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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

18 October 2012

26 students and teachers Meeli and Evelyn took part in an outdoor study where with the help of the National Environmental Agency and Comenius project they hiked in Alam-Pedja national park and visited Ice Age Centre. 

What did the students see and learn there?


Gladis Prits: "On Thursday Neljapäeval at 8am we started our excursion in front of Kehtna Basic School. Selli-Sillaotsa hiking trail at Alam-Pedja national park was our first destination. First our guide introduced us the nature reserve in general ,and then we headed to walk in Laeva bog. On our way the guide told us more about different types of bogs, its plants and etc. Every pair had a worksheet for taking notes. On our walk we could eat different berries, from cranberries to blueberries. They all were very tasty. I enjoyed being there, the air was fresh and good for the lungs. At the end of our walk there was a viewing tower where we could view the surroundings well. We were also lucky with the weather - the sun was shining and it didn´t rain at all. After that we had lunch and we continued our tour by bus. We saw slopy landforms created by ice age. At Ice Age Centre we had a guided tour too. The centre has 3 floors. After that we got some free time to explore it on our own. The most I remember those stuffed animals which looked pretty natural. We got engaged with different displays and there was a lot to read. Then it was time to drive back to Kehtna. In my opinion it was a nice day out."

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FRANCE: College Claude Bernard is in a suburban city (Grand-Quevilly) with about 30,000 inhabitants. A town with 400,000 people called Rouen is near to us. The area has little industry nowadays following the closure of the chemical factories and the Renault car plant.

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