Kinderwoche der Natur

In the organizer's words:

The Juister Children's Week of Nature

Children's week of nature

Here on Juist we are in the middle of nature!
Reason enough to experience, understand and appreciate the wonders of nature as a child. Because a love of nature is already formed in childhood.
That's why we organize the Children's Week of Nature, an offer that brings children closer to nature and all its wonders.

Mini nature explorers Juist - discover, marvel, create
Nature activities for guest children
Frame

• Duration: 2 hours daily
• Target group: guest children (6-10 years)
• Group size: max. 15 children
• Location: depending on the theme, beach, dunes, school grounds or national park house
• Supervision: Kim Maya Lorentz, Layla Meynen and Laryn Meynen

Basic idea
The Mini Nature Explorers Juist are short, experience-oriented nature activities for children on vacation who want to discover Juist's nature in a playful way.
The content is based on the Juist children's nature week, creating synergies in the preparation and use of materials.
Each offer is a self-contained mini-project that combines exploratory learning, creative design and shared experiences.
Aims - Educational:

• Encourage curiosity, a spirit of discovery and self-confidence
• Social learning and mindfulness in dealing with each other
• Enjoyment of learning and experiencing nature

Nature education:

• Getting to know the habitats and special features of the island
• Raising awareness of natural connections and sustainability
• Strengthening closeness to nature and appreciation of the environment

Methods

• Experiencing nature and exploratory learning
• Sensory and movement games
• Creative design with natural materials
• Short reflections and exchange

Sample theme week
(2 hours each, can be booked individually or several times)
Monday - Wadden explorer
Mudflat hike for children, examining shells and snails, small experiments with sand and water - discovering island nature
Tuesday - Plant artists
Plants of the dunes and meadows, leaf printing, making natural colors, creating a take-home picture - plants & colors
Wednesday - Animal Juist!
Bird watching with binoculars, guessing tracks, printing or laying animal tracks. - Animals & Tracks
Thursday - Clean sea
Beach detectives: garbage collection game, upcycling from found objects, talk about environmental protection - living sustainably
Friday - Island art & play
Nature games, beach mandalas, community picture, small final activity - Island art & party

Further information about the Children's Week of Nature on Juist:

Price: €20 per day - tickets are best booked in advance in our online store.
Maximum 15 participants

Management of the Children's Week of Nature on Juist:

Short biography - Kim Maya Lorentz Kim Maya Lorentz is a nature and adventure educator, university and university lecturer and accredited trainer for specialists and teachers of the Kinder forschen foundation in the field of science education and education for sustainable development (ESD).
She leads nature education projects on the North Sea coast, combining in-depth knowledge with a holistic, mindfulness-oriented approach.

As a child and youth coach, life coach and therapeutic art life coach, she accompanies people in learning, development and change processes.
She is also a yoga trainer, children's yoga and relaxation trainer, gravity yoga coach, Zumba and fitness trainer A.

With her concept, she stands for a lively, creative nature education that appeals to head, heart and body in equal measure.
On Juist, she creates experiential spaces in which children and young people can experience nature, community and self-efficacy with all their senses.

Children's University Sustainable living on Juist:

Because sustainability starts with the little ones: The "Sustainable Living" children's university has been around for years. Every year in July and August, a variety of exciting lectures and hands-on activities take place. They are all aimed at children and introduce them to all aspects of sustainability. Sometimes it's about marine litter, sometimes about the earth beneath our feet, about children's rights and, and, and.

organized by the Juist spa administration

Price information:

20 € per child per day