School Garden Workshop for the Autistic Children

http://www.lavozdigital.es/jerez/20090421/local/cadiz/proyecto-jardinaria-asociacion-autistas-200904211051.html (original text in Spanish)

El proyecto de jardinaría de la Asociación de Autistas cuenta ya con aula propia
21.04.09 - 10:52 -
N.A. Cádiz

This is a wonderful idea set up in Cadiz, Andalucia

The autistic children of Cádiz now have a new space to carry out the project of gardening. The school Gadir inaugurated yesterday some new installations, that have been built for the City Hall of Cadiz and whose act included the presence of lieutenant of mayoress of Mercedes Colombo Family Area, and the councilman of Urban Maintenance, Juan Antonio Guerrero.

This project is being carried out during the present school course, integrating the autistic students with students of grade five, Primary School, under the supervision of the teacher of Autism Mª del Carmen Eslava Rodríguez and the narrow contribution of the tutor of 5º grade of Primary School and the Autistic Educator.

In this workshop activities are carried out as to work the land, to plant trees and seeds, to paint, to devise placards relating to the theme in English and Spanish and a great quantity of activities. In the project they have been invested more than 28,000 euros that have permitted the restructuring of the classroom encloses upon citing school. With this budget different works through the Municipal Delegation of Urban Maintenance have been carried out.