1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. To offer hands-on, experiential learning opportunities;
2. To foster a connection to nature so it can raise awareness;
3. To offer healthy nutritional alternatives;
4. To create social engagement and group cohesion;
5. To raise the well being and the benefits of nature among children;
6. To offer green space for the school's children (1, 2).
2. To foster a connection to nature so it can raise awareness;
3. To offer healthy nutritional alternatives;
4. To create social engagement and group cohesion;
5. To raise the well being and the benefits of nature among children;
6. To offer green space for the school's children (1, 2).
Quantitative targets
1. Serve the 250 children that eat there regularly;
2. Produce over 1000 Kg of vegetables necessary for meals ;
3. Maintain the 2000 trees already existing there: 1600 are forest trees and 400 are apple, pear, prune trees;
4. Maintain the 4 ha area (4).
2. Produce over 1000 Kg of vegetables necessary for meals ;
3. Maintain the 2000 trees already existing there: 1600 are forest trees and 400 are apple, pear, prune trees;
4. Maintain the 4 ha area (4).
Monitoring indicators defined
1. Number of children that eat regularly
2. Number of plants and trees that need care
3. Amount of estimated vegetable production
4. Amount of area space (3,4)
2. Number of plants and trees that need care
3. Amount of estimated vegetable production
4. Amount of area space (3,4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Implementation activities
In 2013 the place was refurbished, 2 greenhouses were installed and the already existing tree were cleaned. The high school students participated at this operation but they also had help from the university students at the local university.
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
At the regional level this NBS is new, it has no precedence (2)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
At a regional level, this NBS has not been transferred to other schools or cities (2)
