Gulayan sa Paaralan

Program (GPP)
- Its relevance and benefits
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this session, participants are expected to:

 Recognize the  Identify the

benefits of
relevance of having GPP
GPP in the school

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Short background on GPP:
◉ Due to the nutritional deficiency
which is a growing concern among
shool -aged children that affects
their learning process, school
gardens have been promoted in the
Philippines as early as 1970’s.

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◉ In 2010, the DepEd and the DA
promoted the GPP to address
malnutrition by promoting vegetable
production and consumption among
schoolchildren.

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◉ The program was issued according
to the DepEd Memorandum No, 293
series of 2007 to encourage both
public elementary and secondary
schools to establish gardens to
ensure the continuous supply of
vegetables for school feeding.

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 Hello!
Green Thumb!
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 1.What is Gulayan Sa
Paaralan Program (GPP)?
 The process of planting vegetables, herbs, and spices in
any space available at the school backyard.
 Could be in a form of garden patches, pockets, pots,
vertical walls and trellises, with the use of recyclable
materials
 Objectives of GPP:
o To improve nutrition in schools.
o To raise public consciousness on health and nutrition.
o To provide the community with skills in gardening.
o To promote food security in our public schools and
communities.
o To foster the appreciation of agriculture as a life-support
system.
 “ We hoped that this GPP is a life
support system for our young learners
who venture into agriculture at a
young age.”
- Roberta Busiana
Regional Technical Director for Operations (DA)

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Benefits of Gardening
◉ Can encourage children to participate in a way that will enhance learning.
◉ Can teach young, preschool and elementary-aged children to reinforce skills ;
measurements, addition, subtraction, counting, sorting into categories and colors.
◉ Can practice motor skills and learning work ethic.
◉ Way for adults and children to cope with boredom.
◉ Can help families gain a sense of security.

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Is it really necessary for
a school to have a GPP?
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 The school has been a basic foundation of
skills and learning and is the ideal point for
a project such as the “Gulayan sa Paaralan.
 It will not only benefit the children
regarding sustainability but will
 The GPP supports the School-based embed in their consciousness the
Feeding Program in providing realization of how important these
locally-grown vegetables for the vegetables, their nutrients and
program (SBFP). vitamins and the effect of healthy
living are.

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 Who are the people
involved?
TEACHERS  STUDENTS PARENTS
- Primary implementors - Primary focus of the project - Immediate help

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 It is important to have
teachers and students get
involved in the program so
that they will become self-
reliant and self-sufficient in
addressing the nutritional
deficiency in students.

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“ Now, we will not only be focusing on
nutrition but also create a community
of young farmers that will spread
agriculture in their backyards and
communities”.
- Evelyn Laviǹa
DA Usec.
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Points to ponder:

Yes / No
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What are we waiting for?
Go Green for the
Children.

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Thanks!

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