So why are we doing this? Before the kids take over the blog I will give a short overview of the ideas behind the project. Children living in a large city often don’t have the chance to spend much time outdoors. They are never able to build a relationship with their environment. The garden enables the children to take responsibility for their environment and profit from the results. The experience of growing vegetables gives children a chance to see that a garden and plants are more than something beautiful to look at. They are able to witness the growth of, and harvest the food, which they usually see cellophane rapped on a supermarket shelf. The pond as a habitat with many creatures and different plants offers further insight into the complexity of the natural world. As various life cycles occur in the pond throughout the year children will benefit during every term. The garden is designed to be an ongoing project for children to work in and learn from. All year groups can use the garden as a resource for curriculum subjects such as Science, Literacy and D.T., but more importantly it’s good fun.
