Part of their playground is dedicated to a ‘picking patch’ that each children must help to care for.

Head of Junior School, Kirsten Mullan said the garden provides students with the opportunity to learn that living things have basic needs including food and water, while teaching them about healthy eating.”

“The students learn about the science of plants, animals, weather, the environment and nutrition in an active and engaging way,” she said.

“It’s amazing to see what the children will eat when they grow it themselves.”

Prep students enjoyed pizzas made with the produce they harvested from the garden at the end of the term.

Additional benefits of a school garden includes:

• develops cooperation and teamwork
• creates a sense of belonging
• shapes personal identity
• teaches children different concepts and capabilities of themselve