Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 6 2016 | Page 85

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The project relates to the development of low beams in school gardens where students will get to know various kinds of seeds and plants, follow the process from seed to mature plants, introduce value of organic garden and organic food, participate in all work relating to the garden and finally enjoy the fruits. Since the teacher from Slovenia has rich experience in this field, with her knowledge she mentored the other colleagues and students "beginners". The course of the project could be followed at school Web site of the participants (http://osborovjezg.skole.hr/nastava/projekti/vrtimo_se_na_vrtu). In my school, school garden was created just before the seminar, as one of the activities of the Erasmus + project "The healthier, the happier." During the school year we have joined another eTwinning project "Mislim zeleno, čuvam Zemlju (Think green and take care of the Earth” so the activities in the garden were frequent and abundant. Participating students: from 1st to 7th grade. We planted the seeds of old varieties of tomatoes and lettuce, peas grown in the classroom, planted spice and horticultural plants, keeping the garden clean and tidy. Younger students painted wildlife in the garden and created garden ornaments, while older students created seeding calendars. We exchanged seeds with students of other schools. From January 2016 we started to publish the journal of the project, which can be viewed also as an online edition. The journal is published every month, and in it we publish materials which present our gardens and gardening activities. The journal also has entertainment content (crossword puzzles, games, quizzes, etc.). Feedback of the project is extremely positive: students were very motivated, were informed by the ways of purposeful planning of time and space, have had to face the occasional failure, and understand the reasons why a plant dies or is going badly, enjoyed practical work using garden tools, but also tools of woodworking in making garden ornaments. As the project progressed, the great ideas for decoration have occurred. Students were very happy when the first fruits of the garden appeared small cherry tomatoes and zucchini and pears on the tree. 85