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škocjanski zatok nature reserve: a case study ...
All of this encouraged the manager of ŠZNR to prepare the first edu-
cational programme in 2006 with the help of an education specialist from
the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB, UK), and within the
framework of the project “AdriaWet 2000 – Adriatic Wetlands for Natura
2000” (OP Slo-Ita 2007–2013). The programme laid the foundations for ap-
propriate educational work with young pupils as well as for raising aware-
ness among the broader public about importance of nature protection. The
educational programme was renewed in 2014, based on past educational
experiences and exchanging knowledge with educators of similar protected
areas in Italy and Slovenia. The main reason for the renovation of the exist-
ing educational programme was to spread awareness among young people
that nature is vulnerable and sustainable management of natural resources
is one of the most important tasks for our future.
The renewed programme created four different educational pro-
grammes, oriented toward different age groups:
1. “Nature is a wonderful and magical world”, where preschool chil-
dren discover the secrets of nature through their senses (they
learn about diversity in nature with specially prepared children’s
games);
2. “An adventure trip through Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve” is
a programme for pupils of 6 to 8 years that offers them a playful
and instructive way of learning about diversity in nature as well
as encouraging their interest in science;
3. “Observing and learning about Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve”
is a programme, prepared for pupils aged 9 to 11 that is based on
an active approach. Through experiments, auditory and visual
observation, solving puzzles and tasks, young pupils learn about
the nature, diversity of habitats, plant and animal species, includ-
ing how plants and animals adapt to their environments; and
4. “Exploring in Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve” is a programme
prepared for pupils of 12 years and over and is based on active re-
search work. Pupils learn that certain processes and phenomena
occur in nature and there are logical explanations for them.
Figure 5 shows the structure of visitors on guided tours (for 2018),
which is more or less the same since the opening of the visitor centre in
March 2016. The majority of visitors (more than 2/3) are pupils from el-
ementary schools, pupils from secondary schools, and university stu-
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All of this encouraged the manager of ŠZNR to prepare the first edu-
cational programme in 2006 with the help of an education specialist from
the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB, UK), and within the
framework of the project “AdriaWet 2000 – Adriatic Wetlands for Natura
2000” (OP Slo-Ita 2007–2013). The programme laid the foundations for ap-
propriate educational work with young pupils as well as for raising aware-
ness among the broader public about importance of nature protection. The
educational programme was renewed in 2014, based on past educational
experiences and exchanging knowledge with educators of similar protected
areas in Italy and Slovenia. The main reason for the renovation of the exist-
ing educational programme was to spread awareness among young people
that nature is vulnerable and sustainable management of natural resources
is one of the most important tasks for our future.
The renewed programme created four different educational pro-
grammes, oriented toward different age groups:
1. “Nature is a wonderful and magical world”, where preschool chil-
dren discover the secrets of nature through their senses (they
learn about diversity in nature with specially prepared children’s
games);
2. “An adventure trip through Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve” is
a programme for pupils of 6 to 8 years that offers them a playful
and instructive way of learning about diversity in nature as well
as encouraging their interest in science;
3. “Observing and learning about Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve”
is a programme, prepared for pupils aged 9 to 11 that is based on
an active approach. Through experiments, auditory and visual
observation, solving puzzles and tasks, young pupils learn about
the nature, diversity of habitats, plant and animal species, includ-
ing how plants and animals adapt to their environments; and
4. “Exploring in Škocjanski zatok Nature Reserve” is a programme
prepared for pupils of 12 years and over and is based on active re-
search work. Pupils learn that certain processes and phenomena
occur in nature and there are logical explanations for them.
Figure 5 shows the structure of visitors on guided tours (for 2018),
which is more or less the same since the opening of the visitor centre in
March 2016. The majority of visitors (more than 2/3) are pupils from el-
ementary schools, pupils from secondary schools, and university stu-
183
