
Aver-o-Mar School experienced an intense day today, or rather an intense afternoon, because in addition to student competitions and regular activities ( mentoring, school sports and theatre), there were two activities open to the community: the launch of a book and the cleaning of the community organic garden.
In a separate article, you can find information on the launch of the book “Contributos para uma Escola Ubuntu – a visão de Diretores/as de Escolas Ubuntu” (Contributions to an Ubuntu School – the vision of Ubuntu school headmasters), highlighting the community’s involvement in the cleaning of the community organic greenhouse.
The greenhouse, installed inside the school, and after having been the stage for the practice of the former Horticulture and Floriculture Courses, has been used for various projects, ranging from interdisciplinary projects to specific activities in Science, Physics, Geography and Art classes. In addition, there are plots that are tended by students/classes, specific projects, staff and members of the community, especially the immigrant population.
This afternoon, starting at 2pm, the Eco-Schools project, under the coordination of teacher Filipe Santos, held a session to clean and organise the area, both inside and around the school, in order to start to reforest the arable area, in line with what has been happening in recent years.
The challenge was set before the community, with dozens of students taking part, as well as others carrying out integrated activities in this area, teachers and staff, and members of the community. The school board also set the lead, and Sílvia Costa, a former student at Aver-o-Mar School and now a municipal environmental councillor, who has closely followed the progress of the Aver-o-Mar School Group, was also involved in this activity.
The challenge was set before the community, with dozens of students taking part, as well as others carrying out integrated activities in this area, teachers and staff, and members of the community. The school board also set the lead, and Sílvia Costa, a former student at Aver-o-Mar School and now a municipal environmental councillor, who has closely followed the progress of the Aver-o-Mar School Group, was also involved in this activity.
This year, a new boost will be given to the greenhouse. Therefore, in addition to the traditional crops, different projects will be developed in the area of IoT, with the installing of sensors and several automation systems, in a partnership involving the two “Ciência Viva” projects at the School Group, one linked to the sciences and the other to robotics.