Children Forestry University
Military Forests and Estates SR, state enterprise is the general partner of Children Forestry University project in Zvolen 2011/2012.
Zvolen - the capital city of forestry in Slovakia become in a school year 2011/2012 an academic headquarters of Children Forestry University. A joint project of the National Forestry Centre (NLC), the Military Forests and Estates SR, state enterprise as the general partner, the town of Zvolen, and the Technical University in Zvolen enable pupils of 5 Zvolen primary schools to get to know Forest and forestry science and research news in an interesting way.
The gates of forestry are wide open
The environment of Children Forestry University creates a collaboration space for pupils and students with science - research workers directly at the university environment and is designed to motivate children to discover new knowledge.
With the participation of representatives of major forestry institutions, on 30th November 2011 the gates of forestry opened for 38 young students at Children Forestry University in Zvolen for academic year 2011/2012. During the matriculation ceremony 6th-grade-students from 5 Zvolen primary schools were given the indexes of the Children Forestry University student by vice-dean of Faculty of Forestry of Technical University in Zvolen, prof. Ing. Valéria Messingerová, PhD.
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What is waiting for the second year students of Children Forestry University?
The team of experts from the Technical University in Zvolen and the National Forestry Centre will answer to these 38 6th-grade-students of Zvolen primary schools curious questions and discuss the themes of modern innovative forestry research. The study includes 8 lectures and interesting activities all year round in natural sciences at primary schools under the guidance of their teachers.
During the coming months of the school year students will go into the woods with "ecoview", try to grow a tree from the tube, and also learn how rangers take care of a forest. Undoubtedly, there will be an attractive topic, whether the computer game can "bring up" the future of the forest or a simultaneous discussion of students about “Forest versus society”. Students will visit arboretum at Borová Hora in Zvolen to learn all the secrets of our forest trees. The program of professional lectures will be supplemented by experiential games and activities of forest education with foresters during forest walks.
"Children Forestry University is an excellent opportunity to educate children and youth, so in their adulthood they will make decision-making about social matters come to the right conclusion, mainly about the forest, nature and environmental protection," said Ing. Ján Jurica, general director of the state enterprise of the Military Forests and Estates SR Pliešovce, in a speech to students.
Our intention is to expand in the future operation of Children Forestry University into several more cities in Slovakia.
Children, what do you think? Would you become involved in the next year too?
Source: TS NLC
Vernissage of posters titled Child Forest. University
After matriculation ceremony at the premises of the Forest and timber museum in Zvolen grand opening of a traveling exhibition of posters entitled "Child Forestry University as a tool for the popularization of scientific - research work in forestry."
Students of Secondary vocational school of forestry in Banská Štiavnica Adam Boroš and Ondrej Šváb processed themes of modern forestry research for the public from the perspective of a young generation foresters. The exhibition of posters on the premises of Forest and timber museum will last until 31st January 2012.
During the grand opening of a traveling exhibition was given the price of the General Director of Forests of the Slovak Republic, the state enterprise, Igor Viszlai on the occasion of the International Year of Forests 2011 and the theme of the month Forest as a space for science and education.
Price as a personal thank of the pupils received Ing. Pavel Michalík, a retired teacher who taught for many years the subject of Forest Protection and Forest Entomology at Secondary vocational school of forestry in Banská Štiavnica.
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