Reydi Moreta
Santo Domingo, September 26, 2016
The workshop "El huerto en el currículo escolar ", the first of its kind in the country which is aimed at teachers of academic institutions, intends to build with the teachers of the participating academic centers dynamic activities and projects to implement with their students, where the school garden is the field of management of cognitive development, attitudes and values. The workshop, an initiative of GFDD EcoHuertos program took place during the months of August and September, in concurrence with the beginning of the 2016-2017school year.
The workshop was taught in several institutions across the island. In Santo Domingo, EcoHuertos coordinator Cristiana Minier visited 22 teachers of the Colegio Adventista Los Girasoles on Monday, August 8. On August 12 it was the turn of 15 teachers from Centro Educativo del Nivel Básico e Incial Paraguay, while on August 30, 17 teachers from Centro Educativo Profesor Juan Bosch attended the workshop.
On the other hand in the Monte Plata province, the workshop "El huerto en el currículo escolar” was introduces to 10 teachers from the elementary schools Centro Educativo Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and Escuela Caonabo.
The workshop was divided in three parts. To begin, there was a discussion on the construction of the garden concept: definition, benefits, purposes, types, vegetables, planting, care and maintenance of the garden. Then we proceeded to planning activities, dynamics and projects for the students, where the school garden can be the field of management of cognitive development, attitudes and values. To conclude for the day, activities proposed by teachers were defined, under Fundamental and Specific skills Curricular Design Dominican.
All teachers were very grateful and said they looked forward to the creation of the school vegetable garden as well as the whole process of training courses and workshops where they will be provided with the appropriate knowledge to manage the organic garden.
About EcoHuertos
The program seeks to support the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, as well as support, through hands-on workshops, the areas of natural sciences contained in the educational curriculum. The program also generates awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, achieving a greater appreciation for and receptiveness toward the consumption of vegetables.
Related Links:
www.eco-huertos.org
www.globalfoundationdd.org
La Romana, August 9, 2016
Ecohuertos moved last August 5 to the Escuela Hogar del Niño de la Romana to teach the course-workshop “The Garden in the School Curriculum” which is part of the series of workshops scheduled during the start of the new school year, addressed to teachers of academic institutions, introducing the vegetable garden as a field of cognitive development, attitudes and values within the curriculum.
As explained by the EcoHuertos program coordinator, the Escuela Hogar del Niño "showed once again to be integrated by a professorial population of human quality, cheerful, dynamic and optimistic people." More than 70 teachers participated animatedly on this journey of learning-teaching-sharing that took place throughout the morning and early afternoon.
To begin, there was a discussion on the concept of the garden construction: definition, benefits, purposes, types, vegetables, planting, care and maintenance of the garden. Then we proceeded to planning activities, dynamics and projects for the students, where the school garden can be the field of management of cognitive development, attitudes and values. To conclude for the day, activities proposed by teachers were defined, under Fundamental and Specific skills in the Dominican Curricular Design.
At the end of the activity, teachers expressed how grateful and motivated they were to have received this training, since within the center's projects for the 2016-2017 school year is expanding the garden and including the initial level in the activity.
The coordinator of early childhood education Aura Rodriguez said: "I am very motivated and grateful for this training and as a coordinator I have seen the prosperity of the garden we have in school thanks to the awareness campaign and assessment, and follow-up support and training that GFDD and Funglode offers. "
About EcoHuertos The program seeks to support the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, as well as support, through hands-on workshops, the areas of natural sciences contained in the educational curriculum. The program also generates awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, achieving a greater appreciation for and receptiveness toward the consumption of vegetables.
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Location: Centro de Formación Técnico-Profesional René Descartes
Santo Domingo, August 8, 2016
The workshop "El huerto en el currículo escolar ", the first of its kind in the country which is aimed at teachers of academic institutions, was presented on Wednesday, August 3 at the Centro de Formación Técnico-Profesional René Descartes in Baní, in the province of Peravia. An initiative of the program EcoHuertos of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), it aims to introduce into the school curriculum to activities, dynamics and projects for the students, where the school garden is the field of management of cognitive development, attitudes and values, says the coordinator, Christian Cruz.
The training workshop, which was attended by 10 teachers, was divided into three parts. To begin, there was a discussion on the construction of the garden concept: definition, benefits, purposes, types, vegetables, planting, care and maintenance of the garden. Then we proceeded to planning activities, dynamics and projects for the students, where the school garden can be the field of management of cognitive development, attitudes and values. To conclude for the day, activities proposed by teachers were defined, under Fundamental and Specific skills Curricular Design Dominican.
Teachers attending this workshop expressed that opening the school year with this lesson has allowed them to "broaden the vision of the garden as an important component of the school and now include it formally in their lesson plans."
This workshop takes place in the framework of the work of EcoHuertos in creating sustainable and organic gardens in schools and communities in the Dominican Republic.
About EcoHuertos The program seeks to support the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, as well as support, through hands-on workshops, the areas of natural sciences contained in the educational curriculum. The program also generates awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, achieving a greater appreciation for and receptiveness toward the consumption of vegetables.
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Santo Domingo, August 1, 2016
With the intent to build with the teachers of the participating academic centers dynamic activities and projects to implement with their students, where the school garden is the field of management of cognitive development, attitudes and values; GFDD EcoHuertos program is offering in August, corresponding to the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, the workshop "The Vegetable Garden in the School Curriculum".
The school garden is a space where students and all the components of the school community have the opportunity to engage in activities that links them with vegetation in an experience that transcends the vegetable cultivation. In this space, "green" is not only food, but also contemplation, relaxation and connection with nature and knowledge.
The workshop will be held in connection to the activities proposed by teachers with the fundamental and specific skills (conceptual, procedural and attitudinal) that define the garden contents in the current curriculum design is determined.
All staff of each center will be involved.
Calendar:
Monday, August 1, 2016 - Colegio Nuevo Sol. La Agustina, Santo Domingo.
Wednesday, August 3 - Centro de Formación Técnico-Prof’sional René Descartes, Baní.
Friday, August 5 - Escuela Hogar del Niño, La Romana
Monday, August 8, 2016 - Colegio Nuevo
Monday, August 8, 2016 - Colegio Adventista Los Girasoles
Monday, August 8, 2016 - Centro Educativo Jardín del Saber
Thursday, August 9, 2016 - Centro Educativo Prof. Juan Bosch
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - Liceo Secundario Unión Panamericana
Thursday, August 11, 2016 Escuela Básica Concepción Bona
Friday, August 12, 2016 - Centro Educativo del nivel básico e inicial Paraguay
Friday, August 19, 2016 - Escuela Básica Barraquito. D.M
La Zurza, July 1, 2016
In order to create an organic and sustainable vegetable garden at the Sociedad para el Desarrollo Integral de la Zurza (SODIZUR), GFDD’s program, EcoHuertos, organized on June 21 and 26 two days of work. For the creation of the urban rooftop garden, they used recycled materials and creativity to plant in reused containers.
On the first day, Tuesday June 21, a fence of concrete blocks was built to provide security to the roof. This was done thanks to the community who voluntarily cooperated with brickwork labor.
On June 26, 37 people, including management staff members of SODIZUR; C representatives of the Housewives Committee of La Zurza, National District’s Health Promoters Association (Aprosadina), and leaders and local youth participated.
The community participated enthusiastically in the second phase, which was divided into three stages: cleaning and conditioning of the roof; repair and suitability of the containers; and planting. Nurseries of spinach, onions, curly parsley, flat-leaf parsley, sesame seeds, broad cilantro, and eggplant were made. In addition, seedlings of tomato, oregano, basil, pepper, leek, spinach, basil, pepper, and lettuce were planted.
About EcoHuertos:
The program works on creating sustainable and organic gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, while also supporting, through practical field activities, areas of natural science included in the school curriculum. The program also raises awareness of the importance of a balanced diet and highlights the value of consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Santo Domingo, June 20, 2016
The GFDD program EcoHuertos, as part of its goal to create sustainable and organic vegetable gardens in schools and communities in the Dominican Republic, will offer during the month of August, for the beginning of the school year 2016-2017, the workshop entitled "The Vegetable Garden in the Academic Curriculum ". The workshop, the first of its kind in the country, will be addressed to all teachers of the academic institutions.
The initiative of the GFDD program EcoHuertos aims to introduce in the academic curriculum projects, dynamics and activities to perform with students, where the school garden serves as tool to the management of the cognitive development of attitudes and values, as explains the Program Coordinator, Cristiana Cruz. It also seeks to define within the framework of the activities proposed by teachers, the fundamental and specific competencies and the contents (conceptual, procedural and attitudinal) that define the current curriculum.
“The school garden is a space where all members of the school community and students have the opportunity to engage in activities that relate to the environment in an experience that transcends the mere cultivation of crops. In this space, green not only means food, but also contemplation, relaxation and connection with nature and knowledge”, noticed Cruz.
About EcoHuertos
The program seeks to support the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, as well as support, through hands-on workshops, the areas of natural sciences contained in the educational curriculum. The program also generates awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, achieving a greater appreciation for and receptiveness toward the consumption of vegetables.
Related Links:
www.eco-huertos.org
www.globalfoundationdd.org