Orchard Garden

Garden based learning is one of many ways in which we can try and introduce non-traditional components into the class room to try and create a multi-dimensional learning setting. The article mentions how changing the setting to a more social one allows for personalized pace as well as a natural setting to integrate cultural aspects. This is a welcoming setting for a lot of demographics who are often marginalized and under-represented in schools. Further, something like a community garden fosters enthusiasm toward a mutual goal that both implicitly and explicitly brings about aspects of education. I also think that a garden brings about opportunities to explore the real-world applications and observations that exist in nature, thus putting subject matter in context. Gardening is a practical skill that connects people with the environnement and can be a practical life skill as well, all while bringing about a means to teach various subject matters.