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Let’s Plan the School Garden: A Participatory Project on Sustainability in a Nursery School in Padua

Lorena Rocca, Giovanni Donadelli, Sonia Ziliotto

DergiPark (Istanbul University)

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The "Small steps of Agenda 21" project in the "J. Mirò" nursery school in Padua, Italy, engaged children in participatory planning for their school garden. Children actively improved the garden, fostering awareness of community discussion and participation. The project demonstrated that children improved their sense of inclusiveness and responsibility.