International experiences
What Do You Actually Do at Re-Wild?
“So… what do you guys do at Re-Wild?” “We explore the ecocentric model of human development, developed by Bill Plotkin, and look for ways to apply it in our youth work.” “Okay… and how exactly do you explore it?” “Well, sometimes we just try to receive information about ourselves—or the world—by...
There’s only a river in me
Since I started to learn an ecocentric worldview, I pay much more attention to nature. I often travel to new places for work. Sometimes they are cities - with or without trees, lovely or polluted, quiet or crowded. More often they are small towns, villages or guesthouses in the middle of the most...
Ecopedagogy
Representatives from Liepaja Rainis Secondary School and the association Radi Vidi Pats took part in an international eco-pedagogy training in Lithuania. From 22 to 30 September 2025 in the small picturesque village of Antalieptes, Zarasai district, Lithuania, an international non-formal educati...
About Food
A few times a year, we organise training events for youth workers from all over Europe. But learners don't live on knowledge alone. This entry is dedicated to Elizabete, the chef of our last training and her contribution to the well-being of the participants. Together with our volunteer Irina...
The Teaching of Wandering
One of the practices of the ecocentric model is wandering. Unlike aimless walking, wandering is setting out with intention, but without perhaps a specific destination. The invitation to wander is an invitation to notice - which place is calling me. Which plant, which being, is speaking to me to s...