An introduction to educational gardens for early childhood

MODULE 1 aims to provide teachers willing to create an educational garden with necessary preliminary information, including:

suitability of the new garden space;
market survey on inputs and equipment, distribution to the involved schools and garden set-up;
fund raising and networking with other educational gardens.

Learning objectives

to identify the most suitable area for educational gardening activities;
to choose the most suitable garden type to be implemented including garden design – soilless or on soil system – and ensure that the orientation of the garden is appropriate for the garden type;
to conduct in an autonomous way a proper market survey for selecting and purchasing inputs (seeds, fertilizer, substrate etc.) and equipment available locally for building and managing the garden;
to ensure teachers and children have access to an outdoor learning space to facilitate educational workshops;
to use checklists/support materials to inform how technical issues can be addressed most effectively and efficiently
to involve the school community, local community and local businesses when establishing and sustaining your school garden.

The teacher will be able to

examine the available areas and benchmark their quality;
carry out soil samples and assess how these can be best used;
choose the suitable garden type to be implemented in the selected area;
select and buy the most suitable inputs and material and develop an estimate of the budget for the implementation and management of the gardens;
source additional funding to support the running of the garden if/when necessary;
share and learn from best practices.

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