PdF:SO537 Nat. Gardens - spring, summer - Course Information

SO537 Natural Gardens - spring, summer

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Ing. Dana Křivánková (seminar tutor), Ing. Petra Štěpánková, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Lenka Gulová, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. Dana Křivánková
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education

Prerequisites

As a safe social environment, the Natural Garden enables students to gain their own experiences, improve their physical condition and manual skills, develop personal and social competences, and strengthen a positive attitude to life around us. Prerequisites for successful completion of the course are basic knowledges of biology and interest of the issue of natural gardens.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Learning outcomes of the course unit The course will make it possible to distinguish garden pedagogy from other scientific disciplines, to acquire and acquire basic knowledge of the importance of outdoor stay for physical, mental and social development of growing children and clients of social institutions. It introduces the potential of natural gardens as places for education and development of social, environmental and cognitively emotional competences. The course focuses on growing literacy in accordance with the principles of sustainable living during the spring months. Practical lessons take place in the natural school garden (Lipka Kamenná workplace).

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to: * characterize the school's natural garden as an exemplary educational environment and propose its use for teaching during spring and part of summer months * perform phenological observations during spring and part of summer months. * to grow selected plants in a flower bed and in an alternative environment during the school year and to provide care for the holidays and nature conservation. * apply safety and hygiene regulations for activities such as tasting, handling natural products or tools, etc.

Syllabus

• Course contents: These are practical exercises using activating teaching methods that are supported by original worksheets. 1. Florist - indoor plants, pitfalls of indoor gardening. 2. Methods of propagation and cultivation of model house plants, requirements of individual groups, mixing of special substrates. 3. Years and biennials. 4. Spring in the natural garden - bio-seed and planting, techniques and sowing dates. 5. Principles of own semenification. 6. Vegetables in the natural garden. Suitable and less suitable crop combinations. Seeding procedure. 7. Accompanying plants and their use. Plants safe and their dangerous doubles. 8. Biodiversity in the natural garden - pre-growing of seedlings, mixed cultures, polyculture, biotope garden. 9. Importance of insects and pollinators in the natural garden. 10. Medicinal plants and spices in the natural garden, their importance and cultivation. 11. Guild - tree community, edible forest. 12. Biological protection and its principles. 13. Methods of using herbs and natural predators. 14. Treating, Harvesting and Use of Medicinal Plants. 15. Eating Garden for Sensual Activation. Sensory assessment of edible flowers and weeds. 16. Food safety, genetically modified organisms, slow-food movement.

Literature

recommended literature
• Kolektiv autorů (2013). Moje přírodní zahrada – příručka zahradního vědění (2. vyd.). Jindřichův Hradec: Občanské sdružení Přírodní zahrada. ISBN 978-80-260-5326-2.
• Křivánková, D., & Machátová, I. (2012). Cesta k ukázkové školní přírodní zahradě (1. vyd.). Brno: Lipka - školské zařízení pro environmentální vzdělávání.
• Křivánková, D. (2012). Školní zahrada jako přírodní učebna. Brno: Lipka - školské zařízení pro environmentální vzdělávání.
• Kreuter, M. (2009). Biozahrádka – pěstování blízké přírodě. Banská Bystrica: Euromedia Group, k. s. ISBN 978-80-242- 2201-1.
• Hradil, R. (2015). Půda – zdravá, živá, úrodná (1. vyd.). Olomouc a Hranice: Bioinstitut a nakladatelství Fabula. ISBN 978-80-87371-28-2 (Bioinstitut), ISBN 978-80-87635-31-5 (Fabula).
• Burns, A. a S. (2011). Práce na biozahradě – praktické návody a rady pro přírodní pěstitelství. Praha: PLOT. ISBN 978- 80-7428-059-7.

Teaching methods

Field exercises at the Garden at the River, discussion - exchange of experience, group project

Assessment methods

Active participation in seminars, group seminar papers or presentations, attendance at least min. 75%.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• BIp040 Natural Gardens - autumn, winter

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blokově - 5 x 4 hodiny.

Teacher's information

The student suggests, if possible, realizes and reflects professionally correct and age-appropriate practical teaching with live plants in the spring, summer. Students will appreciate the importance of practical activities for the development of work habits and attitudes to work and care for the environment, suitably include these activities in the teaching of the subjects of the educational area Man and the World of Work, but they also complement teaching across other subjects. At the end of the course a colloquial discussion in the field aimed at verifying the knowledge and skills acquired during the semester. Presentation of seminar works.

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