The City Council of La Oliva, through the Department of Gardens, directed by Veronica Saavedra, begins the practical part of the program ‘The urban garden of my school’ with students of CEIP Lajares. The aim of this project is to bring to the schools of the municipality the basic knowledge about gardening, the natural environment and awareness of the environment. After a first theoretical class by the gardening technician of the Consistory, the students began today with the implementation of what they learned in the introductory workshop to gardening.
Thus, the children were able to enjoy a morning in direct contact with the natural environment in one of the green spaces located at the entrance to the town. Guaydil, Dimorphoteca, Espina de Cristo, Callistemon, Jacaranda, Gauras and Santasnoches were some of the plants they had to place in this space intended for the implementation of the school.
The mayor of La Oliva, Isaí Blanco, says: “Through this workshop we can bring the often forgotten work of gardening to the little ones. In this sense, students from different schools in the municipality not only receive theoretical training, but also practical training on flora and how to create and care for their own garden, thus taking the teaching out of the classroom. With this we manage to put our children in direct contact with nature, participation and collaboration with their classmates, in addition to the enjoyment of learning beyond books.”
For her part, the Councilor for Gardens, Veronica Saavedra, highlights the desire to bring gardening knowledge to the youngest: “From the Department we believe that this program is the best way to introduce basic knowledge to the children of the municipality. With ‘The urban garden of my school’ we manage to cover two areas of knowledge, through, on the one hand, the theoretical part, teaching about the type of plants suitable for planting in the municipality or the necessary care that these should receive, but also the purely practical part. The aim is that students enjoy the natural environment, have a first contact gardening and remember the importance of caring for the environment around them.”
This workshop will continue with its theoretical and practical part in the schools of La Oliva, Tindaya, Parque Natural and El Tostón de El Cotillo. In addition, in the garden designed by each school will be placed a plaque commemorating this action, so that the work of these children will be able to endure over time.
