Preschoolers experience a fascinating dowel seminar in Waldachtal!

Preschoolers experience a fascinating dowel seminar in Waldachtal!

An exciting experience for the preschoolers at the nature kindergarten “Die Schneewiesenkinder”: Last Friday, the little adventurers took part in an exciting dowel seminar organized by the Fischer Group in Waldachtal-Tumlingen. The children were not only accompanied by the experienced educational specialists Bärbel Möhrle and Janina Huss, but also by the friendly trainee Lasse Stempel, who introduced them to the company's academy. Black Forest messenger reports that the seminar offered the children practical and playful access to craft skills.

The children listened with great curiosity to Ali Balci's lecture, who explained to them various dowels and their load-bearing capacity. The little ones learned a lot about the carrying capacity of small pictures through to heavy loads and were also allowed to become active themselves. They created a variety of motifs on paper with thick felt-tip pens and let their creativity run wild.

Practical experience in the professional field

As part of the seminar, the children not only received theoretical knowledge, but were also allowed to handle the materials themselves. So they learned how to use a silicone gun and went looking for silicone in the practice room. There was great joy when the preschoolers were able to implement their own DIY projects with a cordless screwdriver: They attached dowels to plasterboard and polystyrene - a real highlight for the little craftsmen.

At the end of the educational day, no effort was spared to give the girls and boys an unforgettable experience: Each child received a certificate confirming their participation in the dowel seminar. All guests were also invited to a hearty butter pretzel meal in the company restaurant.

Forest kindergartens – more than just a trendy buzzword

In fact, the experiences of the “snow meadow children” are not an isolated case, but part of a larger trend that is reflected in the increasing number of forest kindergartens. There are already over 1,000 such facilities in Germany that are considered innovative and offer a low-stimulus living space to promote children's development. This type of environmental education aims to strengthen children's relationship with nature and teach them important skills such as gross and fine motor skills. In the words of Educator training: “Forest kindergartens offer a space for holistic learning through discoveries in nature”. The idea of ​​forest education, which originated in Denmark, has grown significantly in Germany since the first forest kindergarten was founded in 1968.

Forest kindergartens differ from conventional kindergartens in the type of care: Here the children spend at least three to four hours a day outdoors, regardless of the weather. There is a special distinction between pure nature kindergarten and integrated forest kindergarten, depending on the type and extent of care.
In nature, children not only learn physical skills, but also social skills and emotional stability. An exciting approach that is becoming increasingly widespread. SDW supports these approaches and emphasizes the importance of connecting children with nature in their early development.

The experiences of the preschoolers from Waldachtal are not just another chapter in the everyday life of the nature kindergarten, but part of a larger change in the educational landscape in Germany, which brings children and nature closer together and promotes the creation and development of children's personalities in a variety of ways.