Annual Report 2014

PAYSANDÚ

THE orchard AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE From the start of planning, the orchard was a learning tool for the teachers at this school. “Through this project we arrived at an interdisciplinary approach, which means that we can use it to look at all areas of knowledge”, explains Constanzo. After harvesting the first vegetables, cooking workshops were provided, “it was like our own little laboratory, we saw the whole journey, from planting to the kitchen”. It is incredible but there are few rural

schools that have an orchardand it is a formidable teaching resource”, reflects the director. The families also highlight the learning process involved in the project, but from the point of view of the experience of this process for new generations, “taught to value food, to work towards something. We also show them that you can do it with the right attitude, we planned a vegetable orchard together and we did it”, says Rodriguez, proud of the results of this work.

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