TWO teachers from C W Hendrickse Primary School in Rosedale have embarked on a gardening project to beautify the school and to serve as an outside classroom to keep learners away from bad activities after school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C W Hendrickse Primary School\u2019s teachers Dorothy Taai and Jennifer Allison initiated the gardening project with the guidance of Jo\u00ebl Kivedo who is a retired lecturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Taai, Kivedo, who she describes as a botanist, has always been passionate about gardening so when she had the idea to start the gardening project, she knew he would be the best person to consult to assist the school to get the garden growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gardening project which began in July has since flourished. The cacti plant section is 120 square metres while the flower section is also 120 square metres which amounts to a 240 square metre garden at the front of the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI noticed the vacant space in front of the school yard, and I wanted to beautify the school,\u201d Taai said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She further said, as time progressed other ideas arose and instead of it being a beautification project, it became an educational and recycling project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taai said Uitenhage is plagued with pollution and the streets are full of filth but they wanted to teach the learners that they can still beautify their environment despite the drought and litter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUitenhage has always been known as the \u2018Garden Town\u2019 and the school wanted to restore this reputation,\u201d said Taai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grade four teacher Jennifer Allison said they wanted the learners to learn about different types of plants and be curious about nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince we started the project many learners have read up about nature and have asked questions about our garden and the type of plants we have. We don\u2019t want them to sit in the classroom all day long, we want them to be able to learn outside the classroom as well,\u201d said Allison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taai said they also created the garden as a form of after school edutainment to keep the learners off the streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile the parents are still working during the day, we want the learners to have a place to stay active instead of being alone at home and giving them free time to get involved with bad activities. We want them to use their energy for good,\u201d said Taai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She further said the gardening project allowed the learners to learn about working in groups and taking responsibility for the plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhatever skills they learn in the garden, we want them to take them home and start a little garden and enhance their entrepreneurial skills by helping others with their gardens,\u201d said Taai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the current drought in the metro, the school does not put strain on their water supply, instead they use grey water from the kitchen and bathroom to water the garden every fourth night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taai said everything in the garden was donated by Kivedo, businesses in Uitenhage, learners, teachers and the residents in their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want the garden to be a testament that if we work together there is so much more we can do in the community,\u201d said Taai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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