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considered
while
planning
the
greenhouse. Perhaps the most crucial
consideration was the ability to control
the temperature at all times, for which
an automatic temperature control
system was installed.
Sale of fresh organic vegetables to the
parents and teachers by Secondary Boys- A
and the principal Mr. Tajammul A Mirza
Vertical gardening, for its quality of
taking up less space and creating an
effervescent environment, filled with
greenery even in the most confined
and challenging places, was created to
not only influence the students to have
a green thumb, but also their parents.
Moreover, a remarkable success has
been the hydroponics, which is known
for being erratic and inauspicious,
for continual plant growth in school
environments, due to its features of
growing plants without soil but water,
which is a very sensitive process. Al
Sadiq has been very successful with
using hydroponics, where to date,
over five harvests of various plants
grown in the hydroponics have
been reaped. The task of planting
and harvesting was undertaken by
the students ranging from KG1 to
11th grade under the supervision of
teachers. The harvested fruits and
vegetables were sold to parents and
teachers during gatherings such as
the parents’ meetings in collaboration
with the Commerce Department to
allow the students, to also polish their
entrepreneurial skills.
their gardening to a greenhouse,
which is an improvement for the
gardening initiative at Al Sadiq. The
greenhouse is an opportunity to
extend the fruit production and plant
growing, without giving precedence
to the harsh climate of the UAE. The
size, location, material, and climate
control, were the four specifications
The greenhouse was brought to
life with various distinctive plants
on the 19th of November 2017. The
leaders of the Gardening Club; Lavina
Chowdhury, Saamiya Naushad , Huda
Alam and Mancy Aimen, were given
the responsibility of being the first to
learn how to plant the seeds, through
the demonstrations provided, and then
to extend the knowledge acquired to
other students, and in the process,
to develop great leadership qualities
along with gardening. Through
constant care and observation by the
students, it was only a matter of a few
months before most of the plants were
grown. So far there has been countless
numbers of harvests, with over six
hundred and twenty kilograms of
cucumbers, produced by the students
of; foundation, Primary and secondary
Members of the gardening club at Al Sadiq Islamic English School.
Al Sadiq Islamic English School’s
diligence towards gardening has
not gone unnoticed by the Dubai
Municipality, who awarded Al Sadiq
Organic Garden with the title of Best
innovative approach in gardening,
during the Grow Your Food campaign.
Additionally, Ms. Greta Ferloni, the
manager, at Wellbeing Initiative at
KHDA had visited and appreciated
the Al Sadiq Garden. A visit to KHDA
with the harvest from organic and
hydroponic garden, was also well
received.
The road to gardening does not end
here for Al Sadiq, as this year they have
taken an inspiring pledge to extend
Students and teachers busy sowing seeds in the gardening club.
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