This paper highlights possible approaches to outdoor teaching – ones that take advantage of the natural environment for learning, where the classroom is nature itself. Such methods encourage interactive learning, exploration and connection with nature, and allow for a more holistic understanding of the subject matter.Here are some possible outdoor teaching methods: Mateja Podmenik Mateja
At the end of April, before the May holidays, we welcomed the moment when we could invite colleagues, teachers from Gorenjska schools, representatives of the municipality, and project partners as guests to commemorate an important event – the opening of our outdoor classroom. The festive event was enriched by the students of the choir and
Well, we finally have it – our outdoor classroom. The work is finished, the grass is sown, the place is ready… The classroom now invites students and teachers to hurry as much as possible in its lap and acquire new knowledge in a different, more active and interesting way. Next to the classroom, we have
A project where we have been “shouting” for two years: we are GOING OUT! On Wednesday, 17 April, the final conference of the School21 project took place in Kovačna. The main purpose of the project was to introduce Norwegian outdoor learning concepts in a pilot school in Kranj, namely the Franceta Prešeren Primary School and
School21 was delighted to respond to the invitation of the Principals’ Academy to present outdoor learning concepts and practices at their event in Kovačnica. The first part of the event was devoted to a discussion on artificial intelligence and its role in the school environment. The main topic was how children and students today are
In early October, students competed in athletics and skills. We held an athletic triathlon, in which girls and boys from the same classes competed against each other. They competed in long jump, 60m and 600m run. Some students train in athletics and they are really good at athletic challenges, so they also achieved very good
The students of the Gymnasium France Prešerna spent four wonderful days in London in September. They experienced it in beautiful weather and abnormally high temperatures for London. On the very first day, they walked across the Millennium Bridge to the second largest cathedral in the world, St. Paul’s Cathedral. The day ended at lively Leicester
We went on a science day in the forest with the 3rd and 4th grade pupils. Children developed creativity in group cooperation. They actively participated in tasks and gained new knowledge. In groups, they felt the environment, listened to sounds, smelled, touched and practically tested it. They learned about forest etiquette, sorted leaves, became real