The application was made by a teacher at Scuola Media Statale “G.Ungaretti,” Ms. Luigina Moro, who was impressed with the exhibit at the 1999 Biennale. Prior to the planting, students wrote poems and painted pictures on the theme of kaki tree in class. The collection of their poems was later made into a leaflet and was distributed to the participants at the planting. Some of the teachers have since actively participated in the planting events held in other places in Italy and are hoping that their participation will help the students in these places communicate with each other.
On the day of the planting, students gave a performance in the school gym, and the kaki seedling was planted in the schoolyard. About 80 students, who wore a card depicting “people, kaki and peace” around their necks on a string, took part in the event and celebrated the occasion.
