Aula Verde
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Aula Verde is a novel concept of urban ecology that operates like an outdoors classroom, for the young people and the children. It has a laboratory, a nursery, a butterfly vivarium and 3,000 square meters forest, gardens and decorative pools. The educative experience begins with a guided tour through the garden where the students learn about the function of each plant and organism. In the nursery the children will be able to know the plants where butterflies live and their nutritional habits, and then they will recreate a habitat for the butterflies. In the laboratory the children will be able to know the life cycle of the butterflies and their different phases. At the end of the tour the children will enter the butterfly vivarium, where they will be able to observe them in their natural environment. In order to visit Aula Verde you have to make an appointment. To make reservations call from Monday to Friday from 7:30 am a 3:00 pm. The entrance fee is $7.00 per person.