Sept 24 Reading

 The alterglobal movement really spoke to me as it promotes gardens on campuses to create environmental awareness while creating an environment to push STEAM initiatives. The addition of arts in STEM definitely invites a sense of balance and it is very important to know, especially with the climate change the world is going through, the importance of environmental sustainability. It was a shock reading about how the campus planners envisioned just another lecture hall but outside. With a roof, screens, sockets and everything. It really shows how far we've strayed away from our connection with nature. Where once, humans and nature co-existed, now we don't even consider nature to be part of our lives as technology continues to evolve. In addition, campuses and schools require that gardens teach the school curriculum to survive. The whole point of the garden is for it to teach the things that a whiteboard and computer can't teach. Nature takes us back to our roots and helps us reconnect with ourselves before all the technology. Gardens can be used to teach mathematics in a variety of different ways as mathematics explains everything. From building sculptures of mathematical functions and concepts to living through the word problems that are often displayed on paper instead, and create an interactive activity. Learning math in the garden could help students feel more relaxed as they tackle hard concepts and restock the oxygen that they are using in their brains. A garden can also foster a place that promotes mental and physical health while combining sensory, emotional, and fun ways of learning math. Just like mentioned in the article, we must undertake multi-level collaboration and make sure it focuses on the school curriculum to keep the garden flourishing and long lasting.