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Forestpedagogy in Finland. Sirpa Kärkkäinen Finnish Forest Association 13.10.2010. National Forest Program and PEFC. According to the National Forest Program and Forest Certification System ( PEFC ) the regional networks have to
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Forestpedagogy in Finland Sirpa Kärkkäinen Finnish Forest Association 13.10.2010
National Forest Program and PEFC According to the National ForestProgram and ForestCertification System (PEFC) the regionalnetworkshave to • makelocalprogrammes to increase the knowledge of forestsamongchildren and youngsters • set the targets and the actions at the locallevel
Goals of forestpedagogy are reached through a wide network • Associations of Biology and Georgaphy Teachers • Association of Promary School Teachers and Kindergarten Teachers • National Board of Education • Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners • Finnish Forest Industries Federation • Finnish Forest Research Institute • Forest Centres • Forestry Developement Centre Tapio • UPM, Stora-Enso, Metsäliitto • Metsähallitus – State Forest Enterprise • Hunters’ Central Organisation • Central Association for Recreational Sports and Outdoor Activities • Representatives of Environmental Education • The Association of Finnish Wood Industry Technicians and Engineers • The Finnish 4H Federation • Environmental organisation Luonto-Liitto • WWF- Finland
Activities for schools are free of charge Exampes of Activities for schools • forest days for individual school classes and schools • forest weeks for schools of individual towns, municipalities • excursions to the forests and mills Examples of Activities for teachers • forest courses • congresses • courses in forestry for students studying in the Faculty of Education Materials for teaching
The 9 th Forest week in Helsinki A concept for a forestday • The theme is Rotation of Forest • It’sdifficult for teachers to teach • 1000 pupils with theirteachers in 4 days • Theyspend 3 hours in the woods • Transport is providedbycompanies , forestowners and the FinnishForestFoundation To the forest!
In the School before the Excursion The pupils and the teachersgetfamiliar with the theme. Wehavesentthem • a booklet with exercises • a gamelike Alias. The words to beexplainedareconnected to forestry and woods. The pupilsstart to prepear in smallgroupsa presentation. Theythinkquestionstheywant to findanswersduring the excursion. Weask the pupils to fillup a questionnairein Internet • to testtheirknowledgebefore the trip • to find out whataretheirfeelings of the foresttrip in beforehand
A Guided tour in the woods The Guidesare • foreststudentsfrom the University of Helsinki and Novia University of Applied Sciences • Natureguidestudentsfrom a Vocationalschool HYRIA
Surprisinglymany of the daily life products containwood- ForestIndustries, Students • Ec • Exhibition • Quesswhich of the products doesnotcontainwood?
The forest is tendedfrom the verybeginning • During the tour pupils and teachers meet many kinds of people, who work in the forest • City of Helsinki – forest department
Thinning task - Forest Centre • The principles of thinning • The treesaremarkedbyletters • Choose the treesyou wouldfell. • The letters of thosetreeswillform a name of a famousband
Collecting data for the groupworks • Photos • Video clips • Interviews • Find answers
is the mostfacinatingcheckpoint Taketime: howfast the harvesterfells, limbs and cuts a tree? Regeneration felling – UPM, Stora Enso, Metsäliitto
Planting trees - Guides • Is alsoone of the mostpopularactivities • An importantmessage is, thatafterfellingtrees the forestownerhas to takecare of the afforestation. It’seasier to rememberwhenyoualsodo it.
Biodiversity- a Forest is also a home for invisible, small organisms and … • - WWF -Finland
At the end of the day • Making a souvenier from the trip – 4H • THE BEST is to have a picnic
…and the the theme continues • finnish the presentations in the groups • make an exibition in the school • Wegive a posterwhichhelps to remind the tour in the forest • Weask the pupils to fillup a questionnaire in the Internet • to testtheirknowledgeafterthe trip • to find out whataretheirfeelings after the foresttrip
Young people’s Perceptions of Nature, Forestry and Forest linked Work An InterviewSurvey ( 14-17 yearoldboys and girls) Conclusion: Verybasicknowledge is needed • Theythinkthatdectruction of forests is reality in Finland and Europe • Theyhave a verynarrowunderstanding • whatwood and chemicals of woodareused for • whatkind of occupationsarelinked to forests and woodbasedproducts • the importance of forest in ourwell beeing and health
Metsä puhuu- Forest speaks A communications project for promoting the reputation of forestry and its attractiveness as a profession in Finland
Social media a fresh way to be in contact and discuss www.metsapuhuu.fi
Videos in Youtube of young people, whose work in a way or other is linked to the forests
Slogan Using forests will save the world!