Create a tree champion

Trees can’t speak for themselves. But if they could, what do you think they’d say?

For this challenge, we’d like your pupils to create their own tree champion. It could be a person, an animal or a made-up creature. They will be a spokesperson for woods and trees, standing up for them and fighting their corner.

Use the resources below to help your class be as imaginative and creative as they can. Encourage them to think about what trees might want to tell us and the stories they could share. How will their characters voice a tree’s thoughts and feelings? How will they make people listen?

After your pupils have created their characters, hold a vote to choose the top three and share them with us to earn two points on the Green Tree Schools Award.

How to claim your points

This challenge is worth two points on our award. To claim them, choose your school’s top three tree champion characters and send us scans or photographs of your pupils' artwork.

To submit your evidence, log onto your Green Tree Schools Award dashboard and click the 'Submit evidence' button at the top right of the screen. Complete the form to show how you've completed this challenge and we’ll award your points within 10 working days.

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