Nature Education in Public Schools! -
Work Project: September 2025 - ongoing

So far, one teacher and her class have responded to the call: biology teacher Kinga Fehér and her ninth-grade class from on of the high schools in Satu Mare. She wrote the following about the proposed program, and the first trial session with them took place on December 12, 2025:

"In my opinion, knowing nature and paying attention to our environment is important not only because I am a biology teacher. To love animals, not to destroy plants, and not to harm a “creature we don’t like” just because we can — all this requires that we first get to know nature and the living beings that inhabit it. Then we can go on to live our everyday lives with simple mindfulness and respect, causing as little harm to our environment as possible. Of course, this kind of education takes place during school classes as well, but for it to be effective, it needs to be regular — it’s not enough if it only happens when there happens to be a little time left in a lesson. In addition to conversations and playful learning, nature-based experiences would also be important — activities that happen outdoors. All of this would be most effective if it took place on a monthly basis, similar to regular lessons, and were led by someone who has all the necessary qualities for this."

For Csilla to be able to visit Kinga’s class regularly and hold sessions, she needs the following:

• rested brain cells, so she has enough emotional energy for everyone;

• creative time, so she can propose activities tailored to the class;

• a car or public transportation, so she can get to the location;

• time to travel to the location, time to hold the session, time to write a journal about what happened, time to reflect on the session, look up the questions that came up, and then answer them;

• she needs to cover the costs related to the company;

• and she also needs time to listen to and watch birds, like in the picture here, so she can pass on that knowledge, as well.