While excited about this year and the opportunities and challenges it presents, I have been reflecting on the work I did last year, but did not blog about.
Teaching after Covid Lockdowns in 2022 presented many restrictions and I pivoted quickly to an almost totally outside learning environment teaching in the very well ventilated gardens of the school.
The above screenshot is a snapshot of the opportunities that this disrupted and different teaching environment provided. It is a spreadsheet of all the crops planted, when, by which class and where. It was a very helpful use of technology when trying to manage sixteen gardens.
I have always been keen to get our school gardens flourishing, literally and as learning resource. 2022 gave me the opportunity to show the students and staff the value of food producing gardens. I received positive feedback from many staff, and most importantly, a commitment from them to take control of teaching with their gardens now that I am back inside.
I will still continue to support teachers with their gardens and look into where the CoL cohort's interests may intersect with the gardens.
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