As planned, we visited the kindergarten last Tuesday the 11th April 2023. Our goal of the visit was to teach the children about green roofs and what they do for environment.
The kindergarten is located in Gibswil and upon arrival the teacher helped us to set up everything. Soon after the children arrived, Leon gave them a short introduction of our project. To make it more understandable for the children he used questions such as "Who has a garden? What kind of plants do you grow in your garden? Have you ever imagined your garden being on top of your roof?"
The children were really excited and told us about their garden and what kind of vegetables, flowers or other plants they are growing together with their parents.
We also brought along our own miniature green roof that we had built in advance so that the children could visualize it better.
Afterward we split the 12 children into groups of three and started working on the miniature green roof. Some were more excited than others, but in general almost all of them liked the idea of decorating their own "house" and getting their hands dirty while planting the seeds for the green roof.
Here are some pictures of the children decorating the shoebox and planting the seeds:
We spent approximately two hours at the kindergarten and the children really enjoyed this experience. They were all really enthusiastic and couldn't wait for the seeds to grow. In total, we built three miniature green roofs with the children. Over all, it was a memorable and educational experience for us.
