HERBPOD AT BELLAHOUSTON ACADEMY

 

Project Description

A small group of Mobilelanders is working closely with a Community Involvement class at Bellahouston Academy. Our first discussions with the class were about what we do at Mobileland and our ideas to use the HerbPod to transform an empty space. The class was keen to learn more and decided as part of the workshops that they would like to build a greenhouse for their HerbPods using recycled materials – in this case plastic bottles. Our Mobilelanders and the school has actively been collecting plastic bottles for this, everyone has made a fantastic effort. Over a series of workshops with the school we intend to plant HerbPods with the aims of showing the school pupils how small interventions can transform a space and educate them on the use of herbs for flavouring food instead of salt. Following from this our workshops will focus on the design of the green house giving the pupils a chance to consider how they would design their structure using the recycled material pallet. Then they can see how these designs are realised though building then testing the greenhouse and growing the herbs inside.

 

Friday 28th March 2015
Workshop 1: Community Involvement at Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow

 

We presented our idea of Herb Pods to the class, showing examples of successful precedents and images of our Mobileland site proposals. Each member of the class was given a tin and tasked with planting some herb seeds. They each drilled drainage holes into the bottom of their tin before filling with soil. Some seeds were then placed and covered with top soil before being lightly watered. These are to be looked after over the holidays, ready to be used at the end of the workshops. The pupils were enthusiastic about the project and are looking forward to showing off their herbs when they return after the holidays!

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MOBIELAND IS ENGAGING WITH GLASGOW SCHOOL |VISIT TO THE BELLAHOUSTON ACADEMY

We are delighted to announce that MOBILELAND is engagement beyond Gorbals with a great School community: Bellahouston Academy!

They place an added emphasis upon homework and the role of parents/carers in supporting their child’s learning. They are also proud of our status as a Health Promoting School and a full Eco School and they run a large number of initiatives and events to increase our pupils’ awareness of the importance of their own health as well as the health of the environment. Here MOBILELAND and MUSE plays a strategic role. Many of these events are organised and staged by the pupils themselves. The achievement of those pupils who are part of the Glasgow School of Sport.