Environment & Community | November 2026

Meru Teachers Training College Goes Green: Staff, Students and Partners Plant Trees Across Campus

A hands-on tree planting day that turned our college grounds into a living classroom for climate action.

Growing Teachers, Growing Trees

Meru Teachers Training College has joined the national tree-growing effort with a campus-wide tree planting exercise that brought together lecturers, trainee teachers, non-teaching staff and partners.

Timed to the rains, the activity saw hundreds of hands dig, plant and water seedlings of indigenous, fruit and ornamental trees along the college hedges, open fields and the college farm.

For a college that prepares the next generation of teachers, the message was simple: environmental stewardship is best taught by example.

Meru Teachers Training College staff with partners beside a pickup loaded with tree seedlings

The Seedlings Arrive

The day began with the delivery of a full pickup of healthy seedlings, received by the college administration and the Agriculture department. Partners and staff inspected the seedlings and agreed on planting sites before the main exercise began.

Pickup truck loaded with tree seedlings delivered to Meru Teachers Training College

Meru TTC staff and partners receiving tree seedlings at the college

Partners, staff and student leaders jointly hold a seedling during the handover at Meru TTC

Guest addressing Meru TTC students on the importance of tree planting

A Shared Commitment

In a symbolic handover, partners, college management and student leaders jointly held up a seedling, a sign that greening the campus is a shared responsibility.

Addressing the trainees, the guest urged them to carry the spirit of conservation into the schools where they will teach, noting that every teacher can inspire dozens of learners to plant and care for trees.

Plant a tree, nurture it, and teach a learner to do the same.

Hands in the Soil

From the guest of honour to lecturers in lab coats and students in sandals, everyone got their hands dirty. Each seedling was placed in a prepared hole, firmed in and watered to give it the best start.

Guest planting a tree seedling at Meru Teachers Training College grounds

Meru TTC lecturers holding tree seedlings ready for planting

Meru TTC lecturer planting a seedling along the campus hedge

Meru TTC staff digging and planting seedlings on campus

Tree planting at the Meru Teachers Training College farm

Meru TTC staff member placing a seedling into a prepared hole

Smiling Meru TTC student planting a tree seedling

Why It Matters

Climate Action

Trees absorb carbon, cool our grounds, protect the soil from erosion and improve the water catchment that our community depends on.

Teaching by Example

Trainee teachers gain practical experience they can replicate through school environmental clubs once they graduate.

Stronger Partnerships

Working with partners helps the college grow a greener, healthier and more beautiful learning environment for all.

What Next?

Planting is only the first step. Student clubs and departments will adopt the newly planted trees, watering, mulching and protecting them until they are well established. The college will track survival rates and continue planting in future rainy seasons.

We thank our partners, staff and students who made the day a success.

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