• Education for Sustainable Development: A Field for the School, Germany (+)

    A field near the school was used as a nature trail on the occasion of the “Dorfkulturtage” (village cultural celebrations) and afterwards it was donated to the school. For several years, the students have been using this field of some 3,000 square meters, for a variety of activities connected to the concept of sustainability. For example, all of the students participate in practicing organic farming. They learn how to sow seeds, cultivate and reap the harvests which consist of potatoes, corn, sunflowers, sugar beets and herbs as well as endemic grains such as einkorn and emmer (which are usually no longer planted). Machine work in the field is done by parents and the seedlings are provided by the community. With the goods of the harvest, the children bake bread and cook meals as part of their curriculum. During the winter season, when the field lies dormant, the pupils work on different projects related to sustainable development and in accordance with the special theme of the year.

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