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USDA NRCS provides training for Peace Corps trainees
Peace Corps has made gardening part of their curriculum because it is an opportunity to use gardening as a tool to teach language, math, science and health skills. (Contributed Photo)
Most of the trainees did not have any previous experience with gardening, so the training had to start with the basics.
The gardening training was carefully tailored to fill the needs of the future Peace Corps volunteers who will work in both atoll settings and on high islands.
Peace Corps has made gardening part of their curriculum because it is an opportunity to use gardening as a tool to teach language, math, science and health skills to students who are then encouraged to transfer the gardening knowledge learned in the classroom to their homes and communities.
On Friday, June 8, the trainees harvested their garden and made gift baskets for their host families as part of a ceremony that was held to recognize the host families and thank them for their time and effort.
Ambassador Dorothea-Maria Rosen and Peace Corps Country Director Robert Reid also provided remarks to thank the host families for their generosity and service in assisting the Peace Corps trainees with their adjustment to a new culture.
Following the ceremony the trainees conducted a talent show that featured the musical talents of the trainees. (U.S. Embassy Kolonia)
