Nature Kids' Week

Children's Nature Week

We are here on Juist, right in the middle of nature! A good reason to experience, understand, and appreciate the wonders of nature from a young age. Because the love for nature begins to form in childhood. Therefore, we are organizing the Children's Nature Week, a program that brings children closer to nature and all its wonders.

Mini Nature Researchers Juist – Discover, Wonder, Create

Nature programs for guest children
Duration: daily 2 hours
Target group: guest children (6–10 years)
Group size: max. 15 children
Location: depending on the theme, beach, dunes, school grounds, or national park house
Supervision: Kim Maya Lorentz, Layla Meynen, and Laryn Meynen

Basic Idea
The Mini Nature Researchers Juist are short, experience-oriented nature programs for holiday children who want to discover Juist's nature in a playful way. The content is aligned with the Nature Week for Juist children, creating synergies in preparation and material use. Each program is a self-contained mini-project that combines exploratory learning, creative design, and shared experiences.

Goals
- Educational: Promotion of curiosity, spirit of discovery, and self-confidence; social learning and mindfulness in interactions; joy in learning and experiencing nature.
- Nature education: Familiarization with the habitats and special features of the island; awareness of natural connections and sustainability; strengthening the connection to nature and appreciation of the environment.

Methods
Experiencing nature and exploratory learning; sensory and movement games; creative design with natural materials; small reflections and exchanges.

Example Themes for the Week (each 2 hours, bookable individually or multiple times)
Monday - Mudflat Researchers
Mudflat hiking for children, examining shells & snails, small experiments with sand and water - Discovering island nature.

Tuesday - Plant Artists
Plants of the dunes and meadows, leaf printing, making natural colors, creating a take-home picture - Plants & Colors.

Wednesday - Animal Juist!
Bird watching with binoculars, guessing tracks, printing or laying animal tracks - Animals & Tracks.

Thursday - Clean Sea
Beach detectives: litter collection game, upcycling from found objects, discussion about environmental protection - Living sustainably.

Friday - Island Art & Play
Nature games, beach mandalas, community artwork, small closing activity - Island Art & Festival.

Further information about the Children's Nature Week on Juist:
Price: 20 € per day - Tickets are best booked in advance in our online shop. Maximum 15 participants.

Leadership of the Children's Nature Week on Juist:
Short biography – Kim Maya Lorentz
Kim Maya Lorentz is a nature and experiential educator, university lecturer, and accredited trainer for professionals and teachers of the "Children Research" foundation in the field of scientific education and education for sustainable development (ESD). She leads nature education projects on the North Sea coast, combining solid knowledge with a holistic, mindfulness-oriented approach. As a children's and youth coach, life coach, and therapeutic art life coach, she supports people in learning, development, and change processes. She is also a yoga instructor, children's yoga and relaxation trainer, gravity yoga coach, Zumba, and fitness trainer A. With her concept, she stands for a vibrant, creative nature education that addresses the mind, heart, and body equally. On Juist, she creates experiential spaces where children and young people can experience nature, community, and self-efficacy with all their senses.

Children's University
Sustainable Living on Juist: Because sustainability starts with the youngest: The Children's University "Sustainable Living" has been around for years. Every year in July and August, diverse and exciting lectures and hands-on activities take place. All are aimed at children and bring them closer to all thoughts surrounding sustainability. Sometimes it’s about marine litter, sometimes about the earth beneath our feet, the rights of children, and much more.

Organized by the Juist Tourist Office.