Children With Special Needs Benefit From Horticulture Therapy

After the morning prayer, children of Chavara Special School in Koonammavu race to keep an eye on the vegetables and flowers that they are growing at school. They water them daily, add manure, and actually do all that should be done to guarantee that the plants get by. They also rear hens, ducks, goats and rabbits.

The horticulture therapy was introduced in the school last year with the support of the Kottuvalli Krishi Bhavan after realising its potential in the development of children fighting cognitive mental disorders ranging from cerebral palsy to autism.
It all started when a teacher was growing vegetables and flowers on a small scale and students showed their interest. Seeing this the initiative was started. Now, it has been implemented on six acres of land.

Under the supervision of school authorities and Krishi Bhavan officials, students were urged to do the cultivation. The outcome ended up being amazing not simply as far as progress in their mental capacities as the vegetables and blossoms additionally procured around ₹25,000.

Vegetables were also used for their mid-day meal. It was additionally learning through genuine experience that not just assisted them with their memory and fixation yet in addition further developed actual viewpoints like better coordination of body developments.