Republic of the Philippines

Paranaque Senior High School

Schools Division of Paranaque City

The general objective of GPP (Gulayan sa Paaralan Program) is to promote food security in schools and communities through self-help food production activities and values among the learners, and appreciation of agriculture as lufe support system. Specifically it aims to: a.) Promote vegetables production in public schools. b.) Stablish and maintain school gardens as ready food basket/source of vegetables in sustaining feeding; c.) serve as laboratory for learners; d.) produce in the schools vegetables which have rich sources of protein, vitamins and minerals, and eventually increase vegetable consumption, and improve learners’ nutrition; e.) showcase small-scale food production models; f.) and inculcate among the learners the values of gardening, good health and nutrition, love of labor, and caring for others.