Room 6 Otatara School – Kaitiaki in the making – 19 November 2019
This class of learners have all signed pledges to be the kaitiaki of the scooter park area of their school, and they came to the Southland Community Nursery to learn about native plants that can be planted and how to plant. A matching activity around the plant nursery got them matching up a card to the plant and learning about how tall the species grow and what conditions they can tolerate or not – some like the shade while others like the sun! The diversity of native species was explored alongside thinking about what plants will be suitable for areas around the scooter park. Then the right way to plant a plant was demonstrated and practised – using those species that like wet feet in this wet area of the property. Planting the right way gives the plants the best chance of survival. Great helping mānuka class.
Bronwyn
Posted: 20 November 2019