Students:Group Five: Filip, Lucie H, Karolina, Ivona: Difference between revisions

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''' Introduction '''

We would like to compare the youngest park in Austria National park Gesäuse which was founded in 2002 and the youngest park in the Czech Republic České Švýcarsko which was founded in 2000.

Both of them concentrate activities to education.

''' National park České Švýcarsko '''

National park České Švýcarsko devote to ecological education and education. For children, youth and adult organisation stage a lot of interesting activities with ecological themes. Teachers can make organize field trip to national park and school trip. It is suitable for all type ages of children from preschool children to youth. All field trip for school are free. Children work with work paper, but there are practise activities too- say type of pH, meter temperature, etc. You can choose from seven type of field trip- for example:  Zapomenutým krajem skalních věží a roklí, Malebným údolím dívky Pavlíny, Z ptačí perspektivy po Jetřichovických vyhlídkách, Za lososem k vodnímu mlýnu plném pohádek, Po stopách vyhynulých druhů Českého Švýcarska, Za středověkými hrady Kyjovského údolí, Exkurze a výlet na klíč (dle přání objednávajícího).

The park publish magazine about ecological education in the National park. The magazine´s name is Výří zprávy which is dedicate to ecological education in National park. The magazine is published once for one month. This magazine information teacher and people from EVVO and people who interesting about ecological education about news from in EVVO in National park. The magazines contains eco activities, which teachers can use in lesson and inform about activities in the park.

Children can spend their free time in Ranger unit. Ranger was rename in 2010 and cooperate with international project Junior Ranger Project. The main activities of this unit are nature of National Park, protection nature and landscape, games, camping, health science, etc. There are lectures held and interactive programs or children and youth offered in the park. You can also get a part time job in helping the nature.

''' The National Park Gesäuse '''

The National Park Gesäuse id divided for 4 parts- Department of nature conservation and research, Department for forestry and management, Department for communication and Department for environmental education. We will concentrate for last one. In the park we can choose from many education programs for example them path Lettmair Au, theme path Rauchbodenweg and theme path Sagenweg. There are many target programs for public as well as for schools. The park employs about 30 national park rangers who work in the field and organise excursions for public and ranger training courses for children (junior ranger project) and adults too. Other programs are targeted for local population (botanical and wildlife excursions) and for schools (partner schools are going to take lessons about the NP - 2 hours a week). Beside the education, a communication and cooperation with representatives from department of environmental education of other Austrian national parks is important, they meet 3 times a year.

The park employees concentrate activities to works with universities and others research workplace. There is situated Research workplace in Weidendom and Journey to microcosm nature when children can see much more extend nature things.  

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.

''' Resume '''

Goals both of park are education children, youth and adult and protect nature. The park employees offer many education programs for school and divide public for example field trip, lectures, etc. We considered The National Park Gesäuse is a little bit more modern for public than in the Czech Republic.

Although is the conservation and education in the Czech republic for all students at schools level education and the general public in national parks now much expanded, we need to learn a lot of Austria.