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Lesní klub (Forest club) Šiška, z.s. is a non profit non governmental association, established in Brno, the second biggest city in Czech Republic, in 2012.
Our main aims are supporting active and responsible parenthood and education of children, supporting families and working parents, running forest kindergarten, building space for common activities and public events, informing about forest kindergartens and enviromental education. Lesní klub Šiška, z.s. is a member of Association of forest kindergartens (Asociace lesních mateřských škol) and cooperates on working on standards of this kind of pre-school education in Czech Republic.

Our main activites are:
- forest kindergarten – open daily 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Monday till Friday during school year (1st September – 30th June), there are 18 children aged 3 – 6 in the group;
- camps for children during summer holiday (daily 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Monday till Friday), cca 25 children aged 3 - 12;
- public events (festivals with games) for children and their parents, educational and experience events (mainly for adults or families), enviromental education (workshops and courses) - cca one afternoon during the weekend monthly.

We have hosted foreign volunteers (of age 18 - 30) from 2014 for long-term projects, usually for 12 months, starting in September (according to school year).
You can find more about Siska at http://www.lesniklubsiska.cz/o-nas/information-about-esc-in-siska/