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=== | === České Švýcarsko National Park === | ||
České Švýcarsko National Park is devoted to ecological education. For children, youth and adult organisations it stages a lot of interesting activities with ecological themes. Teachers can make organized field trips and school trips to the national park. It is suitable for all types of ages of children from preschool children to youth. All field trips are free for schools. Children work om paper, but there are practical activities too - like types of pH, climatic temperatures, etc. You can choose from seven types of field trip, for example: A Forgotten Region of Rock Pinnacles and Ravines, The Picturesque Pavlina Valley, A Bird's Eyeview over the Jetřichovický Observatory, From a Salmon to a Water Mill Full of Fairytales, In the Footsteps of Extinct Species of the Czech Switzerland, The Medieval Castles of the Kyjovsky Valley, and Excursions and Trips To Order (according to the wishes of the customer). | |||
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Children can spend their free time in | The park publishes a magazine about ecological education in the national park. The magazine´s name is Výří zprávy which is dedicated to ecological education in the national park. The magazine is published once a one month. This magazine information is for teachers and people involved in environmental education, training and awareness (EETA) and people interested in ecological education about news relating to EETA in the national park. The magazine contains eco activities which teachers can use in their lessons and informs them about activities in the park. | ||
Children can spend their free time in the ranger unit. The ranger unit was renamed in 2010 and cooperates with the international project Junior Ranger Project. The main activities of this unit are the nature of the national Park, conservation and landscape, games, camping, health science, etc. Lectures are held and interactive programs for children and youth offered in the park. You can also get a part time job in looking after the park's nature. | |||
=== Gesäuse National Park === | === Gesäuse National Park === | ||
The Gesäuse National Park is divided | The Gesäuse National Park is divided into four parts - the Department of Nature Conservation and Research, the Department for Forestry and Management, the Department for Communication, and the Department for Environmental Education. We will concentrate on the last one. In the park, one can choose from many educational programs, for example, the Lettmair Au path, the Rauchbodenweg themed path and the Sagenweg themed path. There are many targeted programs for the public, as well as for schools. The park employs about 30 national park rangers who work in the field and organise excursions for the public, and ranger training courses for children (junior ranger project) and adults, too. Other programs are targeted at the local population (botanical and wildlife excursions) and at schools (partner schools are going to take lessons about the NP - 2 hours a week). Besides the education, communication and cooperation with representatives from the departments of environmental education of other Austrian national parks is important; they meet 3 times a year. | ||
The park employees concentrate activities | The park employees concentrate their activities on working with universities and other research workplaces. There is a research workplace situated in the Weidendom, and through the "Journey to Microcosm Nature" children can see nature much more extensively. | ||
Visitors can get Gesause app from apple, which we haven’t seen in Czech Republic yet. The employees of the Austrian park offer relax programs for example build porch from willow when people can relax and enjoy it. They have here the Christmas markets in December where people can buy product from 15 solders and regional products which cooperate with each other. | Visitors can get Gesause app from apple, which we haven’t seen in Czech Republic yet. The employees of the Austrian park offer relax programs for example build porch from willow when people can relax and enjoy it. They have here the Christmas markets in December where people can buy product from 15 solders and regional products which cooperate with each other. | ||
National park has special building which is inspired by example of nature which is name Pavillon Gstatterboden when is geological exhibition. The exhibition are not boring because they are interactive and visitor can try everything like climbing for artificial wall, etc. In this building people can spend time for rest in the restaurant or buy some presents. | National park has special building which is inspired by example of nature which is name Pavillon Gstatterboden when is geological exhibition. The exhibition are not boring because they are interactive and visitor can try everything like climbing for artificial wall, etc. In this building people can spend time for rest in the restaurant or buy some presents. |
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