Weeding, writing and arithmetic… why green fingers are good for our children

Schools should teach pupils gardening skills to instil a passion for the environment in future generations, says horticultural chief

From the water vole to the Scottish wildcat, the dwindling numbers of Britain’s most at-risk animals are well documented. But now the alarm bell is sounding over a rather more overlooked endangered species: green-fingered children.

Young people are so rarely spotted in gardens across Britain nowadays that the Royal Horticultural Society is warning that the country is facing a green skills crisis unless more learn to garden.

Teachers need to be imaginative and visit gardens and use gardening to demonstrate things already on the curriculum

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Z2EJcf