23
Apr
2025
Training Course: Outdoor Learning Activities in Cultural and Environmental Education
Greece, Chania
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - 08:00 CEST to Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 14:00 CEST
MODULES:
- Environmental Education: History and philosophy
- Climate Change, environmental challenges and good practice
- Innovative teaching methods for Environmental Education 1
- Innovative teaching methods for Environmental Education 2
- Outdoor education in the city (cultural)
- Outdoor education in nature
- The power of the press: Creating a newspaper
Day 1: 09:00 - 15:00
- Welcome - Briefing by organizers, presentation of the team, logistics of the local context, program overview.
- Presentation of participants.
- Coffee break.
- Outdoor, ecology and environmental education, differences and similarities: Ecology in education, environmental education, outdoor education, climate change, and trends in education about this topic. Sharing knowledge and practices among the present and trainer presentations about researches and methods. EU policies and trends in education. Working on EU policies for teachers and the key competences for the Lifelong Learning - Sharing K1 projects and practices among present teachers. What's the general opinion on the main topic "Ecology, environmental education, green school, eco-schools, etc”.
Day 2: 09:00 - 15:00
- Outdoor education in the city (cultural).
Day 3: 09:00 - 15:00
- Material, tools and manuals on "innovative lessons" on the topics. (Role playing, creative writing, etc.)
- Coffee break.
- World Café technique "Ecology, environmental education, green school, eco-schools, etc”.
- The power of the press: Creating a newspaper/e-magazine.
Day 4: 09:00 - 15:00
- Outdoor education in nature.
Day 5: 9:00 - 15:00
- Presentation of the outcome of the course – e magazine.
- Debriefing: results and ideas for future dissemination and cooperation among teachers. Final evaluation, experience and competencies acquired. Hand out of certificates.
- Archaeological Museum of Chania - a sustainable view
- Departure of participants
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Event Details
Status
As planned
Type
Course
Event website
Organiser type
Other event
Hybrid event
No
Entrance fee
400
Registration capacity
25
Number of delegates
< 100
Target group
Academics, students, researchers in andragogy
Adult learning networks & organisations
Projects & partnerships
Aims and objectives
-Development of a holistic approach in environmental education.
-Introduction to creative and innovative ways of interactive teaching.
-Connection of the participants with the local culture and the nature of Crete though “live”, outdoor and onsite courses.
-Contact with the beauty of learning through the history of local sites, by experiencing the nature, the sea, the local cuisine and the traditions of Chania.
-Multi-level approach to participants’ inspiration: emotional, mental, physical, and social.
-Discussion on the current issues, such as the importance of peace and the environmental challenges, by taking into account the latest scientific data and the digital/technological improvements primarily aiming at the reduction of our footprint in every stage of our day-to-day lives.
-Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as those are defined by the United Nations.
-Introduction to creative and innovative ways of interactive teaching.
-Connection of the participants with the local culture and the nature of Crete though “live”, outdoor and onsite courses.
-Contact with the beauty of learning through the history of local sites, by experiencing the nature, the sea, the local cuisine and the traditions of Chania.
-Multi-level approach to participants’ inspiration: emotional, mental, physical, and social.
-Discussion on the current issues, such as the importance of peace and the environmental challenges, by taking into account the latest scientific data and the digital/technological improvements primarily aiming at the reduction of our footprint in every stage of our day-to-day lives.
-Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as those are defined by the United Nations.
Expected (learning) outcomes
-Improvement of communication skills
-Knowledge of different educational systems in various European countries
-Exchange of ideas about Environmental issues and innovative learning and teaching methods.
-Embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity in sustainability, envisioning sustainable futures, valuing action for sustainability, as described in GreenComp-the European Sustainability Framework.
-Promotion of critical and systems thinking.
-Knowledge of different educational systems in various European countries
-Exchange of ideas about Environmental issues and innovative learning and teaching methods.
-Embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity in sustainability, envisioning sustainable futures, valuing action for sustainability, as described in GreenComp-the European Sustainability Framework.
-Promotion of critical and systems thinking.
Recognition / certification of participation
A certificate of attendance is awarded to participants at the end of the course.
Europass Mobility Certificate.
Europass Mobility Certificate.
Attending fee
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