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As part of the governments regional visit to Ljubljana, Minister Mateja Calusic visited the Forestry Institute of Slovenia, where she viewed the pilot installation of a forest classroom. By the end of the year, under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and in cooperation with the Forestry Institute, at least ten forestry classrooms will be set up across Slovenia with funds from the Forestry Fund.Author: mkgp
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The Forest Service of Slovenia (ZGS) and the Forestry Institute of Slovenia (GIS) have set up a temporary forest classroom in front of their building in Ljubljana, which serves as a starting point for setting up similar classrooms throughout the country with funds that will be provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MKGP) from the Forestry Fund.
Minister Mateja Calusic: Connecting with nature and building a relationship with it starts with children. I am glad that we have taken an important step, as we are establishing forest classrooms throughout Slovenia.
These will be next to existing educational facilities or paths, especially in urban forests. This year, we are already planning to establish them in the municipalities of Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Nova Gorica, Miren-Kostanjevica and elsewhere.
In front of the GIS building, in addition to several elements of the forest classroom, a forest library will be established, the learning path around the GIS will be revived, and the park will be arranged with additional fruit, canopy relaxation and rehabilitation of damaged trees.
Forest classrooms are places at the edge of the forest where children learn about the forest ecosystem: they recognize tree and animal species, the life cycle of a tree, and the like. The experiential elements mimic the forest so that children can then recognize them in their natural environment. They are mainly used by forest pedagogues or primary school teachers to provide content about the forest, but the general public can also benefit from them. Interest in forest pedagogy workshops is growing. In such forest classrooms, we can adequately explain to children the functioning of the forest as an ecosystem and the need for active management of it, thereby strengthening the forest literacy of children and youth and a responsible attitude towards the forest, said ZGS director Gregor Danev.
The layout of the contents of the forest classroom is based on a scientific basis. Director of GIS dr. Nike Krajnc emphasized: The forest classroom is a place for transferring knowledge to the youngest and at the same time an investment in knowledge and environmental responsibility. It enables direct contact with the forest and an understanding of its multipurpose role.
By combining the natural environment, movement, play, creativity, research and learning, forest classrooms enable the childs holistic development and strengthen his relationship with nature and himself. Minister Mateja Calusic:
We believe that the forest is the best classroom. It is a place for research, wonder and feeling, movement and collaboration. It is a place where knowledge is not only transmitted through words, but through experience.
