Seeds, flower beds, wateringers, gallots, soil in the hands, observation, collaboration. In a new reality, which in everyday life dominates screens, augmented reality and artificial intelligence, the school is called upon to develop not only experiential learning, but also to teach the value of sustainable development.
A new educational initiative of the Ministry of Education brings from the upcoming school year (2025-26) vegetable garden In kindergartens and elementary schools, integrating experiential learning for the environment in the heart of educational daily life.
This is the program “Vegetables in schools: We are working with critical thinking and vision, we are rejoicing, creating,” that “marries” sustainable development with pedagogical practice.
“Our goal is for the school to become a living space for sustainability, not only through books, but also in practice,” the Minister of Education, Religions and Sports, Sofia Zacharakis, told RES-EIA.
“Vegetables in schools cultivate critical thinking, environmental consciousness, teamwork and joy,” she said. Zacharaki, while also stressing that through the program “every child learns how something important is born – just like an idea and a collective effort can be born a better tomorrow”.
“The aim of the action is for primary education pupils and pupils not only to acquire knowledge, but to cultivate perceptions, attitudes and values ​​that accompany them out of school – as citizens, as members of a community, as people who respect the land and the other,” he concluded.
As members of the team who worked for the program was noted in the RES-EIA, “The idea is to turn the school garden from a simple soil and plant space into a living learning workshop where children learn how to take care of the environment, respect the natural resources and grow.”
The purpose of the “Vegetables in Schools: Critical Thinking and Vision We work together, rejoice, create” is, from the practical engagement with the vegetable garden, students and pupils to acquire life skills, to learn to work together, to care, to observe, to recognize it. In practice, to cultivate the values ​​of solidarity, responsibility, ecological awareness and the joy of creation.
According to RES-EIA information, the Ministry of Education will supply schools participating in the program of metal flows, soil, gardening shovels, greenhouses, watering and seed set for the first crops to create the appropriate infrastructure for the implementation of the actions.
Source: Skai
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