Workshops
WEDNESDAY
Our Forests, Our Future: Exploring the interdependence of people and forests around the world
Sally York, Forestry Commission Scotland
Based on the project Our Forest, Our Future, the workshop will compare the deforestation of the Scottish pine forest with an African Rainforest in Congo Basin.
A Role-play in forest pedagogy
Alice Palacká, Marek Šuba, Petra Maděryčová, Lukáš Rozsypal, Michaela Kmínková, Forestry High School Hranice, Czech Republic
Participants will be given two screenplays – one about forest growth and the other about bark beetle. They will rehearse one of them and perform it.
New ways to explore old places – encouraging archaeological outdoor learning – Lego and beyond!
Bonnie Maggio, Forestry Commission Scotland
History has shaped us all and exploring evidence from our shared past can help us understand the world we live in. But archaeology is not just about digging trenches and filling museums.
GREEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS for children with special educational needs
Natalija Györek, Institute for Forest Pedagogics, Slovenia
The workshop will present the pedagogical concept in natural environments and activities for children with special education needs.
Digital forest games - a tool for forest pedagogy
Anne Annala, Sampo Juhajoki, Petri Hannula, Finnish 4H Federation / Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Gamification – how to create an entertaining package that contains facts about the forest? Participants will create their own game about edible goods provided by forest.
Making connections
Gaye Amus, Learning in Nature, Finland
Participants will explore the connection between forest pedagogy and permaculture pedagogy.
Forest Games! Are competitions mostly just fun, or a fruitful method to achieve learning?
Anna Lena Albertsen, Forestry Extension Institute, Norway
The workshop is based on the Norwegian National Forest Games and will present the competition as an educational method with its pros and cons.
THURSDAY
Self-discovering learning about forest services and functions with outdoor activities
Dirk Schmechel, Bavarian State Institute of Forestry
Participants will learn how to include and combine the dimensions of the Education for Sustainable Development and how to integrate management and economy into the forest pedagogics activities.
Life of water + How to build a wooden house?
Jana Jirková, Hana Komárková, Lesy ČR, s. p., Czech Republic
In the first part of this combined workshop, the participants will follow the course of water from the spring to the river and will meet water inhabitants. The second part is dedicated to the types of wood and construction of a small wooden house.
The story of a tree
Pavel Kotala, City of Ostrava parks and forests, Czech Republic
Trees may watch the landscape for centuries, they witness the historical events. The workshop presents a unique connection of forestry and history.
Forest management for kids
Petra Marina Zitterer, Werkstatt Natur, Austria
The workshop will present a special approach to the forest management for children. How to easily and playfully present such complex matter?
Getting to know and managing the forest
Radka Stolariková, Forestry High School Žlutice, Czech Republic
Participants will be involved in several activities using various modern measuring devices. Aim to the activities is to understand the role of dendrometry and forest management.
Adventure with bees
Marian Taraba, Dana Loyova, National Forest Centre - Institute for Forest Consulting and Education, Zvolen, Slovakia
The workshop is focused on the role of bees in the forest ecosystem and beekeeping. Participants will receive an overview of beekeeping and will be involved in several activities.
Intuitive pedagogy in forest pedagogy
Jan Hlaváč, Outdoor preschool Palučiny, Czech Republic
The intuitive pedagogy creates space for game. Games of intuitive pedagogy are non-competitive and have strong social potential. Every one of us has an inner child, that likes to play, but doesn't have many opportunities to do so.
