower Garden Centre, Portadown where they chose a range .
