Educational centres

School gardens

Our objectives

An environmental education programme whose objectives contribute to the fulfilment of several UN Sustainable Development Goals adopted by Member States in 2015.

The objectives of the school gardens are to ensure healthy living, guarantee sustainable water management, promote sustainable consumption and production, and adopt measures to combat climate change, as well as other objectives within the Balearic Islands Agricultural Law, such as promoting organic and local production and food sufficiency and security.

Contact

01.

Promote organic gardens in schools.

02.

Promote healthy eating and show where food is sold.

03.

The importance of organic farming.

04.

Potential of the garden as a tool for studying other subjects.

05.

Knowledge of local varieties and native livestock breeds.

06.

Show the cycle of water, life, plants and endogenous resources.

07.

Promotion of recycling and composting.

08.

Promoting culture and traditions through our biodiversity.

10.

The importance of organic farming in relation to climate change.

11.

Introduce the concept of food sovereignty.

Ongoing activity throughout the term

School gardens

Sowing (vegetables, cereals, nectar-rich flowers)
Preparation of traditional seasonal seedlings
Seed harvesting
Soil management
Irrigation techniques: efficient water use
Cultivation techniques: tongue grafting, raised beds, flat beds, mulching…
Crop rotation
Fallowing
Observation and identification of beneficial flora and fauna
Composting
Duration: 50 minutes/day/group

One-off activities

Farm exit

Visit to an organic farm in production and native breed animals
Learning about the daily tasks of a farmer
Understanding where our food is sold
Benefits of consuming local and organic products
Duration: 3 hours/visit

Kitchen

Workshop on how to cook with garden produce.
Importance of consuming local and organic products.
Natural juices, plant-based milks, xeixa wheat pizzas, bread, biscuits, salads, almond-based dishes.
Duration: 50 minutes/group.

Herbarium

Walking trip to the nearest forest to collect plant samples.
Creation of a herbarium to learn about the plants in our environment: characteristics, uses, traditions…
Duration: 3 hours/group (2 hours outdoors and 1 hour for the herbarium), over two sessions.

Insect hotel

Workshop to build a home for honey bees and beneficial insects for the garden.
Students will bring some of the materials that they can easily find.
One will be built per educational centre with the participation of all classes separately.
Duration: 50 minutes/group

School gardens

Our objectives

Promote organic gardens in schools.

Promote healthy eating and show where food is sold.

The importance of organic farming.

Potential of the garden as a tool for studying other subjects.

Knowledge of local varieties and native livestock breeds.

Show the cycle of water, life, plants and endogenous resources.

Promotion of recycling and composting.

Promoting culture and traditions through our biodiversity.

The importance of organic farming in relation to climate change.

Introduce the concept of food sovereignty.

Ongoing activity throughout the term

School gardens

One-off activities

Farm exit

Kitchen

Herbarium

Insect hotel

Legal

Links of interest

Contacta

School gardens

Our objectives

Promote organic gardens in schools.

Promote healthy eating and show where food is sold.

The importance of organic farming.

Potential of the garden as a tool for studying other subjects.

Knowledge of local varieties and native livestock breeds.

Show the cycle of water, life, plants and endogenous resources.

Promotion of recycling and composting.

Promoting culture and traditions through our biodiversity.

The importance of organic farming in relation to climate change.

Introduce the concept of food sovereignty.

Ongoing activity throughout the term

School gardens

One-off activities

Farm exit

Kitchen

Herbarium

Insect hotel

Legal

Links of interest

Contacta

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