Brontosaurus Movement

Brontosaurus did not survive because he overgrown his possibilities.

Our aims  Work together for protection nature and cultural heritage  Educate ourselves through voluntary work and own example, games and direct contact with nature  To participate, to care and be active  To have pleasure atmosphere with friends, give the joy to ourselves and others  Support non-consume live style

Our methods Connecting of voluntary work, experience and non- and informal education

Structure of the movement  40 regional branches  1100 members  Youth organizations – 70 pct. younger than 26 years

Every year  50 summer camps  300 weekend events  200 short events (one day long)  12 children group meet every week  Hundreds of others clubs, seminars, exhibitions, educational, environmental programs

Our programs  Weekend events:  “Action Nature”  “Action Monuments”  Info-point “on the road”  Children’s groups  Summer camps  Education for organizers  Voluntary center  Interactive lectures in high schools

What we do for nature?  Planting 2000 trees every year  Protecting biodiversity – cutting meadows, help in bio-farms and PLA  Help in ecological centers, make nature trail etc.  Care for injured animals

What we do for cultural heritage?  Repairing castles, churches, caste gardens  Repairing small sights, springs, crosses etc.  Building experiential archeological open-air museums

Info-point “on the road”  Visiting cultural, musical festivals and other big public events  Consulting of ecological topics  Promotion of voluntary events and ideas  Games for public and children  Individual fundraising

Children groups  Environmental education  Competitions, games, adventure trips, regular meetings  Exhibitions of children creative works

Education for youth leaders For different kinds of events  Experiential  Voluntary  Environmental educative  Thematic Form  Summer camp  Regular evening meetings during hole year  Weekends courses

Quiz What is the most common motivation of participation in our events?

Quiz What is the most common motivation of participation in our events? Line up these reasons:  support environment  find new friends  meaningful leisure time  find new partner

Quiz What is the most common motivation of participation in our events? Answer key: 1. find new partner 2. find new friends 3. meaningful leisure time 4. support environment

History  Since 1974  Originally planned as one year action  Bring open mind space for young people in communistic era  Become popular  Sustain till nowadays Is it a man?Not a man?It is man!

“Creativity, self-development and self-realization”