The new National Park children's book entitled „Im Schatten des Hochhinaus“ is aimed at children between the ages of 4 and 8 and tells the exciting story of the two „Murzähs“ Frieda and Fritz. „Murzähs“ are fairytale creatures who can survive in the various mountain habitats thanks to their superpowers: from water to forests and alpine pastures right up to the mountain peaks.
During the 45-minute program, we not only listen to the imaginative story, but also learn more about the plants and their adaptations to the high mountains.
Contents:
Fantasy story tailored to the target group
Life and survival of plants in the high mountains
Meeting point:
At the school / kindergarten
Duration:
45 minutes
Target group:
Preschool to 3rd grade
When it's cold outside and gets dark early, when many animals have hunkered down in their burrows and nests, we humans are drawn into our warm homes as well. Now it's time to sit comfortably together and listen to stories. Together with Max and Grummel we go on an exciting search for the glowing magic mushroom. Deer, spider, squirrel and tawny owl help us.
The children share their knowledge about the animals that appear in the story and learn new things about the animals' way of life using illustrative materials. Matched to the story, the program is supplemented with numerous games and creative activities.
Contents:
Winter story tailored to the Target group
Living out imagination and creativity
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3 Hours
Target group:
Nursery school, 1. Class
Attention:
2 groups in parallel not possible!
Deer, mouse, fish, magpie, meerkat and bear meet on an exciting journey downstream. One idea chases another and so the six experience an exciting adventure and an unusual friendship. The children use illustrative materials to share and expand their knowledge about the animals that appear in the story. A joint exchange on the topic of friendship as well as various games and creative activities complete the program.
Contents:
Story on the theme of friendship
Acting out play instinct, imagination and creativity
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3 Hours
Target group:
Nursery school, 1. Class
Attention:
2 groups in parallel not possible!
Cold and sometimes meters of snow make it difficult for animals to find food and move around in winter. Plants also have to change their metabolism. With age-appropriate activities and information, we learn about the different strategies these creatures have adopted to survive the cold season in the mountains.
Together we examine plants and animals that brave the winter. We also learn how sensitively many alpine animals react to disturbances or changes and how we can contribute to their protection through our behavior.
Contents:
Survival strategies of our native animals in winter
Wintering strategies of plants
Susceptibility of species to disturbance and their endangerment
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3 1/2 Hours
Target group:
2.-4th grade
Autumnal nature provides us with numerous nuts, berries and wild fruits. These are not only healthy and delicious, they also ensure the survival of many animals in winter. During the educational program in the meadow kitchen, we learn to distinguish and prepare different nuts and berries. We learn more about their interconnectedness in nature and how we as humans influence this.
Contents:
Autumn fruits, nuts and berries
Food cycle using the example of the nutcracker - stone pine and capercaillie - blueberry
Mindful and considerate behavior in nature
Mindful handling of food and mindful eating
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3 – 4 Hours
Target group:
3rd to 4th grade
Attention:
2 groups in parallel not possible!
Water is (almost) always in motion - it changes and it changes its environment. In our water lab, we experiment together and find out how the dynamics of natural watercourses shape our valleys, how water shapes our landscape and with what consequences humans intervene in these watercourses. It will be especially exciting when we try to fathom the paths of water in the mountain. Do you know why and where it disappears? In the winter program we explore the aquatic animals that live in our mountain streams and find out how excellently they are adapted to life there.
Contents:
Water as a shaper of the landscape
Consequences of human intervention in watercourses
Living organisms in and around water and their adaptation strategies
Importance of water as a resource
Meeting place:
«Haus der Berge» – Main entrance
Duration:
3,5-4 Hours
Target group:
4.-8. Class
In winter, nature usually rests under a deep, white blanket. Numerous secrets of nature are waiting to be discovered by us. We want to experience the winter landscape in the national park with all our senses. For this we need sharp eyes to follow the tracks of animals. The silence outside helps us to sharpen our ears and to distinguish sounds of nature.
As squirrels, we try to find our painstakingly created stashes of food. But of course, the beautiful winter forest also invites us to play and create imaginatively. Let us be enchanted!
Route:
In the Klausbach valley on flat terrain
Contents:
Experience nature with all senses
Acting out fantasy and play instinct
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
2 1/2 Hours
Target group:
Nursery school, 1. Class
Attention:
Absolutely warm clothes + waterproof shoes
While our human traces in the landscape are usually impossible to miss, our native animals leave signs that we do not recognize at first glance. With sharpened senses, we set out together on a search and try to read from the tracks not only the animal species, but also its behavior. The wintry snow makes our search easier and helps us with the interpretation. How can we distinguish the footprints of native animals? Who was tracking whom?
In addition to the tracks in the snow, we also find in nature toasted cones and branches or the countless legacies that indicate the animal.
Route:
From the information point to the Klausbach valley and back
Contents:
Distinguishing the footprints of native wild animals
Interpretation of tracks
Recognizing animals by their tracks
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
2 ½ Hours
Target group:
2.-4th grade
Attention:
Absolutely warm clothes + waterproof shoes
Together with Max, the main character from the National Park story "The Shining Magic Mushroom", we set off through the winter forest. There we meet various animals that need our help. If we are clever, we might even succeed in finding the glowing magic mushroom that Grummel the dwarf is so eagerly waiting for ...
Intensive experiences of nature, embedded in an exciting story, make this guided tour a very special winter experience for our youngest visitors.
Route:
In the Klausbach valley in flat terrain
Contents:
Awakening understanding for the "surrounding world
Experience of nature
To live out fantasy and play instinct
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
2 1/2 Hours
Target group:
Nursery school, 1. Class
Attention:
Absolutely warm clothes + waterproof shoes
Golden eagles and bearded vultures are truly "kings of the air". Despite their size, they don't need a single wing beat to glide up several hundred meters in altitude!
On a hike through the Klausbach Valley, you will learn interesting facts about the way of life and endangerment of these two impressive birds of prey, as well as information about measures to protect these impressive species. While looking over their territories, their natural feeding areas and into an eyrie wall, you will learn a lot of exciting things, e.g. also about the extraordinary and different feeding habits of both bird species.
Route:
From the National Park Information Point Hintersee to the Golden Eagle Observation Point in Klausbach Valley and back to the starting point.
Contents:
Occurrence and endangerment
Protection measures
Hunting strategies
Breeding behavior
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
2 – 3 Hours
Target group:
3th to 4th grade
Requirements:
average condition, sturdy shoes, binoculars
The stories of the red deer and the forest in the National Park are closely connected. When the floodplains were still unobstructed, the deer moved from the mountains to the valleys in winter. Since this is no longer possible, the red deer today remain in the National Park in winter gates. On a guided tour to the Klausbach valley we will not only get to know the mountain forests with their typical tree species, but also visit the game feeding area in the Klausbach valley, where with a bit of luck we will be able to observe the otherwise shy red deer at close range.
Route:
From the information point to the game feeding in the Klausbach valley and back (feeding time at the game feeding at 14.00).
Contents:
Red deer in winter
History of the forest in the National Park
Wintering strategies of the deer and the native tree species
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Duration:
3 ½ Hours
Target group:
4.-10. Class
Attention:
Absolutely warm clothes + waterproof shoes
Come to the Berchtesgaden National Park and experience one of our main valleys up close. Because there are not only lots of exciting things to discover. Here we will learn that nature also manages quite well without us. What seems chaotic to us at first, follows complex laws, because in nature everything is interconnected.
With the help of games and activities we will discover the wilderness of our main valleys and experience the national park in an age-appropriate and playful way. The holistic experience of nature in the national park is the focus of this guided tour.
Contents:
General national park topics
Fauna and flora of the National Park
Wilderness in the Berchtesgaden National Park
Cycles in nature
Duration:
depending on route, from 2 Hours
Target group:
4th grade
Königsee Valley
... the fjord-like Königsee valley with its shimmering green water and the fascinating view of the steep and famous Watzmannostwand.
Route:
Either on a flat circular path across the peninsula or past the information point and to the viewpoint in the Eisbach valley and back again.
Meeting place:
Boat landing stage St. Bartholomä
Costs
Shipping Königssee
Klausbach Valley
... the cross-border Klausbach valley with its numerous alpine pastures and the wild Mühlsturzhorns.
Route:
In the Klausbach valley on flat terrain
Meeting place:
National Park Information Point Hintersee
Contact
Field of Environmental Education
Doktorberg 6
83471 Berchtesgaden
