Outdoor Education to promote environmental and social inclusion values
This course is based on the approaches that latest scientific research indicates to be efficient in environmental education.
We will guide you in discovering, through hands-on experience, diverse methods of outdoor education aimed at fostering environmentally and socially sustainable and responsible behaviors.
You will visit two organisations with expertise spanning 25-30 years in garden-based learning, permaculture and sustainable farming targeted to learners with fewer opportunities as well as to the broader public of all age groups. All this while you can explore the Canary island.
Day 1 – New approaches to environmental education
Day 2 – Treasure hunt in the Anaga forest
Day 3 – Activities at an Eco-farmDay 4 - Outdoor games to promote social inclusion
Day 5 - Permaculture and sustainable farming
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- New knowledge about outdoor education, nature-based learning and garden-based learning.
- New knowledge about ecological gardens, sustainable farming and permaculture philosophy.
- New insights about the social and therapeutic benefits of gardening and nature.
- Skills for implementing experiential and active learning methods in outdoor environments.
At the end of the course, we provide:
Certificate of attendance
Learning agreement complement
Europass document (if the sending organization issues one)
Our certificates abide by the Erasmus Quality Standards. They include a short description of the course and its learning outcomes, dates, venue, the name of the course provider and the course instructor(s).
We support you with preparing the Learning Agreements as well as any other documents that might be needed for your institution.