Herbs

“Comenius”
Danijela Ohnjec
Branka Radetić
Linda Perutović
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARJAN, Split

Forest is the ,,next-door’’ neighbour and
namesake of our school.

If we venture inside just a litle bit,
it will display its wondrous nature.

...we are especially thankful to all the herbs
with healing properties...

First we got out our books and
learned the basic theory.

Then we enlisted the help of a botanist and
went to discover the herbs ourselves in a
botanical garden.

Then we felt ready to explore the
forest and went in search of herbs.

We carefully watched, smelled and
gathered...

...we found many different species
of herbs...

...we carefully dried them and kept
them in a herbarium...

...we used some to make medicinal
potions, such as oil and tea...

We also made a balm by scraping
beeswax...

...we heated it in a glass with olive
oil and waited for it to melt...

...we added a bit of honey and essential oils
of lavander and poured it into cups.

The finished product (balm) was soothing
on dry, tired hands.

In our workshops we made honey,
marmelade and medicinal products, as well
as our balm.

We put it all on display and
presented it to other students and
visitors to our school.

THE HERBS that grow in these parts
give us health and longevity!

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