Forest&Life
Kinomé’s educational program dedicated to students
Under the high patronage of
the President of
the French Republic
The Forest & Life educational program was co-founded in 2010 by Kinomé and Atelier Canopé 40, a French Ministry of Education operator. We help students discover the nearby forests, both in class and directly on the field. We support them in restoring forests by (re)planting at least one tree each. Building international solidarity, the students support tree planting in countries of the Global South. This educates them on local and global climate issues, and participates in the conservation of biodiversity near their homes.”
Vision
“Ensure that every child entering the 6th grade has planted at least one tree and thus becomes aware that they can all do something for the world.”
The 5 Pillars of this program
by getting their hands in the dirt
and forests in and outside of the classroom, reconnecting to the slow passage of time (the time of the trees)
their potential to become eco-citizens by acting for the world from an early age on
by teaching about the trees and forests from various countries in the Global South, as well as by exchanging with students from those countries
Development Goals and fighting climate change
Forest Life is 12 years of impacts on the territories
accompanied
Countries involved in international solidarity
Senegal
Togo
Gabon
Madagascar
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Countries involved in international solidarity
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Togo
Madagascar
Gabon
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Unrolled in 3 stages
The Forest & Life program takes place over a school year. There are 3 key moments during which the children can reconnect with nature.
Learning about forests in class
The children learn about the trees and forests of the world with educational resources made available to teachers. They build agency by preparing an intervention in class. With their teachers and our support, the class agrees upon a theme that they will study during the school year through the Forest & Life program
5 themes are proposed to the schools:
- The forest as a natural environment
- The forest as an ecological environment
- Forest jobs
- The forest and sustainable development
- The world’s forests and international solidarity)
Planting Day
International solidarity
For each tree planted in France, two trees are sponsored in a country from the Global South. French children and children from the partner country are put in touch to learn from one another. Hence, they get to discover the other country’s forests. They share experiences by exchanging letters, drawings, photos, videos…
Increasing our impact
Kinomé plans to implement this program on a large scale. The mobilization of African and Latin American schools aims to bring together all stakeholders in an effort to reconnect our children to nature :
Ministries 
Companies Institutions Citizens, parents
Town halls Grassroot associations Animators Journalists Teachers
Ministries Companies
Institutions
Citizens, parents
Town halls Grassroot associations
Animators Journalists
Teachers
Forest & Life’s goal is to bring together an ecosystem of stakeholders around the world. By working together, hand in hand, one day, each and every seed planted in the children’s hearts will germinate ! A tree planted by a child thus becomes a tree of change 🙂
Together, we can give children the opportunity to stand up for the world, by encouraging them to realize their potential to take actions immediately without waiting for adulthood (important to emphasize).
Our current partners
Companies :
Technical partners :
Educational partners :
How can you participate?
The good news is that you can all contribute to the deployment of the Forest&Life program in your territory!
You want to invest in education and you need to :
- Give meaning to your CSR strategy and involve your employees
- Strengthen your local and international roots in public interest driven project
- Measure/assess your impacts, and communicate them
- Act to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and fight for the climate
- Foster a positive dynamic centered on the human being
Then you can :
Fund the program
Become an amplifying stakeholder on your territory
You want to :
- Enter a free educational program for the school year
- Learn about forests, the climate and biodiversity in a pragmatic, hands on approach
- Participate in planting sessions in your area
- Access free, high-quality online educational resources about world forests
- Partner your class up with a class from an African or Latin American School to learn from one another
- Discover new knowledge benchmarks to increase the quality of your teaching and better benefit the students
- Get support by forest and development experts to answer any question you may have!
Then you can :
Register to participate
Share your experience to inspire other teachers to join the program
You want to :
- Help us demonstrate the positive impact on children of reconnecting with nature (for scientists)
- Help us raise awareness on Forest & Life to encourage its implementation on a large scale (for journalists)
Then you can :
Join the scientific committee of Kinomé to put expertise into practice
Share our activities on all platforms (TV, press, radio, social networks)
Become media partner of the program in France and in countries of the Global South: follow us on the field!
You want to :
- Contribute to the creation of a meaningful project involving the students of your area
- Accentuate your commitment to the world by joining a national program
- Accelerate your ecological and social transition
Then you can:
Co-finance the program and/or participate (e.g. transportation of students to different activities)
Raise awareness about the program to companies on your territory
Facilitate the implementation of the program in your area
You want to:
- Discover the engineering of the program and learn new benchmarks related to hard skills
- Participate in an innovative educational program with an international scope
- Make your contribution so that “every child entering the 6th grade has planted at least one tree and thus commit to acting for the world”
Then you can :
Join the Forest & Life program as a technical partner (planting trees in the forest/crops/city) or as an educational partner (facilitating classes)
Join the Forest & Life training course (in progress)
Facilitate the implementation of the program in your area
How much does it cost?
190€
66€
76€
30€
8€
10€
Per child
Animation
Plantings France
Plantings South
Educational materials
Transportation of students
The cost is shared between Kinomé, its technical and pedagogical partners, and service providers. Tax exemptions are possible on a portion of the costs (when the project operates on French territory).
How much does it cost?
190€
66€
76€
30€
8€
10€
Per child
Animation
Plantings France
Plantings Sud
Educational materials
Transportation of students
The cost is shared between Kinomé, its technical and pedagogical partners, and service providers. Tax exemptions are possible on a portion of the costs (when the project operates on French territory).
Our guarantees
A pedagogy based on children’s soft skills
We start from the principle that all our knowledge (our qualities, our defects, our beliefs about ourselves and the world…) fully conditions our know-how. Therefore, the more a child is fulfilled, the more they gain confidence in themself, the more they will be able to develop skills, to learn with greater ease and to engage meaningfully with the world.
Technical monitoring of the trees
The trees are monitored for 3 years with an annual technical report that we commission from our technical partners, allowing us to follow the evolution of the reforested plot and to communicate the elements to the classes.
Our Criteria for the selection of the plot
- The reforestation is necessary and of public interest as there has been a climate related incident (storm, fire, drought, disease, little or no natural regeneration, etc.)
- The plot is accessible by school bus
- Biodiversity is encouraged, with at least two species replanted
- The willingness of foresters/farmers or technical agents to welcome and accompany children
Customized solution
- The species planted are chosen by our technical partners according to their suitability for the local climate, the soil and the objectives of the reforestation.
- The actions are implemented by including a whole ecosystem of partners: the choice of planting dates is made in consultation (sponsor/school/partners) and respects to the cycle of the seasons and of nature, the sponsors’ employees are invited to plant with the children, etc.
Testimonials
It is a great pride to join the Forest & Life movement, and to launch the opening of agroforestry.”
It is an act of good citizenship. Children are more motivated to learn when there are projects like these."
I would like to be elected to organize a very important action for our planet and for us as humans. I propose that we all plant trees together to save our planet.”
