Butterfly Garden Teaching

  Summary of Salvadó & Novo (2025)

Background & Existing Knowledge
Urban biodiversity is declining, and teacher education must equip future educators with environmental literacy and action tools. PBL is a promising method for this.

New Insights from This Study
✔ Butterfly gardens promoted environmental awareness and well-being.
✔ Pre-service teachers gained confidence in environmental education.
✔ Participants developed positive attitudes toward biodiversity and One Health.

Practical Applications: How Educators Can Use This Research

Environmental Literacy
📌 Use gardens as living classrooms for sustainability education.
📌 Connect biodiversity lessons with health, climate, and community.
📌 Encourage inquiry around local ecosystems.

Teacher Training
📌 Embed PBL in science methods courses.
📌 Have pre-service teachers design and implement environmental fairs.
📌 Emphasize interdisciplinary, place-based teaching.

Community Connection
📌 Engage schools and families in garden projects.
📌 Build awareness of urban biodiversity’s role in health.
📌 Promote stewardship through direct experience.

Conclusion
Butterfly Garden projects cultivate future educators who are environmentally literate, connected to place, and confident in leading sustainability education.

Key Words
urban biodiversity, environmental education, butterfly gardens, teacher training, One Health

Reference
Salvadó, Z., & Novo, M. (2025). Dealing with Urban Biodiversity Through Butterfly Gardens: A Project-Based Learning Proposal for Pre-Service Teachers Training. Sustainability, 17(5), 2195. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17052195

Suggested Citation
Ross, E. M., & Malar, D. B. J. (2025). Butterfly Garden Teaching. Excellent Educator, 2(9), 7.