It is important to be able to identify healthy plants in our environment, plants that were created for our benefit, whether for health, remedies, or consumption.
Participants will walk into nature using sticks, these can be special for hiking or Nordic walking, or improvised with strong poles of wood, bamboo or broomsticks.
Participants will use their five senses to better perceive the environment around them.
The participants will look for plants of the region, edible or healthy; for remedies, condiments, infusions, or simply wild fruits.
Participants in a quiet environment, will show their admiration to God for being a provider, it can be in an artistic way (with drawings) spoken or written.
The participants will pick up the garbage with one of the canes to which a nail will be inserted at the bottom. That way, without having to bend down, they gather whatever they find along the way and then put it in a bag.
Ecological Themes of the Collection
The unique factor of this collection is that in addition to organizing the activities into ecological themes, each Theme contains a sequence of five activities. This sequence is based on cutting-edge pedagogy that transforms children’s apathy toward nature into joy by having them play, observe, experiment, admire the Creator, and even take action to conserve nature. This system is called: Fluid Learning® (Used under license from Flow Learning® by Sharing Nature Worldwide). It traditionally has four stages, but for the purposes of this collection the fourth has been amended and a fifth stage has been added.
Stages of the Flow Learning Process
- Awakening Enthusiasm
- Focusing Attention
- Offering Direct Experience
- Worshiping the Creator
- Acting as Stewards of Creation
When you find an ecological topic of your interest and possibilities to explore, follow this sequence, and you will discover that the activities will generate appreciation, joy, gratitude and response to the beauty of creation.
(1) Cornell, JB, & Mané, P. (1982). Live nature with children. Editions 29.
