In the Hainich region the youth hostel »Primeval Forest Life Camp« has joined the Hainich National Park (Nationalpark Hainich) and the Eichsfeld-Hainich-Werratal (EHW) Nature Park in a project: together with a professional games developer, in intensive workshops they planned an experience-oriented game for large groups with the theme of sustainability.
In this way the three partners have broadened their offerings in the area of sustainability-development education. They combine the firsthand, onsite experience of nature with interactive learning in the form of a strategy game. In a newly-built structure the youth hostel was able to create an ideal space for the undertaking, a self-designed game room.
NAKUNDU is an outdoor educational offering in the form of a very large multidimensional game, with board- and quiz-game elements as well as experiments. The adventure begins directly on location in the UNESCO World Heritage natural site, Nationalpark Hainich!
By day the participants wander and carry out nature research in the Hainich. During the evening in the youth hostel, the players test their knowledge, their senses and their skills! On the floor of the central game room »Forest Glade«, a map of the Nature Park functions as the game board.
NAKUNDU is an integral element of a three-day school field trip, and offers an opportunity for reflection. Its goal is to impart to students from fourth to sixth grade a fundamental understanding of sustainability issues, and an interest in a sound and healthy natural and cultural landscape.
Project Operation:
Förderverein Jugendherberge auf dem Harsberg e. V.
Am Schloss 6
99826 Berka v d Hainich
Telefon 036924|47586
schacht@djh-thueringen.de
www.nakundu.de
Cooperation Partner:
Ref. 27466
