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How do children and teenagers learn? What shapes learning? What consequences does this have for the learning process? This article aims to provide information on these and other questions.

Memorizing names is sometimes quite difficult. However, if we do it and consciously address our counterpart by name, we show our appreciation for this person: "You are important enough to me that I have remembered your name."

A night cross-country game in the forest, abseiling, a trekking camp, an afternoon of raft building and rafting. These activities have been standard in Jungschar work for a long time. Is this now already an experiential education activity? What opportunities and possibilities can offer an experiential education activity? 

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Fun variation on a well-known game.

Very fun to do at a bonte evening or as a component for a hexathlon.
Fits well into a program about the senses.

Sailing across the sea with the Jungschar, discovering America and having great experiences - who hasn't dreamed of the great adventures of Eirik and Halvdan, Hroald and Knútr and what they were all called.

I'll do it! I'm not doing it! Do I? I'm not doing it?

Going out, reaching out to others, takes overcoming. What will she/he think if I suddenly come and exemplify the faith or tell something about it?

I am not going to do it

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Not only "fun and action" are attractive for kids. A creative project needs a lot of effort - but the result is worth seeing!

Ideas for pre-evangelistic projects from practice. A field report from Langenthaler Jungscharen.

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When the idea for a cross-country game is missing

... then why not try this one! It doesn't always have to be the spy game - right? Here the game is presented in the Fischer variant, but of course it can be adapted as you like.

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Estimating distances takes some practice, but is worthwhile - especially in orienteering and outdoor programming.

Bet: You can't estimate the length of five 50-lappers strung together to within 10 mm?

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A knight's camp held in a ruin is presented.

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A program is presented for a local camp. The Robinson theme is incorporated into the devotions, quiet times, games, excursions and experiences. 

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30 Years Jungschar Rüti 

The anniversary celebration is a good opportunity to come out to the public, but also just to thank God for his faithfulness and preservation thought the now active leaders.

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This article describes the developmental stages of children and adolescents.

Crafting a hot air balloon is not difficult

Here's the more challenging version to try

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                 and Help them Mature

Here you'll find a pair of suggestions for setting up a wall in, say, a Nehemiah camp.

For a long time the church of F. has regularly made interesting meetings for the family members of the youth and teenagers. Everyone is invited - "family" is not seen so much genetically as "spiritually".

The family is a family

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1 Spiritual Concept

Play LONELY COWBOY

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Photos, flyers, history

Useful tips and links about personality tests

This is how good newspaper articles are made: 

A good public image builds trust and gives valuable relationships. Writing for newspapers can be done by those who have basic knowledge of spelling, grammar and sentence structure. This article will give you some valuable tips.

Tinkering with quarterly programs

11 Afternoon Programs re: ABRAHAM

How do we deal with change in our lives?

Life is in constant flux, we cannot change. Since the fall of man, we have been subject to transience. The name Abel (Genesis 4:2) means "transience"; the name of his brother Cain (Genesis 4:12-16) means "chased, hurried"; the land of Nod in verse 16 means "land of restless living".

A simple way to make a fruit bowl from old newspapers/magazines. You can find more pictures and instructions here.

In this night terrain game, players are on a quest to find a secret agent. This agent is in possession of a very important briefcase. Will you find out the necessary information to lure him out of his hiding place?

Brennball is a game in which two groups compete against each other, trying to run as many laps as possible.

A fun game for spinners in which you try to catch a small object behind a chair with your mouth.

A crazy game of getting to know each other in which the person on the right is addressed by name and asked for a specific shoe size. The shoe size gets bigger and bigger ;-)

A game for the Christmas season. The shepherds learn from the angels that Christ has been born to them. They set off in search of the child in the manger and then bring this good news to the town.

Based on the Bible text in: Luke 2:8-20

This is an elaborate competitive game with funny duels.

A respected American company director reveals the key to his professional success to a young reporter. Using the image of the shepherd, his leadership and handling of the sheep, he vividly shows how we should lead people. He describes seven recipes for success.

1. Always know the exact condition of your flock
2. Discover the caliber of your sheep
3. Help your sheep to identify with you
4. Ensure the safety of your pasture
5. Your staff with which you lead
6. Your stick with which you correct
7. The heart of the shepherd

Here are a few suggestions for what to take for content at Jungscharn afternoons if you have the quarterly theme mission.

A terrain game on the theme of Indians/Cowboys/Wild West or similar...

This program was created for Poland as food for thought. The weekly plan could be done like this. However, it has more ideas on a separate sheet what you could still do.

An easy game and perfect as an Ice Breaker at the start of some activity.

One semester is done and the next quarter is starting. But with which topic?

Here are a few suggestions.

Participants are divided into teams according to their number. Preferably a team should have between 4-7 participants.

Teams compete against each other, against time and on the basis of a given task, involving all members.

The team that completes the task first accumulates points. The team with the most points wins.

The game is suitable both indoors and outdoors.

Ideas for tasks could be: working windmill (exemplified in the picture: we have the structure in the middle and the propeller is made of participants moving around the structure), rocket, fish just caught, wheelbarrow full, formula 1 car, etc.

The preparation of the game requires no material.

The children will be divided into two teams.

Each team designates 2 members. Of these, one will be blindfolded and the other will guide. At a distance of about 2-3 m will be placed different obstacles and two balloons (of different colors) containing the words of a Bible verse. The child, blindfolded and guided by the partner, will have to cover the distance, find the team's balloon and bring it back. The team will break it, reconstruct the Bible verse word by word and stick it on a piece of paper. The team that finishes first wins.

Extended, the activity can be organized to serve as a review game for a series of verses.

This document gives you a little insight into child development, specifically competencies. We often expect too much from our children, or overtax them. Even in the Jungschar work, where we do not see the children every day, it is important to know their level of development.

Children do not only develop outwardly, their faith also changes with age. Youth leaders need to be aware of this and shape their messages accordingly

This article presents a terrain game in which the aim is to supply the citizens of a town with food and water.

How to create figures from cassava shells.

Which parents don't know the problem: your beloved child's birthday is in a week's time and you just can't think of any suitable games for the program? Here you will find great ideas for organizing a fun and creative birthday party.

How to make cuffs that match the Roman cladding.

How to make a spear that matches the Roman cladding.

Two groups shoot each other down. Whoever is hit goes to heaven.

Also known as "Völki".