Materials for "Nature calling." workshops

There is a deep confidence that grows when a child realizes they can read a landscape and shelter themselves from the wind. In our Forest Survival and Environmental Awareness workshops, children stepped into the lessons of practical outdoor skills paired with a moral compass for how to behave in the wild. Under close supervision, participants practiced building simple shelters from branches and natural materials, learning how to orient a shelter to the prevailing wind and to use the terrain for protection. They were shown controlled, safe fire-making techniques — how to clear a hearth, use fire only where permitted, and tend flames responsibly for cooking or warmth. We practiced navigation by reading signs in nature: moss growth, sun position, and learned about star hints and landmarks — simple observational skills that deepen spatial confidence without relying on tech gadgets.

We also introduced the Swedish concept of allemansrätten — the right of public access — as a guiding principle: the freedom to enjoy nature comes with duties to protect it. Children learned that enjoying a forest means treading lightly, taking only memories and photos, and ensuring that plants, animals, and other visitors are undisturbed.

The workshop’s impact reached beyond skills. Environmental awareness and cooperation grew naturally as kids worked in small teams to build shelters and plot routes through the trees. They learned to communicate, share tools, divide tasks, and problem-solve together — essential social skills that make the work safer and the experience richer.

An inspiring dimension of the program was its cross-cultural collaboration. Students from Poznań University of Life Sciences joined with pupils from schools in Estonia and Poland, bringing different stories and approaches to the forest. Children left with new abilities to sustain themselves in the outdoors — and with a stronger sense that nature is both a classroom and a community to be protected. Those are lessons they can carry home, back to school, and into a lifetime of respectful exploration.

Nature calling instruction

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