Learning outdoors for children of the favelas

by Instituto Sinal do Vale
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Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas
Learning outdoors for children of the favelas

Project Report | Dec 15, 2015
The Adventure of Flavors Continues

By Katie Weintraub | Partnerships and Programs Coordinator

Inaugurating the new garden
Inaugurating the new garden

The Aventura dos Sabores (Adventures of Flavors) continued in the months of October and November with great success and excitement at the school. After the missions phase of the project, in which the students researched the origins of their food and took visits to SINAL, they were able to apply the lessons in the "laboratory" and build the school's first garden. With the help of the SINAL team, the space behind the school was recuperated and the students spent a day transplanting the seedlings that they had planted at SINAL the month before. The math class was the lucky group to inaugurate the garden, so the math teacher had the students use the opportunity to measure and quantify the different amount of space needed between different types of plants (broccoli, collard greens, etc.) The class is now working to invent a practical irrigation system that will alleviate the burden of having to water the garden on a daily basis. 

In November, the last phase, the "celebration" occurred with a fun, healthy picnic where the kids learned to make a no-bake, all natural cake using almond sprouts and apples. The kids loved experimenting with the fresh fruits and discovering that healthy food can be delicious, too. SINAL brought a natural food activist that taught the kids the recipes and engaged them in a dialogue on freeing themselves from the processed food industry and reconnecting with local products. The following week, the students were able to showcase all they had learned at the year-end "Integral Fair" where students brough their own healthy foods and local recipes - such as banana peel cake, green juices, and jack fruit lasagna. It was wonderful to see the students becoming the teachers, as the Aventura dos Sabores students showed their peers the delicious but healthy and local recipes they had learned. 
The teachers involved in the project told the SINAL team that the Aventura dos Sabores reinvigorated and inspired them and their classes, giving them the energy and support they needed. The project will most likely be replicated in 2016 with other classes!
Planting the seedlings in the new garden
Planting the seedlings in the new garden
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Instituto Sinal do Vale

Location: Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
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Project Leader:
Thais Corral
General Coordinator
Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro Brazil
$7,343 raised of $30,000 goal
 
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