Bringing nature into a classroom is one of the missions for an organization called New York Sun Works. The nonprofit does it by incorporating hydroponic farming, which consists of technology to grow plants without soil and only using water.
Classrooms are one of many places where young minds grow. In special education teacher Raisa Maruri's class at the Bronx School for Continuous Learners more than minds are sprouting.
"Children learn by doing and this year the children with special needs and they need the sensory input in everything they do. They need to see, they need to touch, they need to hear. They need to use the senses to learn. So this approach has been something amazing for our students," Maruri said.
Manuela Zamora, executive director of New York Sun Works, said the hands-on approach is being taught throughout the city. "We're in 250 public schools in the five boroughs. So very proud to be here in the Bronx. And they're reaching students from traditional schools to District 75 schools, like the one we're visiting today," Zamora said.
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