The Drumeții Montane Association, in partnership with 580 educational institutions in Romania, organised this year the largest tourism, sport and ecology project, in which almost 3,000 teachers carried out activities, between January and August, under a single name: "Eco Junior 2016".
The aim of the "Eco Junior 2016" project was to educate children in an ecological spirit, to help them acquire an environmentally protective attitude and to involve them in eco-recreational activities through play.
The interaction of teachers and representatives of the "Drumeții Montane" Association with pupils, through outdoor outings or organised activities, is the most effective way of promoting the environment and a healthy lifestyle. Forms of education in nature are a type of activity that can successfully fulfil objectives such as raising public awareness of the importance of nature conservation and educating children and even grown-ups.
The children involved took part in teams in various activities according to their age and learned that it is very important to work together, to support one another and to acquire specific skills.
The "Eco Junior" project will continue in 2017, because everything that happens in the environment is directly reflected in all of our lives, and we must get involved in order to change them for the better.
This year's project was supported by O & R Bacău, Elmo Print, Doppelherz and Webland.ro
The "Drumeții Montane" Association was born out of the desire to do that SOMETHING – which we all say needs to be done, but we never take the next step; it was born with the hope that we will be the answer to the question: WHO?
Since 2010 they have set out on a long journey with the confidence that they will manage to educate those around them in a green spirit and with the desire to carry out as many actions as possible to protect nature in all its forms.
