Schools

More to Explore’s founder Mikaela Toczek, is a qualified and award winning teacher and International Mountain Leader from the UK, with over 15 years of experience working with young people, both in schools and through adventurous activities, workshops and expeditions.

Our passion and expertise underpins all of our tailor-made programmes for schools in Slovenia, whether that is a classroom workshop, outdoor activities in your local environment or journeying further afield into Slovenia’s incredible wild places.

All of our Schools programmes are facilitated in English, with language and communication development embedded throughout.

Our Programmes

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Inside-Out

  • Inspirational talks at your school that inspire the spirit of adventure, challenge and overcoming fear. All of our talks draw from real world experiences, expeditions and journeys.

    Themes can include:

    • Leave No Trace

    • Managing Fear

    • How to be an Adventurer

    • Mighty girls (Female powered adventure)

    • Adventurous Careers

    • Connect and Protect (Nature and the environment)

    • Global Citizenship

  • Practical school-based sessions ranging from 1 hour to full day activities, encouraging teamwork, connection, self-reflection, reviewing skills, communication and problem solving.

    Themes can include:

    • Leave no Trace

    • Navigation and map-reading

    • Goal Setting and vision boards

    • Global Citizenship

    • Nature and the Environment

    • Community engagement

    • Bringing stories to life

  • Work together to plan a journey from your school, learning map reading, navigation and teamwork to turn your local area into a space for adventure.

    Developing:

    • Communication (verbal, written, visual)

    • Teamwork

    • Planning

    • Navigation

    • Problem Solving

    • Reviewing techniques

    • Using feedback

  • Using visual communication to explore, discover and become immersed in the natural environment surrounding your school, wherever you are.

    Mikaela’s past photography students have gone on to win numerous awards. She is passionate about historic photographic processes and has tailored these fun and exciting workshops to encourage curiosity and creativity outdoors.

    Available as half or full day experiences.

    Techniques:

    • Pinhole Cameras: Use shoeboxes, tins and other containers to make a camera and photograph your natural environment.

    • Cyanotype nature printing: Inspired by Anna Atkins, who used Cyanotype printing to create the first book containing photographic nature illustrations in 1843, students will create their own nature books using their local natural environment.

    • Mobile phone photography: Learn about how Mobile Phone Photography has become a primary force for visual communication and work together to create your own photo-story in your local environment.

    Available as half or full day experiences.

  • All of our workshops are tailor-made, and pricing will be agreed based on the number of students and the nature of your programme.

    An example of our standard rates are:

    Half-day: 15EUR Per student

    Full Day: 20EUR Per student

    Our minimum working number is 10 students.

Basecamp

  • Set up a mini basecamp in a local wild place. Learn how to tie a hammock, make a shelter and cook using camping stoves. There could also be opportunities to sing songs around a campfire, tell stories and capture the spirit of adventure while staying close to home.

  • With a focus on learning through play and practical experiences, your students will have the opportunity to develop their skills and understanding in:

    • Planning

    • Negotiating

    • Teamwork

    • Camp-craft

    • Communication

    • Self-reflection

    • Peer feedback

    • Active Wellbeing

    • Creativity

    • Problem-solving

  • Our Basecamp experience will usually involve a short forest hike adjusted to the age and ability of your group. This sets the tone for setting up our camp, where we will spend the duration of the day. The location will usually be a short drive from your school, or sometimes even within walking distance.

  • Please contact us to chat more about creating your bespoke Basecamp experience. We will be happy to talk through the different options available to help you find your ideal programme.

Micro-Expeditions

  • A multi-day programme that empowers your students to plan and take ownership of their own sustainable micro-expedition.

    The experience begins at school, with students exploring maps and researching areas of interest to help them decide where to go on their micro-expedition and choose a sustainable objective.

    Under careful guidance, students will work to a budget, organising and booking their own low-impact transport, food and kit needed for a successful trip.

    Once all the details have been arranged it’s time to head out and explore, bringing the expedition to life.

  • All of our micro-expeditions take place in Slovenia, and will include travel, hiking and working to an objective. The location and duration will depend on the time available and your starting point (usually your home-town)

  • Micro-expeditions are the perfect way for your students to develop real-world skills, while considering and minimising our impact on the environment. Just some of the areas for development are:

    • Planning

    • Leadership

    • Teamwork

    • Communication

    • Independence

    • Logistics

    • Budgeting

    • Problem-solving

    • Negotiating

    • Reviewing

    • Peer Feedback

    • Cultural awareness

    • Sustainable travel

  • Please contact us to see how our micro-expedition programme can be tailored to you. The price will be based on your individual needs, duration and student numbers.

Katja Furlan, Osnovna šola Danila Lokarja Ajdovščina

“Mikaela visited our school in October to speak to our 9th grade students about pollution prevention. With various interactive activities, she kept them engaged and active throughout her workshops and taught them about Leave No Trace mindset. Our students enjoyed working together and solving different tasks while practicing English. They created vision boards for a social media campaign to help them share their own outlook on Leave No Trace concept and spread the awareness in the local community. Mikaela’s visit was very enjoyable and memorable for our students and we can’t wait to invite her back to our school.”