As of: March 16, 2024, 10:00 a.m
By: Pauline Zapp
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The girls and boys in class 1a at the Paul Gerhardt Elementary School were allowed to swap the classroom for green meadows and plant a fruit tree.
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In cooperation between the LPV and the Sparkasse Freising-Moosburg, a project is being created on Schafhofberg that is unique in the region - with added value for nature and primary school students.
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– The goal is to build a cultivated fruit garden on the hills of Freising.
In order to get the little ones excited about nature and fruit trees, the Landscape Conservation Association (LPV) and the Sparkasse are getting the Freising primary school classes on board.
“In March we have four dates on which two first or second classes plant their own fruit trees,” explains Sonja Huber from the Sparkasse Freising Moosburg school service, which is supporting the project thanks to a charity campaign from 2020.
Nature instead of classroom
On Wednesday morning, the girls and boys in class 1a at the Paul Gerhardt Elementary School were able to swap the classroom for green meadows and work on fruit trees and voles instead of math and German.
In small groups and under the guidance of orchard teacher Waltraud Karl and the two landscape managers Michael Wiesheu and Michael Best, the first graders went through various stations.
So while one group dug the hole for the new tree and the other was responsible for watering the existing fruit trees, the remaining children set up a fence to protect the trees from voles.
“The children take responsibility” for their tree
They learned new things in a playful way.
For example, Karl explained to them how old a fruit tree can get or how important orchards are for bees and insects.
“It is important to us that the children understand that a tree is a living being,” explains the educator and continues: “At this age, the children still feel connections to the tree they have planted and take responsibility.” In addition, they should be given the opportunity to Being able to visit the meadow in your free time and the later harvest and consumption of the fruit being part of the overall experience.
When asked about the project, first-grader Carolina reported that she “really enjoyed the two school hours in nature.”
She particularly enjoyed digging out the hole and the warming apple tea that the hard-working children were given.
Just like the end result: a planted fruit tree that will hopefully grow as quickly as the environmental project on the Schafhofberg.