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What is environmental education ?

Environmental education is designed to help everyone to understand their place in the environment, the need to protect our natural wealth so that everyone will have the necessary tools to ensure responsible behaviour.

Labels

CINE : Centre d’Initiation à la Nature et l’Environnement. (Centre for Initiation into Nature and the Environment)
The CINE label is specific to Alsace.
CPIE : Centre Permanent d’Initiative Pour l’Environnement. (Permanent Centre for Environmental Initiative)
The CPIE label is national; it guarantees the competence and quality of environmental education and local development organisations.

You will find a list of these educational organisations in this section.

ARIENA (Association régionale pour l'éducation à l'environnement et à la nature en Alsace - Regional association for education about the environment and nature in Alsace)

7, route de Bergheim
67600 SELESTAT
Tel. : 03 88 58 38 48
Fax : 03 88 58 38 41
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Website: www.ariena.org

ARIENA coordinates and manages a network of more than 45 organisations for environmental education in Alsace. It is therefore the key player in environmental education in Alsace and the Haut-Rhin.

The association also produces a brochure on "the network for education about nature and the environment in Alsace" which gives you further information on many organisations mentioned in the section on education and environmental awareness.

Atouts Hautes-Vosges

CPIE et CINE

11, place de l'Eglise
68820 Wildenstein
Tel. : 03 89 82 20 12
Fax : 03 89 82 21 25
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Atout Hautes-Vosges worked to raise public awareness of the environment and nature.

Close-up on an operation : Lurking. Observers take up positions in the countryside, often with binoculars, and approach the public, offering them explanations about fauna and flora.

High pastures, glacial cirques, valleys, mountain forests, peat bogs, landscape, water and the river, waste…

Observatoire de la nature (The Observatory of nature)

32 Cours Sainte Anne
68004 Colmar Cedex
Tél. 03 69 99 55 63
Fax 03 69 99 55 59
Site : http://observatoirenature.free.fr
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The Observatory of nature is an association which works in the field of education in environment and in lasting développement in the basin of life of Colmar..

The Observatory of nature has as vocation to receive all publics, to sensitize them, educate them and form them, through innovative and adapted pedagogic steps, in a consistent apprehension and in respectful behaviours of nature and environment.

It also has as objective to offer the access to knowledge and to useful information to the persons eager to contribute, by the evolution of their behaviour choices in the realization of a lasting development.

We offer animations for the scholastic, the free time of the children, of exits and naturalist conferences for the general public.

La Maison de la nature et du Sundgau

CINE

Rue Sainte Barbe
68210 Altenach
Tel. : 03 89 08 07 50
WebWebsite : http://maisondelanaturedusundgau.chez.tiscali.fr
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It provides activities for schools, youth activities and for the general public: guided tours, practical workshops, exhibitions, conferences, thematic cycles.

La Maison de la nature works in close cooperation with local people: for example, it allows them to come and press their fruit.

Close-up on an operation : nocturnal activities (night of the owls, night of stars)

Nature and the rural heritage of the Sundgau, forests, lakes, rivers, meadows, the landscape, water, controlling energy, waste, bee-keeping, tree growing, aviculture and organic gardening.

Le moulin de Lutterbach (Lutterbach mill)

CINE

7, rue de la Savonnerie
68460 LUTTERBACH
Tel. : 03 89 50 69 50
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The periurban environment, water, rivers, fauna and flora of aquatic environments, orchards, natural gardening, organic gardening, forest environments and renewable energy.

Petite Camargue alsacienne

CINE

1, rue de la pisciculture
68300 SAINT-LOUIS
Tel. : 03 89 89 78 59
WebWebsite : http://persowanadoo.fr/petite.camargue.alsacienne/
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The Petite Camargue Alsacienne works on conservation and restoration (spaces, species, imperial fish farming)

The nature reserve, landscapes, water, marshes, wetlands, biodiversity, birds, insects, waste, fish farming, salmon.

Farms

Farms, essential parts of the locality, sometimes invite families to come and learn about the traditional practices, plants and animals found in this environment.

Welcome to this special world and discover the charm of our ancestral traditions. Through the idea of "Farm teas" some farmers let you try their products: bread, butter, jam, honey, cheese…. something to delight everyone !

The Chamber of Agriculture and Alsace regional council publish a guide "Welcome to the farm in Alsace" which lists a number of farms in the Haut-Rhin: farm-inns, educational farms, farm teas, farms with riding, etc.

Farms which are part of the "welcome to the farm" network can be identified by the following logo :

Discovery farms

Josette and Gabrielle DEMOULIN - Ferme la Fonderie

17, rue d'Untergrombach
68160 SAINTES-MARIE-AUX-MINES
Tél. / fax. : 03 89 58 59 51 ou 06 83 99 97 29

Discovery farm, craft distillation workshop Dairy herd.

Access : on leaving Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines in the direction of col des Bagenelles.

Harvesting, distillation, the dairy herd and farmyard animals, etc.

GUETH Family

2, rue principale
68420 OBERMORSCHWIHR
Tél. / fax. : 03 89 49 32 02

Discovery farm, wine-growing, harvesting
Working the vines, vinification, recognising different varieties and organization of various wines.

Jean-Claude and Martine HUTTARD

10, route des vins
68340 ZELLENBERG
Tel. : 03 89 47 90 49
Fax : 03 89 47 90 32
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Discovery farm, wine-growing, harvesting
Vines and wine-growing activities, vinification, bottling, etc.

Francine and Clément KLUR

105, rue des Trois Epis
68230 KATZENTHAL
Tel. : 03 89 27 30 17
Website : www.klur.net
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Discovery farm, wine-growing, harvesting.
Vines and varieties, the effect of granite on a wine's typicality, the utility of chestnut forests, etc.

Le Luppachhof, Host and presentation farm

Association la clé des champs
6, rue de Luppach
68480 Bouxwiller
Tél : 03 89 40 39 87
Website : www.kbleu.net/cledeschamps
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Production cycles from animal to plate

Dominique and Henri SCHOENHEITZ

1, rue de Walbach
68230 WIHR-AU-VAL

Tél. 03 89 71 03 96
Fax. 03 89 71 14 33
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Discovery farm, wine-growing, harvesting

The Alsatian vineyard, history of Wirh-au-Val, different varieties, vine-related work, etc.

Michel and Vincent SCHOEPFER

43, Grand Rue
68420 EGUISHEIM
Tel. : 03 89 41 09 06
Fax. : 03 89 23 08 50
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Discovery farm, wine-growing, harvesting
Vines and the wine-growing activities, vinification, bottling

Via la ferme

4, rue de Lattre de Tassigny
68210 BERNWILLER
Tel. : 03 89 25 30 55
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Production cycles from animal to plate

Farm teas

Béatrice LAURENT and Dominique GANTER

Le Taupré
68240 FRELAND
Tél. / fax : 03 89 47 20 28 ou 03 89 47 55 37
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Dominique Ganter is a professional bee-keeper and practices transhumance. Béatrice Laurent has a dairy farm.

Access : hamlet La Taupré, 2 km before Fréland on the road to Aubure.

Bee-keeping: hive life, harvesting honey; transhumance; stock farming: cheese production, cows returning from the pastures, milking, feeding the cows.

Tea : Tea with the products of both farms: cheese platter, siesskass, bread and honey, gingerbread, served with home-made apple juice and milk from the farm.

Guillaume SOURDRIL

7, rue des Rochelles
68290 BOURBACH LE HAUT
Tél. / fax : 03 89 38 04 75
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Growing and harvesting medicinal plants and herbs and soft fruit in organic farming.

Tea: plant or fruit syrup, herbal infusions, bread and jam, Kouglof cake. Farm yogurts. Stroll with lamas who carry the tea in paniers.

Exploring our environment

Nature is a source of sometimes unexpected wealth…
There are many organisations to help you discover it.

The term "environment" is used here in a broad sense, indicating a complete way of life, specific to Alsace and also most of the Haut-Rhin natural heritage.

Alsace Nature
Organisations with an educational vocation, working in partnership with local authorities

1, rue de Thann
68200 MULHOUSE
Tel. : 03 89 42 12 35
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Website : www.alsacenature.org

Alsace Nature groups many organisations for environmental protection in Alsace.
The association organises a great variety of nature outings throughout the year. The list of these outings can be found in their guide des sorties nature (guide to nature outings), available in some press offices or directly from Alsace Nature.

Close-up on an operation :
In partnership with l'Alsace magazine, Alsace Nature organises "Nature Sundays". These take place once a month. The programme is published at the beginning of the year in l'Alsace magazine

Alsatian fauna and flora, the grey environment (waste disposal, etc.)

APRECIAL (Association pour la protection et la réintroduction de la cigogne en Alsace et en Lorraine - Association for the protection and reintroduction of storks in Alsace and Lorraine)

21, rue d'Agen
68000 COLMAR
Tel. : 03 89 23 37 20
Fax. : 03 89 23 30 01
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Website : www.aprecial.com

Protection and monitoring of threatened wildlife.

En savoir plus sur…
Storks, otters, grouse, capercaillies

Au fil du Rhin (Along the Rhine)

Website : http://www.aufildurhin.com/

• Contact : Arnaud Perromat
  Tél : 00 33 (0)3 88 25 38 33
• Contact : Ariane Marrié
  Tel : 00 49 (0)7 21/63 13 1 98

The association was created on 25 June 2003.

The charter of the Au fil du Rhin association :

• combines respect of the environment and economic development,
• applies an educational procedure,
• groups the three cross-border regions,
• initiates actions linking nature, quality of life and economic activity.

The upper Rhine basin has been a driving force in favour of sustainable development for many years. With French, German or Swiss initiatives, individual or in partnership, there is no lack of examples.

Creation of Au Fil du Rhin sustainable development trophies

Participation in sustainable development operations: Port de Strasbourg festival, inauguration of Fessenheim bridge, Hartheim, etc.

The different members of Au fil du Rhin all take an active part in sustainable development :

• Association Départementale de Tourisme du Haut-Rhin,
• Agence de développement de l’Alsace,
• Petite Camargue alsacienne,
• Conservatoire des Sites Alsaciens,
• Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce and Industriy (IHK),
• Energie AG,
• Essor du Rhin town organization,
• Europäisches Institut für Energie Forschung,
• Port autonome de Strasbourg,
• Saumon Rhin,
• EDF,
• Fédération de pêche du Haut-Rhin,
• Fédération de pêche du Bas-Rhin,

Objectives :

• inform, raise awareness and act in favour of sustainable development,
• take part in local fairs and initiatives,
• conference cycle open to the public,
• twinned with a similar type of association for another European river,
• organisation of Au fil du Rhin Trophies to promote local initiatives.

Centre de réintroduction des cigognes et des loutres (Centre for the reintroduction of storks and otters)

Tél : 03 89 73 72 62
Fax : 03 89 73 81 25
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Website : www.cigogne-loutre.com

The centre offers an instructive, amusing walk through an animal park. The tour is free and on foot, following a trail which covers the whole park. This trail is flanked by many artifical ponds where several species of ducks and geese can be seen. An enclosure open to the public in 1999, also allows you to observe the coypus. The park permanently houses more than 150 storks, with twenty nesting pairs.

For further information on…
Storks, otters as well as cormorants, penguins, sea lions, coypus and fish living in Alsace…

EDF

EDF Délégation Région Alsace
32, Allée de la Robertsau
BP 40025
67083 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. : 03 88 25 38 33
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In accordance with its Agenda 21 signed in December 2001, the EDF group is resolutely comitted to sustainable development. EDF is in Alsace from south to north of the Franco-German Rhine with 10 hydroelectric power plants: it produces on average 20 billion kWh per year with no greenhouse gas emissions.
EDF is also an active member of Au fil du Rhin, which develops sustainable tourism in the Rhine strip.
EDF was also actively involved, notably with the Saumon Rhin association, in creating fish ladders at Liffezheim and Gambsheim.
EDF created the Maison des Energies and the Electropolis museum (see section on "leisure activities").

Fédération du Haut-Rhin pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique (Haut-Rhin Federation for Angling and Protection of the Aquatic Environment)

29, avenue de Colmar
68200 Mulhouse
Tél: 03 89 60 64 74
Fax: 03 89 60 64 75
Website : http://perso.orange.fr/federation.peche68/

Apart from its mission to protect aquatic environments, this federation sets up operations to provide information and education on protecting aquatic environments and recreational angling.

GEPMA (Groupe d'étude et de protection des mammifères d'Alsace - Group for the study and protection of mammals in Alsace)

8, rue Adèle Riton
67000 STRASBOURG
03 88 22 53 51
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Website : http://gepma.free.fr

For further information on…
Mammals : beavers, bats, European hamsters, hedgehogs, etc.

Maison de la Géologie et de l'Environnement de Haute Alsace
Label CINE

Place de l'Eglise,
68780 SENTHEIM
Tel. : 03 89 82 55 55
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Website : http://sentheim.geologie.free.fr

The Maison de la Géologie's area of operation is museography (rocks, minerals, fossils).

Idea : When you visit the Maison de la Généalogie, take the opportunity to explore the "Wolfoch" geology trail.

For further information on…
Geology, landscape, nature (river, beavers)

Les petits débrouillards

Campus du CNRS
23 rue du Loess, Bat. 40,
67037 STRASBOURG
Tel. : 03 88 10 73 39
Fax. : 03 88 10 73 40
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Website : http://debrouillonet.dyndns.org/

Scientific and technical culture provides a fundamental contribution to educating and training the population. This culture can only be acquired through practice, discussion, debate throughout life and in close connection with daily life.

For this purpose, the association works to promote an interest in science and technology for everyone, particularly children and adolescents, providing the opportunity to learn and practice. For this, it uses all kinds of educational resources, with priority to participation, experiment and learning through play.

Events :

• international meetings
• explorers' festival
• le tour des petits débrouillards (children's fun circuit ), etc.

LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux - Bird Protection League)
Organisations with an educational vocation, working in partnership with local authorities

4, rue du Cerf
68190 ENSISHEIM
Tel. : 03.89.81.15.82
Fax : 03.89.26.43.59
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For further information on…
Wild birds and the environment they depend on.

NatuRhena - Regio TriRhéna
Organisations with an educational vocation, working in partnership with local authorities

45 rue de Verdun
68400 RIEDISHEIM
Tél : 03 89 66 24 34
Fax : 03 89 66 24 34
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NatuRhena helps blur the frontiers between the three countries, bringing together people and groups with similar interests in the natural environment and Man's relationship with Nature.

For further information on…
French, Swiss and German natural environments, in French, German and Alemanic dialect.

ONF (Office National des Forêts - National Forestry Commission)

Direction territoriale Alsace
Cité administrative
14 rue du Maréchal Juin
67084 STRASBOURG CEDEX
Tél : 03 88 76 76 40
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The forest walker's charter guides tourists by explaining the rules to be followed.

The ONF (national forestry commission) has produced an inventory of forest sites specially equipped for the public: more than 900 sites are listed in Alsace.

As part of the installation of the European Natura 2000 network, the ONF is also the State-appointed operator for producing the DOCOB, a document of objectives (guidelines defining site management methods), and acts as supervisor through contracts with local businesses.

Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (Mulhouse zoo and botanical gardens)
Organisations with an educational vocation, working in partnership with local authorities

51, rue du jardin zoologique
68100 MULHOUSE
Tél : 03 89 31 85 14
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Website : http://www.zoo-mulhouse.com

The zoo's educational department proposes educational activities for 14-18 year olds (secondary school).

For further information on…
Fauna (vertebrates), biology, conservation, ecology, ethology, flora.

Rhin vivant (the living Rhine)

Website : www.rhin-vivant.com

Rhin vivant has produced public information tools along the Rhine strip, a Natura 2000 classified area.
They have developed 5 educational trails along the banks of the Rhine, to raise public awareness of the fauna and flora specific to this area: "5 adventures to discover the Living Rhine".
Two trails are in the Haut-Rhin : Kembs (developing landscapes) and Baltzenheim (Stroll along restored waters)...

They also encourage eco-citizenship, particularly through brochures encouraging responsible tourism.

Rhin vivant is also involved in a "Rhin Vivant" LIFE Nature programme which is developing a coherent conservation and restoration programme along the whole Rhine strip.

For further information on…
Rhine fauna and flora, Natura 2000.

Saumon Rhin (Rhine salmon)
Organisations with an educational vocation, working in partnership with local authorities

Tour du Schlossel
33a, rue de la tour
67200 Strasbourg
Téléphone : 03 88 28 75 28
Fax : 03 88 28 75 25
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Website : www.saumon-rhin.com

Saumon Rhin is helping the return of migratory fish to the Rhine basin and management of their population.

For further information on…
Salmon and the large migratory fish, fish ladders at Ifferzheim and Gambsheim…

Many schools have already benefited from the events proposed by the association: diaporama, installation of an aquarium and fish release are scheduled.
The association also regularly produces information panels for the general public.

Société d'histoire naturelle et d'ethnographie de Colmar (Colmar natural history and ethnography society)
Organisations with an educational vocation, working in partnership with local authorities

Service éducatif
11, rue de Turenne
68000 COLMAR
Tel. : 03 89 23 84 15
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Website : www.ac-strasbourg.fr/microsites/MNH_COLMAR/

For further information on…
Geology, mycology, botany, zoology, ornithology, protection of nature, etc.

Société Mycologique du Haut-Rhin (Haut-Rhin mycology society)

1, Avenue des rives de l'Ill
68110 ILLZACH (France)
Tel. : 03 89 46 46 90
Fax. : 03 89 46 46 90
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Website : http://www.myco-haut-rhin.com/

The mycology society hosts mycology and nature outings, exploration of amazing sites, conferences and an annual exhibition.

It also publishes a magazine covering all aspects of mycology: from initiation to gathering fungi to more scientific studies.

Conferences and meetings are held in an association room at Illzach, where you will also find a library to consult.

Find the schedule of outings and exhibitions on their website.

For further information on…
The world of fungi, gathering fungi, different species…

Vivarium du Moulin

Explore the Vosges foothills, Arthropods, permanent exhibitions, school presentations, guided tours, nature outings.

6 rue du Moulin
68 610 Lautenbach-Zell
Tel. : 03 89 74 02 48
Fax : 03 89 76 35 26
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Website : www.vivariumdumoulin.org

For further information on…
The Vosges foothills, entomology, biology, the limestone hills, landscapes, water, botany…

Not forgetting…
Le Conseil Général du Haut-Rhin

Département du Haut-Rhin
Hôtel du département
100, Avenue d'Alsace
BP 20351
68006 COLMAR Cedex
Tel. : 03 89 30 68 68
Fax : 03 89 21 72 90
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Website : http://www.cg68.fr/

The General Council environment department, in partnership with associations for the protection of nature or the Bas-Rhin General Council, publishes many documents intended to raise public awareness of the environment. These brochures and posters are available free of charge, on request, at the General Council.

Example of brochures :

• « the green toad »
• « guide to riverbank trees and shrubs »
• « guide to remarkable trees »

Example of posters :

• « Spring on the banks of the Rhine »
• « Winter on the banks of the Rhine »
• « dead wood, a living environment »
• « treasures from our orchards »

School reception centres

The Haut-Rhin has many structures designed to welcome children and raise their awareness of the importance of the natural environment.

Several organisations, such as the ODCVL (Office départemental des centres de vacances et de loisirs des Vosges – Departmental office of holiday and leisure centres in the Vosges) or the PEP 68 (Association des pupilles de l'enseignement public du Haut-Rhin – Association of state-school wards in the Haut-Rhin)

The programme includes : workshops, outings, discovery circuits and games designed to promote understanding the environment.

Pupilles de l’Enseignement Public dans le Haut-Rhin (State-school wards in the Haut-Rhin)

8, rue Blaise Pascal
68000 COLMAR
Tel. : 03 89 21 20 80
Fax : 03 89 24 90 30
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Website : www.pep68.association.fr

• 22 000 child members
• 1000 adult members
• 9500 children hosted
• 38 local correspondents (1 per college circumscription)
• 9 teachers managing departments
• 100 permanent employees
• 300 seasonal employees
• Budget of 3 500 000 euros

Activities :

• 3 centres for environmental classes and holidays
• 16 sites hosting schools
• 150 holidays in holiday centres
• 25 holidays in leisure centres without accommodation
• CMPP
• supply of educational packs
• Service d'Aide Pédagogique à Domicile (Home educational help service)
• publication and diffusion of school booklets for cycle 1, 2 and 3

Download the schedule of outings from the PEP 68 website.

Centre permanent environnement et montagne - La Chaume (Permanent environment and mountain centre)

Centre la Chaume
321, les Machielles
68370 ORBEY
Tel. : 03 89 71 21 83
Fax : 03 89 71 21 82
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Centre for educational and pedagogic holidays for children and groups of "Pupilles de l'enseignement public" (State-school wards) in the Haut-Rhin)

For further information on…
The mountain environment, mountains, fauna, flora etc.

Centre permanent environnement et patrimoine- la Renardière (Permanent environment and heritage centre)

Centre la Renardière
6, chemin de la Renardière
68150 AUBURE
Tel. : 03 89 73 90 12
Fax : 03 89 73 90 29
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Centre for educational and pedagogic holidays for children and groups of "Pupilles de l'enseignement public" (State-school wards) in the Haut-Rhin.

For further information on…
The mid-mountain environment, cultural, medieval and mining heritage and artistic cultural practices.

Centre permanent environnement et langue – La Roche (Permanent environment and language centre)

Centre la Roche
Lieu-dit « Huttelbach »
68140 STOSSWIHR
Tel. : 03 89 77 37 04
Fax : 03 89 77 02 30
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Centre for educational and pedagogic holidays for "Pupilles de l'enseignement public" (State-school wards) in the Haut-Rhin—groups welcome.

For further information on…
The mid-mountain environment (fauna, flora), German language, education in taste, water, cultural heritage and the herb garden.

ODCVL

Centre d'accueil international
10, chemin des cigognes
68140 LUTTENBACH-MUNSTER
Tél : 03 89 77 31 22
Website : http://www.odcvl.org/

Association under the law of 1901, created in 1939 by the movement for secular popular education.

CVLs work to :

• De respecter les rythmes des participants
• De prendre en compte la parole de chacun
• De prendre en considération l'analyse individuelle
• De favoriser les initiatives personnelles et d'accéder à des responsabilités individuelles ou collectives
• Respect the rhythms of participants
• Take what everyone says into account
• Take individual analysis into consideration
• Promote personal initiative and access to individual or joint responsibilities
• Encourage general autonomy
• Build citizens
• Give pleasure through the practice of various activities (cultural, sporting, scientific and entertaining)
• Develop creative activities
• Provide environmental education
• Use the environment to stimulate curiosity
• Privilege human relations.

Holiday centres (Wide Angle)

60 directors, 800 instructors, 140 sessions on our education, social life and values as citizens.

Environmental classes (Life Size)

35 000 days of Classes and 6 000 days of VSE (Educational School trips) organised in our permanent structures and is partner centres throughout France.

Environmental education (Campanule)

A research unit for the development of educational tools and training in Environmental Education for instructors, teachers, children and adults.

Group Holidays (Exciting Times)

Hosting groups and families. Approved structures adapted to communal projects. A network of operators and logistics support.

Online newsletters

ARIENA

ARIENA publishes a journal on the Alsace environ environmental education network: s’kernla
Link : http://www.ariena.org/Pages/skernla.html

LPO

A quarterly publication which informs members about the actions, studies and associative life of the LPO (Bird protection league) Alsace.
Link : http://www.orni.to/publications/lpoinfos.htm

Maison de la Géologie et de l'Environnement de Haute Alsace (Upper Alsace House of Geology and the Environment)

Annual newsletters :
Link : http://sentheim.geologie.free.fr/html/Bulletins.htm

The Ballons Des Vosges Regional Nature Park

Park timetables :

• Summer in the Park
• From season to season

These timetables present the programme of park activities twice a year.
Link : http://www.parc-ballons-vosges.fr/pdf/PNRBVete2005.pdf

Saumon Rhin

The "Saumon Rhin infos" newsletter. Published annually, this newsletter presents all the activities linked to the reintroduction of fish and the association's news.
Link : http://www.saumon-rhin.com/site.html