Did you know that there is only a school in the 23 wards that has a field of 25m pool in the Tsukishima area in Chuo-ku? It's Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School and Kindergarten. Former Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School / Kindergarten site (4-2-1 Tsukishima, Chuo-ku, a 5-minute walk from school / kindergarten), a 25m elementary school pool in Tsukishima Daiichi Park has been used as a farm since 1997. You. Every year, children and children harvest and eat a lot of "pesticide-free monthly vegetables" and use them in educational activities.
When I visited Tsukiichien in April, Shigenobu Tomikawa was smiling in a field where canola flower bloomed. Mr. Tomikawa (born August 20, 1930, almost 87 years old), who lives near "Tsukiichien", looks around the field twice or more every day for 20 years since 1997 and takes care of the field. I am doing it. Today, elementary school children and kindergarten children will come to plant seeds and seedlings in the field in May, so they are preparing for it. .
Thanks to Mr. Tomikawa's watering the morning and evening fields during this intense heat, the cucumber seedlings planted in May grew more vigorously than adults in July. Was. I was interviewed about the harvest of a 5-year-old kindergarten. In June, onions, potatoes, cucumbers, mini tomatoes, peppers, etc. were harvested. Today is the harvest of carrots. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of ginseng will come out. When I asked Dr. Junko Matsubara about the charm of "Tsukiichien", "I see the growth and change of plants every day and feel life, and experience the leaves and the touch. . Looking at the children who are surprised by the vegetables of various shapes and sizes different from the vegetables in the shop, every child is stimulated by their five senses and fosters rich sensibilities. " There is a three-year cultivation plan, and it seems that 5-year-olds mainly use `` Tsukiichien '', and 3-year-olds start digging sweet potatoes planted by 5-year-olds with their parents in October. Plant seed potatoes in February of the year old. Other vegetables are also grown in planters in the nearby garden.
Ayako Okawa, the homeroom teacher, shows the sweet potatoes planted in May to the children, saying, "The sweet potato leaves and vines are growing so much." "Blue tomatoes, don't turn red early?" I can't eat it yet. And it's a little more." "Large cucumber, I found it here."
"Peaman, it's getting bigger. It's still a little bit more." "It's a baby corn" The children who enter the tall vegetables are feeling like a search squad.
"Ginseng, dug~. I too. I, too. It's a great excitement. Each of them carried a lot of carrots to the kindergarten in a spar bag. "Let's count the number of carrots side by side." Emi Yoshizawa said, "Which carrot is big?" We all compared the length and thickness and chose the carrot champion.
July 13 was a curry party day in which 5-year-olds were very active.
The children carefully cut carrots, potatoes, and onions with the opposite hand holding the kitchen knife into "cat hands". He wasn't afraid to cut, so when I asked the children, he said he had practiced cutting vegetables using kitchen knives at home. . I'm convinced. I went to see where mothers are making curry in the elementary school home economics room, and the 5-year-olds seem happy with the simmering and the smell of curry roux. Curry pots were delivered to the nursery room of the 3-year-olds, and the 5-year-olds boasted that they had grown with a kitchen knife.
Dr. Daijiro Watanabe, a 3-year-old child, puts curry on half rice in a lunch box. Children who love curry. In an instant, the lunch box was empty. Even if the vegetables you don't like are in curry, it's delicious. I love curry!' In the play room, Tomikawa and Mayumi Ikuta (Chief of the "Monichiichien Cooperation Volunteer"), who always take care of "Monichiichien", were invited to the "Curry Party", and 4.5-year-olds were invited. He expressed his gratitude for what he wanted to ask and for taking care of them. Mr. Tomikawa says, "I'm most happy to see the smiles when the children are harvesting. That's the energy to take care of the fields. " Mr. Tomikawa was also having curry with the 4.5-year-olds, and conversations with the children were playing.
The elementary school “Monichi-en” determines the cultivation for each grade and uses it effectively based on a six-year cultivation plan. Along with Mr. Tomikawa, the parents of the "Tsukiichien Cooperation Volunteer" also support this educational activity.
When I asked Principal Shigeru Miki about his thoughts on Tsukiichien and Tomikawa-san, "Mr. Tomikawa's 20-year achievement for Tsukiichien is significant, and last year's cultural and lifelong learning from Chuo-ku was also involved in culture and lifelong learning. Was awarded as a meritorious person. As Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School, I am really grateful that Mr. Tomikawa has been able to use "Tsukiichien" for educational activities. I was able to confirm again that it is a plus for children's growth.
I was interviewed about the harvest of the third grade of elementary school. The children squeezed out more leaves in the cucumber field, saying, "Wow, I found a large cucumber!" "It's here too!" Weed removal is the most difficult task to promote the growth of crops in the field. The children go to the place they want and have a weed removal competition. When Mr. Yukiko Yamaji said, "Show weeds!", All of the classes shouted "O!" And raised their hands with weeds.
When deciding on a weed removal champion, the children's eyes are serious. After applauding the champion, he swore revenge and heard a voice saying, "I'll do my best to remove the next weed!" Mr. Ikuta put mini tomatoes in the open mouth. "It's delicious. I love tomatoes. Sweet ~ "(It seems that it was a big service because the hands were dirty due to weeding. But sometimes this is an ant. ) In the field, I always express my gratitude and gratitude to Mr. Tomikawa.
This is the first year's harvest. It is thrilling to enter a cucumber field like a jungle. "Well, I found a big cucumber!" "Wow, there's a bent cucumber!" "The cucumber's bitterness hurts!" Upon hearing that, Mr. Tomikawa said, "It's fresh enough to have thorns." To a freshman saying, "I like peppers," Tomikawa says, "Eggplants are so fruitful." For some reason, first-year students felt that many children were harvesting peppers. I don't like eggplants.
Finally, Mr. Ikuta gave a cucumber "leaf quiz". Which is "energetic leaves", "illness leaves" or "withered leaves"? All first-year students answer this question correctly. I learned that the cause of the disease was udon flour disease and withering. The first grader thanked Ayaka Hirose, the teacher in charge, "Thank you very much, Mr. Tomikawa," and returned happily with the harvest.
Radio exercises started on July 21, when summer vacation began at Tsukishima Daiichi Park. After the radio exercises, the guardian of the "Monichien Garden Cooperator" opens the key of "Monichien" on a duty basis, and watering, weeding, and harvesting vegetables with the children and children.
Even though the peppers are red, the children are delighted and excited. "Why do you turn red?" "It's a paprika. Let's go home and check it out. "After harvesting the peppers, if you leave them, they ripen ripe and turn red. It's different from paprika. Discovery at "Monichi-en" is one of the pleasures of summer vacation.
"Monichi-en" suffers not only pests and diseases, but also damage to rats, crows and wild birds. Each time, Mr. Tomikawa is protecting vegetables while sharing wisdom with the "Monichien Cooperation Volunteer" and taking measures. Seeing the smiles of the children is Tomikawa's energy, and the children also convey the feeling of "thank you" to Mr. Tomikawa, which fosters a sense of appreciation. Correspondents believe that the balance of reciprocity effects is really good, and that the presence of "Montsuki Ichien" will connect Tomikawa and children's and children's hearts throughout their lives.
(With the permission of Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School and kindergarten, we photographed it.)
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