San Juan de Moriones Intensifies

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November 23, 2023

Enhanced Gulayan sa Paaralan Program
Issue

Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (GPP) is one of the programs

under the National Greening Program of the Department of
Education. The GPP is one of the mechanisms the
government implemented to promote and raise awareness to
address food insecurity in the country. Food insecurity is the
state where people lack regular access to enough safe and
nutritious food for normal growth and development and
active and healthy life.

As a response to this, the San Juan de Moriones Elementary

School for efficient and effective implementation of
Enhanced Gulayan sa Paaralan Program (EGPP) through
Project 4G “Grow with Green and Garbage-free Garden”,
joined the District Contest on Best Implementer of Gulayan
sa Paaralan Program held last October 25, 2023.

The project will also serve as an eye-opener among the

learners on the significant impact of agriculture through the
Enhanced Gulayan sa Paaralan Program- Project 4G to
human-wellbeing for its nutritional value as well as its
economic benefits and most importantly it serves as a life
support system. The product that can be harvested and
consumed can help to enhance the academic performance of
the learners through proper nutrition obtained from the
harvested vegetables from the school.

San Juan de Moriones Elementary School bagged as the

second best implementer of District Gulayan sa Paaralan
Program.

Jerry R. Turma, the school head acknowledged the support

being given by the SPTA and other partners which made
Each grade garden implemented E-GPP-Project 4G by possible the sustained implementation of the program. He
allotting at least 100 square meters for the establishment a thus, underscored the importance of teaching gardening to
vegetable garden with the engagement of stakeholders such the pupils and inculcating the value and dignity of labor.
as the School Parent Teacher Association (SPTA). Grade
garden used alternative gardening methods such as container
gardening, inground gardening, raised bed gardening, The school also established a nursery/ seed bank for the
vertical gardening, hanging gardening, and other methods propagation of vegetable seedlings, fruit-bearing, and forest
appropriate to the schools. tree seedlings to sustain the seedling requirements of the
school for the whole year. The school coordinated with local
A variety of indigenous agricultural office for the provision of seeds and the proper
vegetables were planted
guidance on the establishment of a nursery/ seed bank.
that are rich in protein,
carbohydrates, vitamin A
and iron to address micro The 60 % harvested product from the EGPP-Project 4G
deficiencies such as were utilized in the school feeding program, while the
protein-energy remaining 40 % were sold in the community/ market as part
deficiencies, Vitamin A of the income generating project of school. The income were
deficiencies (IDA), Iron utilized for the provision of ingredients for school feeding,
deficiency Anemia (IDA), gardening tools, seeds, and other materials to sustain the
and Iodine deficiency project.
Disorder (IDD).