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This project is supported of the Lifelong
Learning Program of the European Union (LLP). It
is a multilateral Comenius project. Comenius is a
sub-program to LLP. According to the objectives
of LLP and Comenius we will try to
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Contribute to the development of quality lifelong
learning and to promote high performance,
innovation and a European dimension in systems
and practices in the field (LLA Obj A). Help
young people acquire the basic-life-skills and
competences necessary for their personal
development, for future employment and for active
European citizenship (COM-SpObj-b) Enhance the
quality of European dimension of teacher training
(COM Op Obj 5)
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Background

• Workshop in Estonia about how organisations in
  different countries working with education about
  the forest in primary and secondary school can
  cooperate. Participants from Finland, Estonia,
  Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Germany,
  Norway and Sweden.
• Some of the participants from the workshop in
  Estonia and some new countries met in a workshop
  in Latvia to create a project idea together. The
  aim of the project was to increase the education
  about sustainable development including social,
  ecological and economic values and to improve
  the communication between foresters and the
  public. Participants from Finland, Estonia,
  Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Czech rep.,
  Slovakia and Sweden. A network was formed and a
  framework for an application to the community
  was created.

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Background cont.
2007 March. The application was sent in but in
autumn 2007 our application was rejected. 2007
Nov. During a conference Dialogue between the
Forest Sector and Schools in Finland we decided
to further develop our project idea. A teaching
methodology had been developed in Finland which
we found should suit us perfectly and which ought
to be spread to other countries. 2008 March. A
new application was sent in and this time we
succeeded. 2008 Dec. The project started!
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Aims and objectives
Increase the knowledge about economical,
ecological, social and cultural values of forest
among compulsory school teachers. Spread the so
called Case Forest methodology in the consortium
countries, which will facilitate the teaching
about sustainable development. Find out how
the methodology works in different countries and
which adjustments of the methodology have to be
done. Improve the communication between
foresters and the public.
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Aims and objectives
By using the methodology in schools we hope
that The children will be more interested in
forests and forest related topics. They will also
increase the creativity and joy of learning. The
children's ability to evaluate and make their
own decisions about how forest should be used
will increase. The teachers will use other
learning arenas than the classroom such as
forests, forest museums and forest industries
and involve people working with forests in the
education.
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Short term target groups
Other people in the organisation they represent.
National forest in school networks and the
international networks, LEAF and European network
Waldpaedagogik.
People involved in the consortium. Teachers
participating in the teacher courses appr. 96.
These teachers will inform other teachers in the
school where they work.
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Long term target groups
Children in all countries. Hopefully all teachers
involved in the courses arranged within the
project will try the methodology at least once in
their classes. Thats up to 2 000 pupils. More
teachers in every country. New courses about the
adjusted Case Forest methodology will be
held. More children in every country. If the
methodology will be successful there is no limit
on how many pupils who can benefit from the
project.
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Project members
8 countries12 organisations
FinlandFinnish Forest AssociationUniversity of
Joensuu, Savonlinna Dep. of Teachers
SwedenSwedish Forest Agency Umeå University
EstoniaEstonian Forest Industries
AssociationState Forest Management
CenterEstonian Biology and Geography Teachers
Ass.
LatviaStora Enso
The Czech RepublicForest Management Institute
LithuaniaKaunas College of Forestry and
Environmental Engineering
SlovakiaNational Forest Centre
BulgariaUniversity of Forestry
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Project management
Project leaderMarja Gustafsson, Swedish Forest
Agencymarja.gustafsson_at_skogsstyrelsen.sePhone
0046 13 329 745 Project web
pages www.skogsstyrelsen.se/caseforestwww.casefo
rest.wetpaint.com
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The project group
We represent education and forest sector, public
and business sector. We have long experience of
working with forest pedagogic.
Bulgaria Nicola Stoyanov, University of
ForestryTeachers Angel Ferezliev, Professional
school of ForestryRadoslav Milchev, University
of Forestry
Estonia Krista Keedus, State Forest Management
CenterErik Konze, Ott Otsman (from June 2009)
andAndres Talijärv until June 2009, Estonian
Forest Industries Association Asta Tuusti, State
Forest Management CenterTeachers Urmas Lekk,
Pärnu Adult Gymnasium, Pärnu Little
FreeschoolLeelo Lusik, Are Basic School
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The project group cont.
FinlandSirpa Kärkkäinen and Suvi Pessala,
Finnish Forest AssociationJorma Enkenberg and
Henriikka Vartianinen, University of Joensuu
Savonlinna Dep. of Teachers Education TeachersS
irkku Myllyntausta, Viikki Primary SchoolTuija
Peuhkuri, Viiki Primary School
Latvia Lelde Vilkriste, Stora Enso
TeachersEvija Majore, Centre of new friends
in Jurmala, Sloka Basic SchoolDita Grigore,
Karla Baumana Vilkenes Basic School
Lithuania Asta Doftarte and Laimute Jakaitiene,
Kaunas College of Forestry and Environmental
Engineering TeachersCeslova Pociuniene,
Aukstadvaris Secondary SchoolLaima Lainskaite,
Dariaus ir Girenas gymnasium
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The project group cont.
Czech Republic Ivana Kolinska, Forest Management
Institute, Czech Rep. Teachers Vaclava
Snoknousova, Secondary School in Cesky, Czech
Rep.Radomil Zatka, Forest management Insitute,
Czech Rep. Slovakia Ludmila Marusakova,
National Forest Centre, Slovakia
Teachers Miroslav Slotta,Lubica Bielikova,
Primary School in Zvolen, Slovakia
Sweden Marja Gustafsson, Katarina Ekberg, Lena
Åbom and Henry Stahre, Swedish Forest
AgencyErika Nilsson and Birgitta Wilhelmsson,
Umeå University, Forest in SchoolTeachersThorb
jörn Alsing, Gärdesskolan Highschool
BollnäsRaine Olander, Gärdesskolan Highschool
Bollnäs
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Methods
Start meeting in Estonia. Starting to learn to
know each other. First introduction to the Case
Forest methodology
Workshop in Finland. Course about the Case Forest
methodology. Whole project group and also two
teachers from every country.
Planning the teacher courses in every country.
Program, teaching manuals etc.
Testing the methodology. Teacher course in every
country, 10 teachers per course.
Dissemination of results.
Final meeting in Bulgaria. Report from each
country and sharing experiences with each others.
Decision about how to continue to cooperate,
maybe new project ideas?
Conclusions andwriting of final report
Evaluation of teacher courses. Adjustment of Case
Forest methodology to fit in each country.
Writing country reports.
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Activities/outputs
Start meeting in Estonia
Workshop in Finland
Teacher courses in all countries
Final meeting in Bulgaria
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Activities/outputs cont.
Communication plan - internal and external,
dissemination of results
Quality plan evaluations, reports etc.
DVD
Webpages
Country reports
Progressive and final reports
Teacher manuals
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Time-Schedule
Start in December 2008
End in December 2010
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Project budget
Total project budget 273 930 euro of which
funded by the Community 204 930 euro
(75) members of the project consortium 68
310 euro (25)