VOLUNTEERING ON THE FARM, Secondary School Lucian Blaga Jibou, ROMANIA

 

Students had to visit a local farm and get into the farming environment. They needed to observe what the farmers do in order to raise and take good care and animals. Added to that, students had the chance to see and try do the job the farmers usually do. It was a great opportunity for students to learn new skills and abilities and think if it could be a good job for their future. A group of students visited a local farm, where they raise animals and use diverse agricultural machinaries to harvest the land and produce organic food. Students got to the farm and met the farmers who showed them around. They saw sheep,  cows, sheep dogs, rabbits, donkeys, oxen and many other animals. Some of them enjoyed it and to others it was a challenge being such close to farm animals. Farmers showed them what tasks they have from morning to evening. Students fed the animals, played with them, even tried working the land with tools.

This activity helped raise awereness at the types of food we eat every day, where it is produced, as well as at the skills you need to have in order to be a good farmer. Students gained more self confidence and they got more opened to helping working the land and taking good care of animals.

Even if there are students who are not into farming, or do not like animals, this activity helped them open their horizons and see something else, apart from the lessons in the class. Open air activities give students the opportunity to observe the world around them, were food is produced and what is healthy for our own way of living.