Lura is a place where we mix two concepts: the educational farm and the interactive science, where visitors will develop learning and knowledge, observing nature, but also pe...
Lura is a place where we mix two concepts: the educational farm and the interactive science, where visitors will develop learning and knowledge, observing nature, but also performing activities. Making a pizza, you can learn plant composition, playing with dough you can do squishy electrical circuits, with natural fruit juices you can study the rate of chemical reactions, observing tree leaves you can learn about symmetries, and much, much more ...
Strategically near Faro, Olhão and Loulé urban centers, but also in the heart of the countryside, this project will develop in the parish of Conceição, in an litlle farm with a typical Algarvian villa, pool, lawn, swings and an agricultural area where you can find a small organic vegetable garden, a chicken coop with native chickens, a rabbit Hutch, two dogs (a Portuguese water dog and a dog of the algarvian “barrocal”), two donkeys and na orchard with citrus, peaches and plums, as well as various traditional mediterranean trees, such as olive and fig trees, Arbutus, almond and carob trees (some of them, centuries-old).
The Lura project is intended to create an area of environmental education, which aims to develop interactive, scientific and educational activities promoting a sustainable development and ecological awareness, combined with the learning of the main syllabus set by the Portuguese education system.
We intend to provide the visitor a fun and educational "afternoon", aiming to become a reference for study visits, in environmental and sustainability education.
As part of our commitment to create an both na attractive space and a connection to nature, our goal is to unite the pedagogical aspects of a visit to a traditional farmhouse, with outdoor science activities, promoting visits carefully planned, in order to meet the needs of students, minding theis ages and skills.
All the pedagogical and educational project is based on fundamental values such as sustainability, ecology, team spirit and unity, as well as the experience in the community.
It is also intended to foster the relationship with the crops and traditions of the Algarve linked to the exploitation of environmental resources and food, along with the knowledge of the indigenous flora and fauna of the region.
In addition to school and/or family visits, we also plan birthday parties, holiday programs, thematic weeks, occupation of leisure time, workshops, seasonal activities, partnerships for health and wellness promotion outdoor activities (for exemple,Yoga afternoons in the farm, nature contact activities for babies and todlers, visits for small groups of people with special needs, activities of children and elderly people) and we would also like to develop a work of insertion and social support.
