Gardening at school is an excellent educational tool that affects several disciplines. This activity allows students to approach nature, understand biodiversity, have a concrete representation of the world around them, understand the cycle of life, etc.
Learn differently
Beyond the simple fact of growing plants and learning the plant life cycle in a playful way, gardening at school offers students the opportunity to live and multiply experiences: working the land, sowing, harvesting , … .
This activity makes it possible to empower children, to make them aware of the importance of the environment (usefulness of plants, water/waste management, risks related to pesticides, use of compost, etc.), to educate them about a diet health and introduce them to science, including biodiversity.
Setting up a garden project at school is also a very interesting angle of approach to tackle many other themes: language through the glossary of gardening, time and seasons by observing the development of plants over time. days and months, space management with garden layout, …
Gardening at school : our project
To make our school gardening project a reality, we started by defining the location. We thought that the ideal would be to set up a garden in a key location of the school and therefore chose the high school student shared room in Vulkan. Since we had no land to cultivate, it was possible for us to make a small garden without land using pots, tubs, etc.
This activity will always allow students to establish a lasting contact with the plant world. It is good to know that such a project requires a budget for the purchase of tools, equipment, seeds and plants, for the maintenance of the garden during school holidays, etc. We asked for the help of school staff, who oversee the eco-delegates project, to support our project.
The future of the project
In the future we would like to set up specific types of garden to be created: landscaped, wild, ornamental, vegetable garden, berry, butterfly, medicinal… or with several dominants.
This choice will allow us to draw up the list of seeds to sow, plants to be transplanted and the equipment necessary for the smooth running of the project. We can also, from there, establish the program of activities throughout the school year, obviously taking into account the school calendar and the plantations.
To promote the project and share our experiences, we could also hold an illustrated newspaper (print or on the school website). Finally, at the end of the school year, we can then write a report of our project, supporting photos with the experiences and the activities carried out.