Holiday ATL for young people at Parque Florestal de Monsanto, in Lisbon
The Portuguese Environmental Education Association (ASPEA), in partnership with the Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth (IPDJ), promotes the initiative “Holidays with ASPEA”. A holiday ATL for young people aged 10 to 14 years old that involves various activities, scheduled to take place from July 25 to August 5, 2022, at Sítio do Calhau, in Parque Florestal de Monsanto, in Lisbon.
The initiative to make young people aware of the urgent need to take care of the environment, and how to explain if Joaquim Ramos, president of ASPEA, “we have entered an era in which we are increasingly moving away, and earlier, from Nature”.
Based on the concept of “learning outside of doors”, the initiative intends “that the participants make a rapprochement with the natives. As such, several summer activities are being developed, highlighting: exploration of the fauna and flora of Monsanto Park; experimental physical-chemistry activities; and gardening activities, in a privileged location, supported by the ASPEA headquarters, in Bairro do Calhau, Monsanto, in Lisbon”.
The ASPEA official added: “Youngsters need to build, develop and trust, develop skills, develop an outdoor life, develop leadership skills and especially to learn in a fun way, and one of the ways in a fun way to do it is playing and in contact with the outdoors. The green forest park of Mons is an ideal refuge for young people to live in the city, living together and sharing experiences with each other.
The Monsanto Forest Park, with approximately 1000 hectares, is a privileged, a playground for the youngest, a place for picnics, physical, walks and selfies for the ages, where it is possible to observe various species: cork oaks, holm oaks and oaks, whose fruit is a good snack for living squirrels. Monsanto is also a refuge for species with difficulty in maintaining human presence, which are found there and a place for reproduction, and for migratory species along the way.
This holiday ATL costs €25 per week for all young people who can participate between the ages of 10 and 14. As activities that take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm will be held outside, and as picnic meals.
Participants can register by sending an email to [email protected].