This educational program involves young children in an action-oriented form of learning about the natural environment and its related problems. During their ten days? expedition, they go on various mountain trails under the supervision of trained mountain wilderness guides and resource persons to have a first hand experience of the mountain environment. They learn about the unique plants, birds, insects and other animals. They meet local people and learn about their lifestyle and culture. Beside this they jointly work in smaller groups on some community projects such as cleanup of polluted mountain streams and alpine lakes, tree plantation on denuded mountain slopes, improving water channels, repairing walking trails etc. The other aspect of this activity is bringing children from different cultural and social backgrounds to one forum so that they can develop a spirit of national integration and resolve cultural differences.
