Today is the International Forest Day and Poetry Day
Teaching in the forest is a very inspiring experience that awakens the senses and promotes creativity. In this context, poetry also plays an important role. We encourage creativity with poetry in our school forest in Prenden and at Müggelsee. Our students are regularly tasked to write traditional Japanese haiku during their time in the forest.
Our students can connect with nature’s beauty and complexity by observing and exploring nature. For example, they can be inspired by the sound of a stream or the singing of a bird. Through haiku, they learn to express feelings, thoughts and perceptions creatively and poetically while immortalising their experiences.
Through poetry in the forest, the students carry their experiences and impressions out into the world and show the reader their view of nature.
A selection of haiku poems by class 6 a:
Leaves falling down to
The ground hoping they land on
The top of my head
-Emma
We had a long hike
It was cold and exhausting
We had lots of fun
-Zoe
The lake is shiny
The grass turns o white and green
The animals sleep
-Isabel
Forests make me calm
A gust of wind on my face
Makes me feel awake
-Tallulah
I plucked a birch tree
I sipped on a bit of tea
Every Thursday
-Johnny
Every week we
Have fun and play together
We love the forest
-Janne
Prenden on Thursday
In nature my soul is cleared
Cold or warm is fun
-Ville
It is beautiful
I love walking in the woods
But it’s pretty cold
-Mari
Experiencing
What I have done today was
Great and beautiful
-Charlotte Y.
I like the forest
The lakes are calm and pretty
I like the blowing wind
-Ion
I was in nature
I built a house with my friends
I heard leaves swaying
-No name