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School Garden START weeks

Published Sep 17, 2025

Would you like to start school gardening in 2026? Then be sure to keep a close eye on the social media channels and website of Alliantie Schooltuinen from 6 October through 28 November. During this period, Alliantie Schooltuinen will share lots of information and inspiration to help you plan and create your school garden.

During the School Garden START weeks:

Alliantie Schooltuinen will share experiences from vegetable garden coaches, NDE centres and teachers with a passion for the school garden.
Alliantie Schooltuinen will share information about the steps you can take in your preparations.
Alliantie Schooltuinen will once again organise an online masterclass, ‘Starting School Gardening’.
On 12 November, Alliantie Schooltuinen will work with a number of highly experienced teachers, vegetable garden coaches and NDE centres to compile the best tips from school garden practice during an inspiring and enjoyable gathering. Would you like to ask a question or attend the gathering? Send an email to [email protected].

School Garden START weeks for new school gardens

Don’t have a school garden at all yet? Then this is the perfect time to start thinking about how you would like to shape it. To help you get started, Alliantie Schooltuinen already has lots of information available on its website. From October onwards, Alliantie Schooltuinen will highlight a new inspirational story every week and upload practical fact sheets. Start now and by spring 2026, the children will be getting their hands in the soil.

School Garden START weeks for existing school gardens

How can you continue school gardening with impact? To that end, assess your school garden programme against the quality benchmark of the model intervention for school gardening, which sets out the core elements of a good programme. Several school gardens led the way over the past year and have been accredited. During the School Garden START weeks, Alliantie Schooltuinen will share stories about these school garden programmes.

Ten tips for the Golden Weeks in primary education

After every holiday, a group goes through certain phases in the process of group formation. The first weeks at the beginning of the school year are called the Golden Weeks. These weeks are particularly suitable for laying a foundation for good group formation and a pleasant atmosphere. Stichting School & Veiligheid offers ten tips.

Our Food Week

From 3 to 10 October 2026, it is Our Food Week. A great opportunity to focus with your class at primary school on where our food comes from, how it is made and why healthy and sustainable choices are important. Food education allows pupils not only to learn, but especially to experience. That is why various organisations are joining forces to support schools with inspiring activities, teaching materials and practical tools. Examples include the Mayors’ Breakfast, a free visit to a farm, or shopping vouchers for cooking in the classroom.

Join National Tap Water Day 2026 on 30 September!

Would you like more water to be drunk in the new school year? Then put tap water in the spotlight with your class as a healthy and sustainable thirst quencher during National Tap Water Day on Wednesday 30 September. This way, your pupils will discover why tap water is healthy and how to turn it into a festive drink!

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