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Planting Trees in Finland and Italy
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Pupils from schools in Finland, the magical land of lakes and trees, with snow, frozen lakes and seas in the winter tell us about their planting of new saplings.
They also tell us about centuries old customs that they still participate in, linked to trees.
The pupils from warm, sunny Italy should have been planting traditional 'Olive Trees' as part of their Spirit of the Trees 2012 project, but it was too cold during the Spring of 2006, so they have postponed the planting until next year. Instead they tell us about their biennual tree planting.
Since the 1970's, pupils from Scuola Elementare G. Verdi - Salorno (IC Bassa Atesina) Italy, go into their natural park of 'Monto Corno' and plant a lot of young pines and firs, so that their woods will continue living....they are helped by pupils from their link school in Germany along with their teachers, the rangers, the mayor and the local council members.
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'The Miracle of Growth' Kantookaski School in Finland
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From seeds to saplings,
From saplings to trees,
From children to young people,
From young people to adults.
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'Starting to Grow'
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The young saplings, planted in the classroom in the cold Spring, are starting to grow on the window sills in the classroom.
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'Planting Out the Saplings'
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This young Finnish boy is ready to plant his sapling outside
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'A Forest of the Future'
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The miracle of growth from these Finnish boys
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Finnish Tree Customs and Traditions
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The Pupils and teacher from Kantokasken School tell us about their customs.
"During the Spring time we have visited in the wood near to school.
We have there one pine tree for sacrifice like old Finnish people.
Children have made gifts from clay for the tree, aeolian wind harps and before first of May, they made clay things of sorrow, joy and hope and took them to the tree.
On Maundy Thursday we walk to this tree and drive away bad spirits with decorated branches. We have taken many photos of all this.
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'First Visit to the Pine'
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Visiting the snow covered pine forest near the school near Espo, in the Spring, to find the 'Special Pine' tree.
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'Old Tree Customs in Finland' (part 1) by K. Peltola's Special Class
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During this spring time we have visited in the wood near to our school.
We have there one pine tree for sacrifice like old Finnish people. Children have made gifts from clay for the tree, aeolian wind harps...More
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'Clay Gifts'
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The pupils made clay gifts in class to represent Sorrow, Joy and Hope to take to the Special Pine tree, to frighten away the evil spirit of Kiira.
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'Gifts Left'
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The children's clay gifts are left on the forest floor, by the Pine tree.
This will as tradition says, keep the bad spirit of the trees Kiira, happy.
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'Old Tree Customs in Finland' (Part 2) by K. Peltola's Special Class
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Next week it begins Special Art -project for my pupils and during it we are going to listen old stories about Finnish woods and its fairies, goblins etc.
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'Aiolian Harps'
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According to Finnish tradion hanging Airolian Harps, partly made of clay, on Silver Birch trees and writing spells on the bark of the trees, helps the new saplings to grow.
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Planting Saplings in Sunny Italy
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At Scuola Media G.Mameli in Salorno in Italy, pupils and teachers explain how they have been planting trees in their Forest Conservation area since 1970 and are helping to keep their forests alive.
Throughout the year students in Grades 4/5 learn about stories and customs linked to Trees in their country and those of their link school in Germany.They also learn about conservation and the need for a tree planting programme on our Planet.
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'Too Cold for Olive trees this Spring in Italy'
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Concerning our trees, unfortunately the weather didn't help us for the planting of oilive trees this year (2006)... it was rreally cold this spring, so we will try again next year, to plant Olive trees for the 'Spirit of the Trees 2012' project...more
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A Ranger Demonstrates
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A Ranger shows the Italian and German younsters, how to take the saplings out of their pot and plant them in the Mono Corno Natural Park near Salorno where their school is.
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Planting
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Students everywhere busy planting their young saplings with care, in order to keep their forest living.
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'Keeping Monto Corno National Park Living since 1970' by pupils of Salorno school Italy
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Every two years in Spring, pupils from Scuola Elementare G. Verdi - Salorno (IC Bassa Atesina) More
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A Second Year's work from Kantokasken School Finland! Metsanhaltija
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Kirsti Peltola's students from Kantokasken School in Espo near Helsinki, have been publishing more of their work for the 'Spirit of the Trees 2012' project online.
They have created models of the 'Spirits' in Finnish Metsanhaltija of the Pine trees and taken them to the forest to help the young pine saplings to grow.
This is an ancient Finnish tradition and Metsanhaltija are meant to be the guardians of the forests.More
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