Theme classes in Ariège: energy, theater and horseback riding

Objective of the stay

• Raising children’s environmental awareness
• Understand renewable energies, an inexhaustible flow of energy from natural sources
• Discover the keys to preserving our ecosystem

Workshops & Activities

• Energies
• The water cycle and hydroelectricity
• The dams
• Wind and wind power
• The sun and its exploitation
• The right reflexes to better protect our planet, eco-awareness
• Construction of a dam, water mill and wind turbine
• Making a solar pressure cooker
• Visit to the Orlu hydroelectric power station

Evenings

• Hydroelectricity” documentary
• Tales and Legends of the Pyrenees
• Screening of “Home” by Yann Arthus Bertrand
• Renewable energies” slide show
• Party

Restitution

To keep a written record of the trip, feedback sheets will be completed with the children for each theme covered during the workshops.

Objective of the stay

• Discover the different equestrian disciplines
• Understanding the mountain environment
• Go hiking
• Discover the Merens horse

Workshops & Activities

• Horse anatomy
• Riding gear
• The layering of vegetation
• Animal tracks and signs
• Dressing and feeding
• Vaulting work
• Learn to steer your pony or horse
• Walk, trot or gallop
• Impression molding
• Forest outing to observe plant and animal life

Evenings

• Life of a horse” documentary
• Tales and Legends of the Pyrenees
• Slide show “the brown bear of the Pyrenees
• Party

Restitution

To keep a written record of the trip, feedback sheets will be completed with the children for each theme covered during the workshops.