What is the role of each insect? Why are they important in the garden?
Here are some interesting points to discuss linked to insects and biodiversity. The characteristics of insects help to introduce young people to the notions of taxonomy and species classification. It is also an interesting introduction to food chain and regulation of ecosystems. Insects role in the decomposition of organic residues and in soil fertilization is also an essential point of this session.
Presentation of the insect hotel to the crèche children
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Children from the Villiot crèche discover the insect hotel in the traversine garden. The activity leader explains the role of each compartment adapted to a particular type of insect.
Vermicomposting workshop with the children of the primary schools and the kindergarten of Bercy, Paris
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Designing Hope and the kindergarten of Bercy received from the City hall of Paris 2 vermicomposters with the compost worms. We installed a worm bin with the children of the Bercy primary schools and another worm bin with the children … Read More
Workshop on the installation of the insect hotel with the children of the CLAJE in the garden of Traversine-Villiot, Paris
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With the children welcomed by the Centre Paris Anim’ (CLAJE), the team of Dessine l’Espoir finalised the installation of the insect hotel in the garden of Traversine-Villiot. We installed pieces of broken bricks for the staphylinid, pine cones for the … Read More
Introduction to composting and observation of the compost’s useful insects
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In front of the Grand Potager’s compost, the students from Lauris’ nursery school learned how to sort their waste. Plastic ? In the recycling bin ! Leftover chicken ? In the garbage can ! Vegetable peel ? In the compost … Read More
Bee watching at the Grand Potager, Lubéron, France
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At the Fontenille domain, the garden is a shelter for many insects: on his own, the garden attracts a huge number of auxiliary insects. Today, as the fist flowers arrived, the children observed bees foraging the garden’s flowers.
Useful Insects
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Designing Hope proposed in class an activity with the children of the elementary around the insects useful to the garden. A presentation of a dozen insects was made, then a questionnaire was given to the children to test their knowledge. … Read More