Sint-Pietersinstituut Turnhout
a school on the frontline of climate adaptation
"All plants have a tag: if you scan the QR code, you will get information about it."
Climate-friendly playground
A few years ago, the Sint-Pietersinstituut had typical gray monotonous plain as a playground where it quickly became too hot in the summer. Since then, the area around the school buildings was transformed into a climate-friendly playground where sports, games and ecology merge seamlessly. A large part has been softened and replaced by grass or plant beds with native greenery. In addition, the playground also has wadis. A wadi is an artificially constructed green ditches which can help prevent both flooding and drought. Oftentimes there is a system underneath to collect water and drain any overflows. Because of the wadis, all the rainwater that falls on the school and playground is reused or flows off via the wadis.
Trees and plants mapped
More than 150 trees and plants on the playground have been mapped and inventoried in the Plantsoon platform. More than 100 trees and planting areas have been given a unique QR label so that students, teachers or parents can easily request information on the spot about the tree or the plants present in the area. On the school lawn there are different types of standard fruit trees such as apple, pear, quince and plum that can be followed by the students through the seasons from blossom to fruit.
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