Skoven i Skolen |
Sector: Forest | Date: 1999 - present | Country: Denmark |
An electronic newsletter is sent to 4,000 interested people, mostly teachers, in Denmark and a website is available to the public which offers different teaching materials, information, news and networks for schools. Outdoor education, ... More |
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Trćets Kompetenceformidling |
Sector: Wood & Furniture | Date: 2003 - 2005 | Country: Denmark |
Various campaigns are run via the media (radio, internet, press) and a website is available. Information folders have been sent to schools and contacts were made with careers advisers. Various activities involving visits to companies are taking ... More |
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Estonian youth-related projects |
Sector: Wood | Date: 2003 - 2004 | Country: Estonia Ex-USSR |
Educational trips to Finland and Switzerland were organised for students to study local architecture, especially wooden houses. Local tours also took place in Estonia for students of architecture and construction, introducing them ... More |
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Wood Week |
Sector: Wood | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Finland |
All secondary schools in Finland received a video about professions in the wood product industry and mill visits as well as visits to wood-related exhibitions were organised for school children. A newsletter about Wood Week ... More |
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Forest Week |
Sector: Forest & Forest Industry | Date: 2002 - present | Country: Finland |
Guided tours of forests introducing pupils to the forest, forestry and forest-related products are carried out together with schools, forest professionals and related companies. So far 900 pupils have participated. Related material is ... More |
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Free service: mill & forest visits and lectures |
Sector: Forest Industry | Date: 2002 - present | Country: Finland |
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) and member companies arrange together with schools mill & forest visits. Transportation is provided for free. Teachers can have free lectures and information sessions on ... More |
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DIY- get to know the forest industry |
Sector: Forest Industry | Date: 1997 - present | Country: Finland |
Forest industry-related projects are available to all schools and pupils are given certain project ideas they can implement in their own way (recycling, internationatility, lifestyle, innovation). The projects include mill visits and ... More |
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Know the Forest, Know the Country |
Sector: Forest | Date: 2002 - present | Country: Finland |
A brochure entitled, “Know the Forests, Know the Country” was published and an exercise book was developed to compliment the brochure. Links to several forest-related internet pages are provided in the brochure. More |
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Burning trousers |
Sector: Forest Industry & Health | Date: 2002 - present | Country: Finland |
The "Burning Trousers" tour takes place in 10 university cities around Finland. Students are given positive information about the forest industry and the industry encourages students to take care of their health during ... More |
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Hungarian Youth Projects |
Sector: Paper | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Hungary |
Visits to paper mills are organised for vocational and high school students and there is a professional competition run for vocational students. Consultation and mill experience is provided for graduate students and ... More |
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To the Discovery of the Paper Planet |
Sector: Paper | Date: 2000 - present | Country: Italy |
A schools learning kit was developed containing a book entitled “To the discovery of the paper planet”, samples of papers and boards used in every day life, a pamphlet with some educational activity plans for teachers and information on how to ... More |
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Wood in School |
Sector: Wood | Date: 2003 - 2004 | Country: Norway |
This is a competition where school pupils and students are challenged to create new product ideas based on wood (material in the form of laths of wood).Winners will be awarded at an important conference and the competition along with the ... More |
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Learning with the Forest |
Sector: Forest | Date: 1983 - present | Country: Norway |
Exercises designed for the pupils at each grade level are available along with manuals for the teachers. A training area as close to the school as possible is designated for fieldtrips and a forester or wood industry employee is provided ... More |
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Exhibition: Paper Workshop |
Sector: Paper | Date: 1994 - present | Country: Portugal |
An exhibition introduces school children and their teachers to the paper industry. Activities include such things as making paper by hand. Written information about the history of paper, forest resources and recycling of used papers ... More |
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Edufores |
Sector: Paper & Forest | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Spain |
A series of educational materials integrated in a Forest Learning Pack was developed, edited and is being circulated. It includes an educational guidebook, a video, a CD-ROM, a comic and a pack of cards.The website - www.edufores.com ... More |
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Domus |
Sector: Wood & Furniture | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Spain |
50 young designers and 50 furniture industries were chosen to make designs with wood. The theme was to furnish the new Mediterranean house. An exhibition of the products was held and a catalogue with the Domus furniture products was ... More |
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New technology and application processes of finishing systems for the wood and furniture sector |
Sector: Wood & Furniture | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Spain |
Teacher courses for educating young people about this sector are organised during the Valencia Furniture Fair. A CD-ROM was published and distributed at the fair which includes a glossary of wood and technical terms and a ... More |
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Skogen i Skolan |
Sector: Forest | Date: 1973 - present | Country: Sweden |
Teaching material consisting of books, brochures, videos, and CD-ROMs is available.There is also a website with many useful links. A newsletter is published 4 times a year and has a circulation of 20,000 copies. Activities ... More |
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The Future Trip |
Sector: Forest & paper | Date: 1999 - present | Country: Sweden |
School visits are organised as well as evenings for students to meet young and top-talent employees from different forest industry companies. A yearly college magazine called “Opportunities” is distributed to students ... More |
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Swiss youth-related projects |
Sector: Paper | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Switzerland |
Exhibitions with informative material were held for young people and students on vocational training at our member companies served as information personnel. Mill visits were organised, information brochures were provided ... More |
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Swiss wood project |
Sector: Wood | Date: 2002 - 2004 | Country: Switzerland |
2 books with background information were published and followed by a book launch. Workshops are proposed and methodological information (Instruction Guide for Teachers) is provided. Supplementary information is available on the ... More |
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Woodland Bus Tour |
Sector: Forest | Date: 2002 - present | Country: United Kingdom |
A bright yellow bus visits schools in the Scottish Borders in order to bring the forests, forest issues and manufacturing to children. As well as experiencing facets of the forests, children participate in timber processing, woodcrafts and ... More |
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The mysterious disappearance of Doctor Fibre |
Sector: Paper | Date: 2002 - present | Country: Finland |
The CD-ROM entitled, "The mysterious disappearance of Doctor Fibre", is a multimedia game suitable for a target audience aged 9-13. The player has to solve a variety of complex problems while becoming acquainted with the paper and pulp ... More |
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Dein Wald (Your forest) |
Sector: Forest | Date: 2002 - present | Country: Austria |
The Dein Wald CD is part of a joint project called Forest-Platte-Papier. It is a CD-ROM game for children aged 8-14 where they simulate becoming a forester. It can be played at school in groups or individually. Pupils learn about different ... More |
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Papiermobil (Papertruck) |
Sector: Paper | Date: 2003 - present | Country: Germany |
The papertruck is a mobile miniature paper machine on a trailer, which is used to demonstrate industrial paper manufacturing at public events and to attract young people to join the paper industry. It is also offered for hire to companies, ... More |
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Careers in the paper industry |
Sector: Paper | Date: 2003 - present | Country: France |
In co-operation with the French press group l'ETUDIANT, a reference document was published describing all professions in the paper industry, in order to attract young people to join the French paper industry. 20 leaflets and a book about ... More |
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