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The new school year is very special and full of challenges, studying in nature, for the four greenest Latvian schools that are honoured with the Mammadaba Embassy name of school year 2019/2010: in Northern Kurzeme region – Lībagi Primary School, in Southern Kurzeme region – Kalnsēta Special Boarding-School, in Northern Latgale region – Vērēmi Elementary School, in Western Vidzeme region – Allaži Elementary School. This is already the tenth year when schools receive the title – Mammadaba Embassy.

In the previous school year schools were actively working by going on nature exploring walks and hikes, participating in clean-ups and in waste paper collecting competition, visited Mammadaba objects and were integrating environmental education comprehensively in everyday work of schools.

In the beginning of the new school year, libraries of schools received educational gifts – books and games about forest, forest values and environmental issues.

The schools that received embassy title will carry it for one school year.

 

Lībagi Primary School with Mammadaba Embassy flag

Students and preschool age children of Lībagi Primary School received this honour by actively working in the previous school year: going on nature exploring walks and hikes, cleaning up Dwarf trail and park, setting up birdhouses, collecting 13 tonnes of waste paper, which gave them the first place in the waste paper collecting contest, visiting Mammadaba objects and integrating environmental education comprehensively in everyday work of school.

On the first day of school, September 2, the Mammadaba flag was raised next to Lībagi Primary School. Arvis Heniņš, director of forest management planning of LVM Northern Kurzeme region, presented school with an accreditation article about receiving a title of Mammadaba Embassy. Arvis Heniņš encouraged all students to give the Green oath and continue to be active also in the new school year.

In September five teachers from Lībagi Primary School will participate in the further education courses with a theme “Research in Forest”. In spring children already have bird watching excursion planned in collaboration with ornithologists, but in May all students will go to the impressive Forest Days of Latvia in Tērvete.

Allaži Elementary School – as a regional forest environment education centre

Allaži Elementary School's teachers will learn in September, but students will be invited to fulfil the special Mammadaba ambassador responsibilities with honour all through the school year, giving the Green oath and giving positive inspiration to fellow human beings just as naturally as up until now! Children will have greater opportunities to get to know forest and enjoy the presence of nature in the everyday life of school.

Author of the photography: Diāna Selecka

Vērēmi Elementary School approves studying in nature

First day of school in Vērēmi Elementary School turned out to be more special than other years. Next to the flag of Latvia and flag of Rēzekne region this school year will also flutter the flag of Mammadaba at Vērēmi Elementary School.

Preschool age children last year were actively participating in programme “Pigman's Detectives”, and this year will continue the works they began and will get to know the secrets of forest. Children will participate in Mammadaba Masterclass, by performing three master pieces, sixth grade will go on an exciting LVM Forest Expedition. The director of school approves the advantages of environmental education, which allows revealing new knowledge by learning in forest in an interesting and in children oriented way.

Kalnsēta Special Boarding-School is filled with satisfaction about the accomplished

In the morning of September 2 took place the opening of Mammadaba Embassy in Kurzeme – Kalnsēta Special Boarding-School. Students and teachers in the new school year are ready for new challenges not only in the work of studying, but also in exploration of environment and getting to know the processes in nature. Dace Gūtmane, director of forest management planning of LVM Southern Kurzeme region, congratulated children with the new school year, wished them new discoveries and adventures in nature!