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Plates installed cataloging trees for schoolchildren know the scientific name, common name, origin, global distribution, customs and curiosities

The Department of Education and Youth, directed by María Dolores Sánchez, launches a unique initiative with the aim of the school students learn the tree species that are in their playgrounds.

This is the cataloging of the trees so that the students know how to identify the vegetation around them plaques with scientific and common names, origin, global distribution and uses of these plants and curiosities, like a small botanical garden.

This initiative is intended that the school courtyards become meeting places of education, caring for its aesthetics and developing strategies for educational use.

These small botanical gardens are an ideal way to learn the contents of primary education, while allowing an integrated address environmental education.

Students made little pathways through the courtyards of schools to study the different species, allowing them to work as knowledge of the subjects, math, language arts and artistic expression.

They may also direct observations using the senses: smell, texture, color, sound of animals that have potential or that produced by wind, etc..

May take notes in situ of possible damages that are the same, indicating possible causes, taking photographs, essays about trees, etc.

Children reflect on solutions to preserve the environment and avoid potential environmental impacts.

The installation of the plates begin with the centers:

CEIP San Félix (Zarandona).

CEIP Francisco Noguera Saura (San José de la Vega).

CEIP Antonio Delgado Dorrego (Sangonera la Verde)

CEIP Infante Don Juan Manuel (Murcia)

CEIP Manuel Fernández Caballero (Murcia)

CEIP Nuestra Senora de los Angeles (The Esparragal)

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CEIP Virgen de la Vega (Cobatillas)

CEIP Francisco Giner de los Ríos (Santiago el Mayor)

CEIP San Juan (Murcia)

CEIP Chacas Pedro Martínez (Boatmen)

CEIP Saavedra Fajardo (Algezares)

CEIP Infanta Cristina (Bacons Bridge)

CEIP Pedro Pérez Abbey (Espinardo)

CEIP Los Rosales (El Palmar)

Gradually follow the installation of plaques in the rest of the town center

After placing the plates, the students at the school will observe the vegetation achieving:

- Provide resources and tools to identify the vegetation of the courts, so that both school and public at large species schools, mission and value

- Observe and identify flora more characteristic of the immediate environment

- Enjoy the aesthetics of the environment

- Develop a methodology for the preparation of educational visits to other gardens in the city

- To instil respect for the environment and living things that inhabit

- Valuing diversity and richness of species found in a garden

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia