Revo Garden

The "Revo Garden" Project is an initiative by Recess Revo students who will be carrying out this project in partnership with a recognized and proven youth development NGO called AYA (Asian Youth Ambassadors), who also facilitates the "Recess Revolution" movement nationwide.

The Significance of Revo Garden:

1. Transformation
   The new (or upgraded) Revo Garden would be transformed from a deserted place into a beautiful and vibrant garden. It signifies the students' desire to "transform" their school into a better place - not just socially but physically as well!
   
   
2. Nurture
   Like every other living thing, the Revo Garden needs to be cared for and nurtured by fertilizing, watering, etc. The RecessRevo students intend to "nurture" their school by "watering" it with their care, "sowing" their love in action with kindness and prayer so that their school can truly become a better place.
   
   
3. Continuity
   Once the Revo Garden is established, the students will have something physical to pass on to the next generation of students from the "Recess Revolution" movement to continue to care for and nurture. It is for them to tell the next generation, "Now, this is YOUR garden. Take care of it." It symbolizes the passing on of ownership (of the school) to the juniors, so that they too can catch the spirit of loving and caring for their school. It speaks of continuity, and that we are in for the "long haul." Change is a process and we understand that it is more important how we finish than how we started.
   
   
4. Movement
   The Revo Garden is a "monument" that speaks of a "movement." A movement that stands for the "Revolution of Love" - a revolution that comes from and through love in action. To do so, students can continue enhancing the beauty of the garden by adding more features: flowers, fountain, fish (in a pond), etc. This is a movement that will carry on until they see the change we dream of in their school come to pass - at every level - for every person!

The desire to give the school a garden is not at the expense of the school's budget but as a gift from the students to the school. As such, many fund-raising will be done in order to raise funds. They include selling "Revo Garden" Project T-shirts to mark the day that students took a stand to do something for a CAUSE greater than themselves.

In many instances, students are known for their lack of care. However, Revo Garden is to show that there are "student revolutionaries" who are determined to make the difference in their schools. Through this, they long to set an example that when one chooses to bless their school and protect the very place that builds them a future, there is much joy and fulfillment.

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