Prosume.
This word, coined by the renowned futurologist Alvin Toffler in 1980, simply sums up how MIT International School (MITIS) promotes urban gardening today. With the purposeful garden located at the school’s rooftop, the idea of producing what one consumes is believed to echo among MITIS students and the whole MIT community.
The MITIS garden was inspired by the Muntinlupa City government’s School Garden Program which was launched during the Youth Month Celebration in September this year. Not making it to the competition during the city-wide Youth Month campaign did not hinder the school to continue with the project and make it a springboard for a more sustainable and practical initiative.
The garden nurses seeds and sprouts of vegetables such as pechay, okra, eggplant, and chili pepper. Recently, the school has harvested about 15 kilos of pechay which were distributed to some classes, faculty members, and school assistants.
At the moment, the school uses the harvested vegetables in Home Economics classes where students are taught to cook, and at the same time eat vegetables. Moving forward, MITIS is looking at tapping the Science Department to make the school garden a hands-on project for students where they can apply science and technology in growing the plants.
“The school plans to double the size of the garden to accommodate more plants, not ornamental, but edible ones. We also want to explore on growing some medicinal plants,” said Dr. Bienvenido V. Santos, MITIS President and Principal. “This effort is a showcase of ‘what should be done can actually be done’. Also, our children have to learn and realize their responsibility to return back what they borrowed from the environment,” added Dr. Santos emphasizing on the term “prosume”.
School organizations such as the Student Coordinating Board (SCB) and the Creative Social Outreach (CSO) have signified interest to help in enhancing the school's gardening program. SCB hopes to mobilize its members to work out their green thumbs and take part in the actual cultivation of the plants, while CSO is excited about the idea of donating vegetables to their selected beneficiary community in Barangay Sucat, Muntinlupa City, during the Gift Giving Activity this December.
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Vegetables at the MITIS garden ready for harvesting |
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MITIS SCB Officers Peter Hyung and Tommy Dong showing their green thumbs up for the MITIS Garden Project |
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Mr. Mar Rebollos, the MITIS Administrative Services and Liaison Officer who took the lead in making the MITIS Garden Project possible |
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