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Waldkinder Bad Grönenbach e.V.

Forest kindergartens in the region offer alternative experiences

Forest and nature kindergartens offer children a wide breadth of experience over the entire cycle of the year. The RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation therefore supports nature education centres in the Allgäu and Upper Swabia.


Waldkinder Bad Grönenbach e.V.
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Nature and forest kindergartens promote children’s sensory perception, motor development and social learning. At the same time, they experience the seasonal rhythms and develop a sensitivity for ecological interconnections. Nature offers an inexhaustible repertoire of learning and experience opportunities.

Since its founding in 2022, the RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation has supported several nature education institutions in its region, the Allgäu, and neighboring Upper Swabia on an annual basis. The donation at the end of the year is intended to facilitate the individual annual planning of the respective institutions.

The foundation will continue its commitment to forest and nature kindergartens in the region.
Presentation of donations to forest and nature kindergartens in December 2025 at the Rapunzel World Visitor Centre
Presentation of donations to forest and nature kindergartens in December 2025 at the Rapunzel World Visitor Centre
Presentation of donations to forest and nature kindergartens in December 2025 at the Rapunzel World Visitor Centre
Our support
Nature education centres owe their existence to ambitious sponsors. At the same time, financial resources are often limited in everyday life. The RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation welcomes the educational concept of forest and nature kindergartens and therefore supports such childcare programmes regionally. The donations are intended to expand the financial scope of the kindergartens and increase their flexibility.
 

“Every year, we support nature education kindergartens in the Allgäu region and neighboring areas to give as many children as possible the opportunity to experience nature throughout the entire annual cycle,” explains Meike Bauer, member of the foundation's Board of Trustees.

“Forest, nature, and farm kindergartens bring two areas together with their commitment: nature and education. This is in line with one of our foundation's core concerns, namely preserving the natural environment and providing ecological education in order to help shape the path to a sustainable world.”

“Especially in times when more and more is happening online, it is so valuable for children to be able to discover, explore, and create outdoors in nature,” adds Rosalie Dorn, member of the foundation's Executive Board. “We therefore value forest kindergartens as a wonderful space for children to develop. Those who are able to have these experiences in a playful way will take responsibility for the environment much more naturally as adults and act sustainably.”

The RAPUNZEL One World Organic Foundation has supported these kindergartens to date


  • 2025
    Waldkinder Bad Grönenbach     (district of Unterallgäu; sponsor: Waldkinder Bad Grönenbach e.V.)
    Waldkindergarten Waltenhofen (district of Oberallgäu; sponsor: h & b learning gGmbH)
    Naturkindergarten Bad Hindelang (district of Oberallgäu; sponsor: h & b learning gGmbH)
    Waldkindergarten Allgäuer Waldwichtel, Buchenberg (district of Oberallgäu; sponsor: Waldwichtel Buchenberg e.V.)
    Städtischer Wald- und Naturkindergarten, Kaufbeuren (city of Kaufbeuren)
    Waldlinge, Rieden am Forggensee (district of Ostallgäu; Freiluftkinder Allgäu gGmbH)
    Waldkindergarten Maria-Thann, Hergatz (district of Lindau; sponsor: h & b learning gGmbH)
    Waldkindergarten St. Franziskus, Wolfegg (district of Ravensburg; sponsor: Katholische Kirchengemeinde St. Katharina)
    Naturkindergarten Sonnenhof, Neuravensburg (district of Ravensburg; sponsor: Naturkinder Sonnenhof e.V.)
    Naturkindergarten Fürstenwald, Ochsenhausen (district of Biberach; sponsor: Stadt Ochsenhausen)
    Integrativer Waldkindergarten, Ottobeuren (district of Unterallgäu; sponsor: Aktion LebensTräume e.V.)
  • 2024
    Waldkindergarten Hochdorf     (district of Biberach; sponsor: parish of Hochdorf)
    Waldkindergarten Weiler-Simmerberg (district of Lindau; sponsor: Westallgäuer Waldkindergarten e.V.)
    Bauernhofkindergarten Löwenzahnkinder (district of Oberallgäu; sponsor: Kita Natura eG)
    Waldkindergarten Sulzberg (district of Oberallgäu; sponsor: h&b learning)
    Naturkindergarten am Biberhof (district of Oberallgäu; sponsor: BUND Naturschutz)
    Waldkindergarten Kempten (Stadt Kempten im Allgäu; Förderverein des Waldkindergartens Kempten e. V.)
    Walderlebniskindergarten Rieder (district of Ostallgäu; sponsor: city of Marktoberdorf)
    Städtischer Waldkindergarten Bad Wurzach (district of Ravensburg; sponsor: city of Bad Wurzach)
    DRK Waldkindergarten Fichtezäpfle (district of Ravensburg; sponsor: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz)
    Waldkindergarten Füchse Türkheim (district of Unterallgäu; sponsor: Waldfüchse Waldkindergarten e.V.)
  • 2023
    Waldkindergarten Durach     (district of Oberallgäu, sponsor: h&b learning)
    Waldkindergarten Röthenbach (district of Lindau, sponsor: Westallgäuer Waldkindergarten e.V.)
    Naturkindergarten Kisslegg (district of Ravensburg, sponsor: Municipality of Kisslegg)
    Erolzheimer Waldkindergarten Hollerbusch e.V. (district of Biberach)
    Waldkindergarten Purzelbaum Marktoberdorf (district of Ostallgäu, sponsor: City of Marktoberdorf)
  • 2022
    Waldkinder Bad Grönenbach e.V.     (district of Unterallgäu)
    DRK Waldkindergarten Leutkirch (district of Ravensburg, sponsor: German Red Cross)
    Integrativer Waldkindergarten Ottobeuren (district of Unterallgäu, sponsor: Aktion LebensTräume e. V.)
    Waldkindergarten Buchenberg Allgäuer Waldwichtel e. V. (district of Oberallgäu)
    Waldkindergarten “Die Waldschnecken” Obergünzburg (district of Ostallgäu, sponsor: administrative community of Obergünzburg)
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Spending time outdoors supports children's physical and mental well-being, strengthens their immune system, and promotes exercise, coordination, and endurance.
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Children gain access to high-quality early childhood education and care. In the “non-prefabricated” natural environment, they gather experience-based knowledge through sensory perception.
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Nature is an important place of reference and learning. This supports the motivation to preserve it in the future.
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Helping to shape the spaces where they spend their days promotes children's self-efficacy and supports participatory and inclusive decision-making in the long term.
Voices from the kindergartens
"Uns ist in unseren Waldkindergärten wichtig, den Kindern gute Wurzeln zu bieten, damit sie in ihrer Zeit ihre Flügel ausbreiten können, um die Welt zu erkunden. Dabei genießen wir unsere vorbereitete Lernumgebung – den Wald." 
Klaus Wassermann, Waldkindergarten Ottobeuren (2025)
"Wir wollen Kinder Menschen sein lassen, bedürfnisorientiert und in Naturverbundenheit" 
Jasmin Treude, Elterninitiative Freiluftkinder Allgäu gGmbH (2025)
“The donation opens up new opportunities for us and further strengthens our public image. We discuss how to use the money with everyone involved—we even include the children in the morning circle.”
Albina Beckmann, founder of the Waldkindergarten Kempten (2024)
“We've only been around since 2022, but the demand is huge. In our stimulus-saturated world, forest kindergartens simply offer a welcome alternative. True to the principle: less is more. When you're stressed and go to the mountains, you immediately know what it's all about.”
Alfred Heller, Head of the Waldkindergarten Sulzberg (2024)
“The donation was a real surprise for us. We feel truly blessed. With the donation, we can build a clay oven for baking bread. This will further strengthen our practical approach to life.”
Representatives of the Waldkindergarten Hochdorf (2024)
“Children are not entertained in our facilities. Instead, they learn to play freely with everything they find in nature. This opens up a whole new world of play, where creativity knows no bounds.”
Monika Schneider, Head of the Naturkindergarten in the municipality of Kisslegg (2023)
“With this donation, we can really make a difference. Our facility was founded in 2020. It was wanted by the community, and we only have parents who are convinced by the concept. So we are in a good position. At the same time, this donation opens up new opportunities for us that we would not otherwise have.”
Katrin Scheuermann, Head of the Waldkindergarten Durach (2023)
“We have been active for many years. In the beginning, the parents built the shelter themselves, and a lot was improvised. The hut now needed to be renovated. The new tiny house is already in place—but the donation comes at just the right time for financing!”
Karin Stuber, Head of the Waldkindergarten Hollerbusch in Erolzheim

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