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Franklin students joined more than 100 others to take part in the recent Eye on Nature Wearable Arts Fashion Show.
Students from 22 schools created stunning eco-friendly designs for the Beautification Trust event.
It was a clean sweep for Franklin in the intermediate section, with first place awarded for ‘Breath of the Forest’ by Lily Oxley, Mackenzie Archibald, Mackenzie Angell and Greer Mullan of ACG Strathallan. Second went to ‘Haere, haere te Rātā’ by MacKenzie Spooner and Russet Langford at Paparimu School. Third place went to ‘Nature Sees All’ by Charlotte Rosenburg at ACG Strathallan.
The Beautification Trust pick went to ‘Joy within Nature’ by Ravneet Kaur, Elise Haverland, and Chelsea Ngan of Pukekohe Christian School.
Ten-year-olds Charlotte Tate and Georgia Bowkett, of Karaka School, entered the awards for the second time. The theme this year was wellbeing, and the girls designed and created an outfit titled “The Healing Forest”, made from paper Woolworths bags.
“The first year, our teacher, Mrs Christensen, told us about the wearable arts event. We thought it would be a great learning experience and a fun project to work on as a team. We really enjoyed it, so we decided to take part again this year.”
“It’s been so much fun learning new skills and working together both inside and outside the classroom,” the pair said.
Charlotte’s mum Lisa Tate said the girls had a fabulous evening, despite not placing.
“The girls were incredibly proud of their work, and it’s been a joy watching them explore their creativity while promoting such an important message.”
The Beautification Trust’s work includes graffiti removal, education programmes for local schools, a community recycling centre with an on-site op-shop and pātaka kai, a community tool library, repair cafés, pest trapping and conservation, and the Boomer Shed.
