Through Ivan CAPECCHI
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updated on 23 Jun 21 at 15:38
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Since the start of its mandate, the municipality of Strasbourg has been working on the greening of schoolyards and nurseries. A policy seen as a way to fight against urban heat islands, as explained by the mayor, Jeanne Barseghian (EELV), during a progress report, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.
A new round of work is due to take place this year.
Six schools already vegetated
In 2020, six schools in three school groups – Fischart, Rhin and Branly – have already been the subject of greening work.
These consist of removing some of the bitumen, planting trees, but also installing so-called educational vegetable plots.
For all three vegetated school groups, the municipality claims to have removed 3,500 square meters of asphalt from 22,000 square meters of mineral surface, planted 75 trees and installed 26 vegetable plots. Amount of the work: 400,000 euros including tax.
Seven schools and nurseries affected by work in 2021
In 2021, seven schools and nurseries will see their courses green.
“In these courses, we will change the demineralization rate from 15% in 2020 to nearly 60% in 2021 and the revegetation work will be spread from summer 2021 to summer 2022”, detailed Ms. Barseghian .
Here is the list of establishments concerned:
- Catherine Elementary School – Hautepierre
- Schoepfin elementary school
- Musau school group – Neudorf
- Legrand school group – Neudorf
- Nursery school Academy – Krutenau
- Childcare facility Fritz
- Koenigshoffen Nursery Home
For the Legrand – Neudorf school group, for example, the town hall plans to revegetate nearly 2,500 square meters, plant 13 trees or even install huts, a wooden terrace or a climbing structure, also made of wood.
For the Schoepfin elementary school, 140 square meters will be vegetated and two trees planted, in particular.
New establishments to be selected soon
The City does not intend to stop there. “A call for applications was launched from February 8 to May 7, 2021 to all public schools and municipal establishments for young children in the city of Strasbourg. We received 42 files, ”explains the mayor.
To select the schools that are vegetated, there are different criteria that make it possible to weight things, such as the rate of mineralization, the commitment of the educational team, the presence in a priority district of the city … All this, c ‘ is what will allow us to select around twenty courses to be vegetated. [Le choix définitif sera rendu public à la] September return.
Fight against global warming
“These actions make it possible to have more biodiversity in the city, to preserve water resources and it is also a good way to educate children on issues of biodiversity but also of the nourishing city because we can plant lots of things when you have land, ”said Suzanne Brolly, deputy mayor in charge of the resilient city.
In addition to “fighting against global warming”, revegetation is seen as an “opportunity for children to rethink their schoolyard and the activities that can take place there”, adds Jeanne Barseghian.
“Redesigning school spaces also means rethinking the relationship between girls and boys. Today, girls and boys must be able to have the space available to them equally. [Cela les] will help to have better links […] and [permettra] let it not be just games for girls and games for boys, ”adds Hülliya Turan, deputy in charge of education and children.
Gendered courses?
“I do not quite agree with the town hall,” reacts a kindergarten director whose courtyard has been vegetated. “We, at the grassroots, do not see a gendered court: the children are mixed up, that was not a question for us,” she explains.
However, she welcomes the greening initiative: “We have a large courtyard, on the south side, where it can be extremely hot. Solutions had to be found, that is one of them. “
In addition, she observes “much less aggressiveness because there are more things to do: the children can pick herbs, scratch the earth, etc. All this contributes to their well-being. “
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