The school in nature is an educational concept whereby pupils exchange regular school environment for an outdoor natural environment usually outside of the region of their permanent residence (for example, by the sea, in the mountains...). Pupils participate in a different pedagogical process, acquire new knowledge, and reinforce old knowledge about various theoretical and practical topics. They also engage in activities that contribute to the formation of their personality. Mountaineering nowadays represents one of the most popular sport activities practiced by the residents of Slovenia. This increasing popularity of mountaineering also lends an excellent opportunity for increasing the number of schools in nature, with mountaineering-related content. Hiking in the mountains can have a positive impact on both the physical and mental health of individuals. One of the most beautiful areas of Slovenia that allows hiking is Bohinj, with its mountains, including Slovenia's highest peak, Triglav. The main goal of the present master thesis was to develop a precise example of implementing a school in nature with mountaineering content in the Bohinj mountain region. In the first part, we presented the school in nature as an educational form from the perspective of its basic characteristics, goals that students achieve, the content that can be offered to students, its historical development, and described mountaineering, the basics of mountaineering, the history of mountaineering in our region, and described Bohinj and the Bohinj mountains. In the second part, we presented a detailed example of a five-day program with mountaineering content for pupils of the third triad of the primary school in the Bohinj mountains, which enables easier implementation of schools in nature with mountaineering content for all the physical education teachers and other pedagogical workers who will be preparing schools in nature with mountaineering content for their students in Bohinj and the Bohinj mountains or with some minor program modifications in any other location in Slovenia.
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