Forest greif
The children of the Vysočina region in the Czech Republic are missing the woods. Until recently, the dense, fresh forests turned into arid grazing tracks on heavy machinery. Even small children still remember how they went to play in the forest, the older ones remember the forest camps and others how they went with their parents to the forest for trips.
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The children of the Vysočina region in the Czech Republic are missing the woods. Until recently, the dense, fresh forests turned into arid grazing tracks on heavy machinery. Even small children still remember how they went to play in the forest, the older ones remember the forest camps and others how they went with their parents to the forest for trips.
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How do they experience the deforestation of the landscape in their immediate surroundings?
How do they see the future of forests?
Will they ever have a chance to spend time in the woods?
What do they see as the cause of the devastation of the landscape and how do they cope with it? And do they see any way they can help the forests themselves?
Environmentalist Barbora Klocová sought answers to these and many other questions in a study in cooperation with the Chaloupky educational center and environmental psychologist Jan Krajhanzl from Masaryk University. She recorded a total of 31 personal interviews with children and adolescents from the Vysočina region aged 8 to 18.
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Pedagogical value
The documentary film Forest Grief is used in various educational settings. It serves as an inspiration and a basis for discussions and debates in schools from the 7th grade onwards, covering a wide range of topics such as deforestation, climate change, and emotions.
The film is featured on a website that collects learning materials and educational activities for teachers to use when teaching about climate change. Along with the film, the website also provides a methodology paper designed to support teachers in integrating the documentary into their lessons.
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