The Borders
| Project | gardenproject i.c.w. with teacher and pupils |
| Location | schoolyard PI de Brug, Leiden |
| Client | PI de Brug |
| Year | 2020/2021 |
De Brug is a school for special, primary education, where lessons are given to small groups. Around the school is a green schoolyard with, amongst other things, a vegetable garden and five borders. Together with teacher Mayke de Groot, I have developed a participation project in which the children are involved in the redevelopment process from the start and in this way are introduced to gardening and everything that comes with it. Such as soil types, sun and shade plants, insects and biodiversity. A dozen pupils worked very hard and enthusiastically: removing old plants, applying compost, choosing plants, planting plants and watering. We also visited a nursery.
The project is a pilot in the context of outdoor lessons in the green. In connection with the privacy no photos have been posted in which the children are recognizable.