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“We performed the 1st Ecological walk from our school in the district and mobilize students and the community to participate, I was the speaker on the planting of trees and was very pleased to be able to participate and collaborate with this important issue for our planet.” Ideon Ytallo, journalism student Rio de Janeiro “Students of the Municipal School João Brazil (Niterói, RJ), enpowered by the experience of exchanging letters with seeds with students of the School Prof. Dinorá Ramos Brito (São José dos Campos, SP), welcomed the idea proposed by the teacher of Geography to join a world event of tree planting. The next step was to get the seedlings. The donations were made by the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Together with the teacher, two student representatives assisted in the transport. 20 seedlings were obtained, including: Pau Brazil, jaboticaba, pitangão and cocoa. The arrival at the school was marked by students’ curiosity to know what are the species planted. Many showed surprise and admiration to find the tree that gives its name to the country or that gives the fruit from which chocolate is made. Each class planted a seedling in the bed in front of the classroom, to closely monitor its development throughout the school year. According to the size of the tree, it was chosen where each one would be planted.
João Brasil school, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state.