Jena, 02.07.2026 – The nature experience center forum natura in the Jenaer Stadtforst invites students to exciting workshops during the upcoming summer holidays. The program includes discovery tours with the microscope as well as a historical search for traces in the forest.
- What: Holiday workshops at forum natura (Microscopy & Forest History)
- Dates: July 28, 2026, as well as July 30 & 31, 2026
- Target groups: Students in grades 5 to 9 and 6 to 8 respectively
- Costs: First workshop is free of charge; registration required
- Registration & Info: Online at www.natura-jenensis.de/ferien
Two exciting holiday offers in comparison
To make the summer holidays varied, forum natura has organized two thematically completely different courses. While the first offer is aimed at young nature researchers, the second workshop dives deep into the regional history of the Jenaer Forst.
Here are the two workshops in direct comparison:
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Workshop 1: “Small forest dwellers writ large” (Focus: Microscopy)
- Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- Target group: Students in grades 5 to 9
- Special feature: This offer is completely free of charge.
- Content: Participants build their own microscope and use it to examine nature samples they have collected themselves from the forest. An ideal course for young explorers who want to view biological details up close.
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Workshop 2: “Workplace Forest – Who worked in the Jenaer Wald?” (Focus: Forest History)
- Date: Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 2026 (two-day event)
- Target group: Students in grades 6 to 8
- Content: This historical discovery tour focuses on former professions in the forest. The young people explore the traces of charcoal burners, woodcutters, and stonecutters in the Jenaer Wald and learn how forest use shaped the lives of people in previous centuries.
For both events, timely registration is mandatory as the number of participants is limited. Registration is easily completed via the online portal of natura jenensis. Those who wish to be physically active in addition to the forest experiences can also find information about the Seepferdchen crash courses in the summer holidays to secure remaining spots in the Jenaer Bäder.
🎭 The forum natura as a green place of learning
The nature experience center forum natura at the Schottplatz in the Jenaer Forst sees itself as a modern extracurricular learning site for environmental education and sustainability. It combines theoretical knowledge with practical encounters with nature and is closely integrated into the tourism network “natura jenensis”. Through interactive paths and educational offers, awareness of the local flora and fauna as well as the protection of the forest ecosystem is to be strengthened, particularly among children and young people.
Explorer equipment for young researchers
With a robust pocket microscope, children can independently explore the fascinating details of Jena’s animal and plant life even outside of the workshops.
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Holiday workshops at forum natura
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