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Agriculture Lab

Where children learn to grow food and care for living things: organic farming, hydroponics, a nursery and open fields, on a campus rich in fauna and flora.

Aerial view of the Mathakondapalli Model School campus, with its sports ground, buildings and green cover
Mrs. Prema Meru (Amma) smiling and reaching up to a fruiting tree on the MMS campus
Our Campus Mother, Mrs. Prema Meru (Amma), among the trees she nurtured
Our Campus Mother

A green campus, grown from bare land

The fauna and flora of the MMS campus were envisioned and developed by our Campus Mother, Mrs. Prema Meru (Amma). What began as raw, bare land was cultivated, plant by plant, into a beautiful, oxygen-rich campus, with trees, flowers, gardens and fields that are now a living part of school life.

In the Agriculture Lab, children learn agriculture practices on this very campus. We follow only organic farming and hydroponics: fully pure and natural.

Mrs. Prema Meru (Amma) sowing seeds in baskets at a lamp-lit ceremony while students and teachers look on
Mrs. Prema Meru (Amma) sowing seeds at a lamp-lit ceremony, with students and teachers looking on
Sustainable Development Goals

A green campus that grows with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our green campus, organic farming, hydroponics and nursery connect directly to seven of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These are the goals our everyday practice supports.

Green campus Organic farming Hydroponics Nursery Hands-on learning
2SDG 2Zero Hunger
Organic farming

Children grow real food and learn sustainable farming, a small step toward food security.

3SDG 3Good Health and Well-being
Pure, natural food

Pure, natural produce and time outdoors among plants support healthy bodies and minds.

4SDG 4Quality Education
Hands-on learning

Hands-on, experiential learning builds awareness of sustainable living from an early age.

6SDG 6Clean Water and Sanitation
Hydroponics

Hydroponics teaches children to grow plants with careful, efficient use of water.

12SDG 12Responsible Consumption and Production
Organic farming

Organic, natural methods and growing food on campus show what responsible production looks like.

13SDG 13Climate Action
Green campus

A green, oxygen-rich campus of trees and gardens, grown from bare land, cools and cleans the air.

15SDG 15Life on Land
Green campus

Fauna and flora now flourish where there was once bare land, and children learn to protect them.

Learning by growing

What children do in the Agriculture Lab

Fauna and flora

Children grow up among trees, flowers and the wildlife they attract, and learn to observe, name and care for the living things around them.

Organic farming

We follow only organic farming. Crops are grown naturally, so what children sow, tend and harvest is fully pure and natural.

Hydroponics

Alongside soil-based farming, children are introduced to hydroponics, a modern way of growing plants in nutrient-rich water instead of soil.

Our nursery

In the campus nursery, children see how a seed becomes a sapling, and help raise the young plants.

Fields for cultivation

Open fields are set aside for cultivation, where interested students find a place to learn and grow along with the plants.

Learning by doing

From sowing to watering to harvest, children learn with their own hands, with teachers and staff guiding them at every step.

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Pictures from the Agriculture Lab

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