Zprávy památkové péče 2016, 76(5):542-545

It's the time you spent on your rose... Examples of systematic education of primary school pupils in garden art monuments

Petr Hudec

As demonstrated by the results of the project "Enjoying Czech Heritage", the implementation of educational programs in a historic environment meets the educational needs of visitors more effectively than a usual guided tour. In the case of programs prepared for elementary school students, this means, for example, monitoring relationships in Framework Educational Programs. In order to develop pupils' knowledge and skills as well as shape their values and attitudes, a single visit to a monument is usually not enough. The article presents two concepts of long-term education in Kroměříž UNESCO sites that were created for first-level pupils of elementary school. In the first case, the program was Four Seasons of the Garden, the focus of which was a series of four meetings during the school year. The second project, Ten Times in the Garden, was intended to create even closer cooperation between heritage and educational institutions. Pupils had the opportunity to visit the Kroměříž UNESCO site in all of the months when school was in session. Just like the beauty of a necklace generally does not lie only its part, for educational activities implemented in a historical environment the ideal is also the creation of a chain of educational opportunities with a particular group of visitors to the monuments, which is also associated with a tighter formation of interpersonal relationships. This is also expressed in the idea of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who provided the name for this article: "It's the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important".

Keywords: historic gardens; Kroměříž; education; cultural heritage; elementary school

Published: December 1, 2016  Show citation