SCHOOL GARDENS IN SLOVENIA AS A TEACHING TOOL, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE CENTRAL SCHOOL GARDEN IN LJUBLJANA IN THE INTERWAR PERIOD

Abstract

This paper focuses on Slovenian territory. It explores the development of the idea of a school garden as a teaching tool and its practical implementation within work school principles and looks at differences between urban and rural areas. The article covers the period from the nineteenth century to the mid-1930s, with a particular focus on the interwar period. The central school garden in Ljubljana is presented as an example of a central city school garden. This particular school garden was abolished in 1934, but school gardens remained a part of the curriculum until 1941. The article draws on information from the literature and archival sources from the Historical Archives Ljubljana.