Saxonwold Primary plants garden to educate children for the 4th industrial revolution
SAXONWOLD – Foundation phase learners at Saxonwold Primary learn how to be self-sustaining by learning how to plant and maintain a garden.
Saxonwold Primary School recently created an edible food garden to equip foundation phase children with skills to serve them in the 4th industrial revolution.
Principal Marion Wheater said that Starke Ayres seed company donated the plants and hosted an event on 25 May to teach learners from Grade 1 to 3 about how to plant and care for a garden.
Wheater said the gardening club at the school was honoured to have TV presenter and landscaper Lizette Jonker design the garden for them.
“The parents and I tried to create our own veggie garden but it was disastrous. Fortunately, this new garden is far better,” said Wheater.
“We are linking this project to our innovation centre because we are looking to equip our learners with skills for the fourth industrial revolution. Children need to be self-sustaining, particularly in an entrepreneurial programme. The fourth industrial revolution is not just about IT but also giving children practical skills that they can use to start a business or plant a garden.”
Grade 3 learner Nombuso Tshabalala said, “I learned all about the importance of gardening. It is important because it helps me to make food, have a better living and grow stronger.”
Grade 1 learner Blessing Ndlovu said he enjoyed planting the red lettuce and digging in the garden.
Grade 1 learner Kamryn Minto said, “There was a baby carrot when we started planting and I also found a bug on the lettuce.”
Food from the garden will be sold to parents or at the school tuck shop.
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