“种植吧，小园丁”项目组织者访问小学部

On April 21st,Five of the organizers of Nurseries4Nurseries led by Eva came to visit the planting area and planting conditionof RFLS Kids Garden. They were welcomed by Rowell, Jane, Ms. Tang and Ms. Yu.They were brought directly to the garden area which is at the back of the primary school building. Rowell introduced the garden site and shared their experience implementing the project.
4月21日，“种植吧，小园丁”的五位组织者在Eva女士的带领下，来到王府外国语学校参观孩子们的种植园的情况。Rowell, Jane, 唐女士，于女士对她们的到来，表示了热烈的欢迎。在小学部教学楼后面的种植园，该项目的任课教师Rowell介绍了园地的位置，并且分享了他们执行项目中的经验。

Rowell mentioned about how they helped the pupils prepare the garden beds from anempty space full of grass to lovely garden beds. After sharing, they discussed the problems encountered by the teachers during the sowing and transplanting season. They asked about the growing condition of seeds after sowing them. They emphasized that it was important for them to know the conditions of the seed so they will know how to address this problem in the future. They were all convinced that the pupils are doing agreat job in maintaining the garden after seeing the newly transplanted seedlings. They were delighted to see how the pupils and teachers work together which resulted to a beautiful garden site suitable for planting and growing vegetables. They gave suggestions and advice on how to keep the vegetable healthy by adding organic fertilizers during the growing period. They admire how the teachers are spending extra time to keep the garden clean and keep the plants properly watered. Pupils learning and participation were also discussed by the organizers and the teachers during this visit. According to them, pupils’process of gaining knowledge and developing skills through gardening are the highlight of this project.
Rowell提到了他们是如何帮助学生们，把一个原本长满野草的空地变成可爱的种植地。分享过后，大家一起讨论了教师在播种和移植中遇到的问题。Eva女士等人询问播种过后种子的生长条件，特别强调让学生们了解种子的生长条件，以便将来可以解决类似的问题。在看到新近移植的幼苗后，她们都相信学生的工作做得很好。也很高兴地看到经过师生们共同努力，终于建造好一个适宜种植蔬菜的园地。她们也对如何施加有机肥料使蔬菜保持健康生长提出了建议，同时对教师花课外时间使菜园保持清洁并且灌溉得当表达了赞赏。学生的学习和参与也是本次考察的讨论内容，因为此项目的亮点，是学生通过种植获得的种植知识和技能的提升。

Jane introduced thehigh school garden to them as they walked around the back area. They were surprised to see the little green house built by high school students.After seeing, inspecting and discussing about the gardens, they spent extra time to walk around the whole campus and were amazed by its beauty. They were welcomed by Principal Ren and Vice Principal Bian at the primary building near the TAO office. Then they went to see the other facilities of the school including the library, cafeteria and the sports field.
参观者们围绕着后面区域观看时，Jane为她们介绍了高中生的种植园。高中学生们建起的小温室，让大家感到十分惊喜。在参观完种植园后，她们利用剩余的时间参观了美丽的王府校园。任校长和边静副校长在主教学楼前欢迎了大家，之后她们参观了学校的图书馆，食堂，咖啡厅和操场等设施。

The “Nurseries for Nurseries” competition is a friendly contest initiated and organized by the French Embassy in China and Limagra in China in order to promote and to grow vegetable gardens in kindergarten and primary schools in China. The goal of this amazing educational project is to encourage children to learn how to care about their environment and takean interest in healthy eating and living.
“种植吧，小园丁”比赛是一项友好的竞赛，由法国驻中国大使馆和中国利马格兰发起并组织，目的是在中国的幼儿园和小学中，推广和种植蔬菜园。这项非常棒的教育计划的目标，是鼓励孩子学会如何关心环境，并且关注健康的饮食和生活。

The first season was a great success for both organizers and participants. There were 21 schoolsin Beijing and 2 from Gansu province joined last year. This year’s second season, there will be 21 kindergarten schools and 49 primary schools participating all around China including BRFLS. It’s going to be a big project that will benefit 2705 children.
对于组织者和参与者来说，第一个赛季是非常成功的。共有北京的21所学校和甘肃的两所学校去年参加。今年是该项目的第二个赛季，全国范围内共有21所幼儿园和49所小学加入，其中就包括王府外国语小学部。这将会是一项使2705名学生受益的大项目。

文/Rowell

摄/于婧
翻译/朱春皓