Jena, July 30, 2026: The nature experience center forum natura, in collaboration with the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, is offering a two-day holiday workshop on historical forest professions for students in grades 6 to 8. The program combines digital media research with a practical excursion into the forest.
- Event: Holiday workshop “Workplace Forest”
- Target group: Students in grades 6 to 8
- Date: July 30 and 31, 2026, from 09:00 to 15:00 each day
- Meeting point: NETTO parking lot (Fr.-Körner-Straße 2, Jena)
- Cost: 20 Euros per person (including lunch)
- Registration deadline: July 16, 2026
- Registration & Contact: E-mail to naturerlebnis@jena.de | Tel.: 03641 4989481
Exploring historical crafts in the forest
The focus of the program is on researching former professions such as charcoal burners or stonemasons. In small teams, the students use digital media to investigate the everyday life of these professions and subsequently set out on a search for traces during an excursion in the Jenaer Wald.
The workshop is a cooperation between the Chair of Digital Humanities at the FSU Jena and the nature experience center forum natura of the Jena City Forestry Office. The registration form and further details are available at natura-jenensis.de/ferien.
Equipment for young nature explorers
Practical magnifying jars and research kits make discovery tours in the forest even more exciting.
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Workplace Forest – Who worked in the Jenaer Wald
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