Orientation and vegetable garden in ReCreando
What you organized, when, where and for how many people?
I organized an activity within the urban colony ReCreando. It is a colony for girls and boys from 4 to 12 years old that takes place at the Honest Public School Batalón de Gijón. My activity took place on Monday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. That day, 11 children attended: Paika, Alma, Lara, Marina, Deva, Illán, Alan, Eric, Hugo, César and Marina.
What were the main goals and objectives of the activity?
The activity dealt with two main topics: orientation and vegetable garden. First we made a circle to introduce the new people and tell the activity prepared for that day. Then, we started with the orientation exercises: we talked about the cardinal points, we drew a rose of the winds and we made a solar clock. About 11:30 am we took a break to recharge our batteries with a small lunch and went to play in the park where we drew a human solar clock with chalk. At approximately 12:30 we started the following exercise: the garden. We placed six wooden boxes in line and in pairs they began to fill them first with soil and then with plants and seeds. They transplanted widow's-thrill flower, mint and lemon balm and planted lettuce, tomato and radish seeds. Then we watered and collected the whole area of the garden. Finally we did a brief relaxation exercise and again in a circle we closed the activity talking about its follow-up, thanking the people who made it possible and with a small evaluation.
What were the main outcomes and results of the activity?
The first exercise, the presentation, served to get to know us a bit and see how we could organize ourselves according to the participants' ages, autonomy ... In the second exercise, "notions of orientation", the difference in ages and the different rhythms of the participants was noted. Being a small group this was not an inconvenience and it served so that each one managed the exercises (rose of the winds, solar clock) according to their aptitudes and interest. During the rest time the autonomy of the girls and boys is encouraged, when they leave school they have more space to play and relate to each other. It also served to interact with other people in the park, especially thanks to the human solar clock. In the third exercise, the orchard, there was great interest on the part of the participants; It served as a cooperative game, since they worked in pairs and had to agree to plant in the same box. Finally, in the fourth exercise, the closure, we noticed the strengthening of the group's ties, sharing a group hug that lasted several minutes while one of the participants took a photo (failed) with his Polaroid camera.
Are there any other relevant aspects related to the activity, a conclusion or future plan?
The preparation phase of the activity was very important, since I needed a lot of materials: paper, colors, photocopies of the solar clock (it was made as an origami), scissors, glue, compass, boxes, plastic, stapler, earth, pales, seeds and plants. Also the place and the time played an important role: the classroom, the outer space, the sun (we were lucky). And my classmates Estefi and Melania who facilitated the activity at all times, since they knew the place and many of the children attending. I think it was a very complete activity on the environment, orientation and vegetable garden that also requires continuity (watering and caring for the plants) and, therefore, a follow-up and responsibility for the children of the colony.
I organized an activity within the urban colony ReCreando. It is a colony for girls and boys from 4 to 12 years old that takes place at the Honest Public School Batalón de Gijón. My activity took place on Monday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. That day, 11 children attended: Paika, Alma, Lara, Marina, Deva, Illán, Alan, Eric, Hugo, César and Marina.
What were the main goals and objectives of the activity?
The activity dealt with two main topics: orientation and vegetable garden. First we made a circle to introduce the new people and tell the activity prepared for that day. Then, we started with the orientation exercises: we talked about the cardinal points, we drew a rose of the winds and we made a solar clock. About 11:30 am we took a break to recharge our batteries with a small lunch and went to play in the park where we drew a human solar clock with chalk. At approximately 12:30 we started the following exercise: the garden. We placed six wooden boxes in line and in pairs they began to fill them first with soil and then with plants and seeds. They transplanted widow's-thrill flower, mint and lemon balm and planted lettuce, tomato and radish seeds. Then we watered and collected the whole area of the garden. Finally we did a brief relaxation exercise and again in a circle we closed the activity talking about its follow-up, thanking the people who made it possible and with a small evaluation.
What were the main outcomes and results of the activity?
The first exercise, the presentation, served to get to know us a bit and see how we could organize ourselves according to the participants' ages, autonomy ... In the second exercise, "notions of orientation", the difference in ages and the different rhythms of the participants was noted. Being a small group this was not an inconvenience and it served so that each one managed the exercises (rose of the winds, solar clock) according to their aptitudes and interest. During the rest time the autonomy of the girls and boys is encouraged, when they leave school they have more space to play and relate to each other. It also served to interact with other people in the park, especially thanks to the human solar clock. In the third exercise, the orchard, there was great interest on the part of the participants; It served as a cooperative game, since they worked in pairs and had to agree to plant in the same box. Finally, in the fourth exercise, the closure, we noticed the strengthening of the group's ties, sharing a group hug that lasted several minutes while one of the participants took a photo (failed) with his Polaroid camera.
Are there any other relevant aspects related to the activity, a conclusion or future plan?
The preparation phase of the activity was very important, since I needed a lot of materials: paper, colors, photocopies of the solar clock (it was made as an origami), scissors, glue, compass, boxes, plastic, stapler, earth, pales, seeds and plants. Also the place and the time played an important role: the classroom, the outer space, the sun (we were lucky). And my classmates Estefi and Melania who facilitated the activity at all times, since they knew the place and many of the children attending. I think it was a very complete activity on the environment, orientation and vegetable garden that also requires continuity (watering and caring for the plants) and, therefore, a follow-up and responsibility for the children of the colony.
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