Yesterday our Elementary School students participated in the process of replanting grass in our park.

But do you know why EMBI usually involves its students in this type of task?

• Taking care of school spaces strengthens the child’s sense of belonging and responsibility towards the school community.
• Seeing the community enjoying something they have made gives children a sense of success and ability, building a positive self-image and encouraging them to take on future challenges.
• Gardening involves all the senses, which stimulates good cognitive development.
• Working with the land is relaxing and builds patience.
• Collective work strengthens ties, enables discussions and sharpens the sense of organization and planning.
• The child learns curricular content in a practical way (in this activity it was science and geography content).
• Crafts improve motor development and the ability to concentrate.
• A respectful relationship with nature depends on relationships established in childhood. To respect nature, one must love it, and to love it, one must know it.