La huerta escolar como estrategia didáctica de aprendizaje para el desarrollo de competencias con estudiantes de primaria sede “A” del instituto agrícola alto Jordán en corregimiento alto Jordán, municipio Vélez, Santander.

Abstract

The research document presents the development and application of a school garden project for primary school under the new school educational model, guiding the school's curriculum, standards and competencies. This work defines the different didactic strategies to implement with the creation of the school garden, strengthening different areas of knowledge, putting into practice basic skills, acquiring Cooperative and meaningful learning in the children of the Alto Jordán Agricultural Institute, Basic primary. This research is carried out with the mixed approach, a qualitative and quantitative design. The workshops proposed during the project of use of the methodology, is the way to guide and have clarity of what is intended to teach: In Natural Sciences the growth of plants and the process photosynthesis, plant characteristics, mainly, in mathematics, problem solving in the environment, language, the capacity for reading and writing comprehension; Through this work, They implement cognitive and practical learning which integrate the natural environment. The result of this research shows that it is possible to carry out a school garden project, to facilitate the acquisition of basic skills, we sought to experience a relationship between school garden, nutrition and skills, generating entrepreneurship in favor of what is good for life by offering to the school curriculum, new perspectives for the children of the educational institution.