EPALE discussion: how to contribute to Environmental awareness in the field of adult learning
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As part of our January-March 2020 focus on Environmental awareness and protection, EPALE is organising a written discussion on how to contribute to Environmental awareness in the field of adult learning.
The discussion will take place on this page on 18 March between 10:00 and 16:00 CET and will be moderated by EPALE Thematic Coordinator Altheo Valentini and by EPALE Content Assistant Claudia D'Eramo.
► Share your stories, tips, case studies and good practices with the EPALE community!
Also, if you’ve ever been involved in successful projects dealing with environmental protection and awareness through adult learning, or if you have developed any relevant methodologies that aimed to improve or introduce the environmental consciousness in the adult learning field – share your story with the other participants in the comments below!
The discussion on 18 March will include the following topics:
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► Comments will be open on 16 March so participants can introduce themselves or post their comments in advance.
Komentar
Teachers and children enviromental education = Healthy Future
Dear all, what is realy important in the field of adult environmental education is to educate well teachers. Teachers have a great impact on children and young people, if they have a sufficient knowledge and a good insight on how to teach children about the environment. Why? Because childeren and young people could be a teachers as well, and could be the ones to bring new thoughts and ideas on how to live sustainably and with the lowest possible impact on nature and enviroment into their families, among adults. That was also the reason for our project Healthy Future 4Y & the PLANET, which collected a good practices on this issue, especially how to make responsible decisions (effects of nutrition patterns) with regard to actions that affect the climate. More you can find here: https://www.healthyfuture4you.eu/outcome/database/
Daudzi neaizdomājās
Manuprāt, tieši pieaugušie vairāk domā par to, kā labāk šo vidi saglabātu tīrāku un mazāk atstātu traģiskus nospiedumus uz vidu. Mūsdienu jaunieši par to aizdomājās, jo viņi domā, ka viss nokārtosies tāpat. Vairāk būtu jādomā par to, kā izglītot tieši mūsu jauniešus.
Invitation to our EPALE Online Conference 2020
Bada izskaušana
Environmental Education Centers in Greece
Thank you for your great participation!
Best practices from Ireland
Policy framework for environmental protection in Albania
Hygiene education and health
Helo Gülhan, You are fast,
Hygiene Trainings
"Enterprise in the Circular
Global sustainability at The Swedish Folk High Schools
I think responsobility is
Hi,Could you give few
I check it, if the have got
I think responsibility is an
Sorry, I didn't want
The importance of healthy nutrition in adult education
Enviromental Awareness - NSS TR -
Epale family to Turkey;
I wish you success in your studies on
environmental
awareness and
protection.
Empowerment
Should provide theoretical and practical ways
Environmental education in South Korea
Education is the answer
Learning by doing
Raising Environmental Awareness by (Digital) Adult Education
Environmental Education from childhood
Parental education and the environment
Adult education for a livable environment
What adult educators can do for a livable environment
Visur izskaust nabadzību visās tās izpausmēs
Dear Biruta,thanks for your
thanks for your comment.
For the benefit of all, let me post a Google translation of your content. It contains interesting views.
Claudia D'Eramo (Moderator)
As we all know, although the EU is a leader in many areas of employment and social affairs, our societies still face challenges that need to be addressed, one of which is poverty. Poverty not only prevents people from realizing their potential in life, but also hinders their involvement in society and prevents them from exercising their right to quality services because it simply has no means. When it comes to poverty, I do not only mean income poverty and material deprivation, but also discrimination and non-involvement in decision-making. Poverty and material deprivation can continue for a long time. The European Union has sought to eradicate poverty in various ways, for example through legislation and dedicated funding, by coordinating policies and by promoting corporate social responsibility. In 2017, for the first time since the onset of the crisis, the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union has fallen, with fewer people affected by poverty or social exclusion than in 2012, when the crisis wave peaked. The European Union has set itself the objective of lifting at least 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, compared with 2008. Although studies show that people at risk of poverty and social exclusion are more vulnerable to situations such as children, young people, people with disabilities or low educational attainment, the unemployed, those living in very low-income households or in precarious work. In external relations, the EU is one of the world leaders in the fight against poverty. It puts in place a coherent set of policies that include development cooperation, the various trade policy instruments and the European Neighborhood and Enlargement policies. Development cooperation framework between the EU and its Member States to eradicate poverty, end discrimination and inequality.
Environmental awareness in AE in Serbia
Lots of interesting contributions to the discussion
Also, thanks a lot for listing all this interesting contribution to the discussion...
I invite all participants to have a look at those blog post!
Claudia D'Eramo (Moderator)
Thank you very much for your
Environmental culture in nowdays
Selfassesment
Focus on informal-adult education?
adult education as a means to environmental awareness
thank you for refocusing the discussion on adult education as a means to environmental awareness. And thank you for the interesting info you shared.
I invite users who talked about the Fridays for Future to have a look at Luka's contribution about Cologne's "Public Climate School" in November.
Claudia D'Eramo (Moderator)
A successful informal education initiative in Italy
Dear Luka, it is interesting to focus on informal education initiatives, in particular on those that manage to have an impact on a large target and change the mentality and awareness of many people a little. As successful informal education initiatives, I would like to quote “M’illumino di Meno” (= “I illuminate myself less", but in the title there is also a play on words linked to the assonance with the title of a famous poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti: “M’illumino d’immenso”), which represents the Italian national day of energy-saving and sustainable lifestyles. It was conceived in 2005 by “Caterpillar”, a daily entertainment radio show, and Rai Radio2, its public broadcaster, to ask their listeners to turn off all the unnecessary lights e rethink their consume.
Over the years it has always grown: lights are turned off in the piazzas of Italy, the monuments - the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Colosseum, the Verona Arena, the palaces which are symbols of Italy - the Quirinal, Senate, and Chamber of Deputies, and many citizens' private homes. Citizens participate: guided tours are being organized in low light, energy efficiency is discussed in schools, people dine in candlelight in many restaurants, and astronomical observations are taking place in piazzas, taking advantage of the reduction in light pollution. It has also expanded abroad: the Eiffel Tower, the Foreign Office, and Vienna's Giant Prater Ferris Wheel have also been turned off for “M'illumino di meno”.
This annual campaign was back on March 6th, 2020, and this year it was dedicated to increasing the amount of trees, plants and green around us. But this year all attention is devoted to the tragic epidemic.
Sandra Federici (Epale Content Manager)
will to action
can adult education change adults' mindset?
I get your point, and this is a consideration we are facing these days.
Maybe it could be that environmtal consequences are not so visible? Or they are not visible unless a natural disaster happens. Maybe people react to emergency but prefer to procrastinate shared efforts.
How could the field of adult education change adults' mindset?
Claudia D'Eramo (Moderator)
Teachers and children enviromental education = Healthy Future
Dear all, what is realy important in the field of adult environmental education is to educate well teachers. Teachers have a great impact on children and young people, with sufficient knowledge and with a good insight on how to teach children about the environment. Why? Because childeren and young people could be a teachers as well, and could be the ones to bring new thoughts and ideas on how to live sustainably and with the lowest possible impact on nature and enviroment into their families, among adults.
That was the reason for our Erasmus + project Healthy Future 4Y & the PLANET with collection of good practices to successful approaches that train children and adolescents as well as youth educators across Europe to make responsible decisions with regard to actions that affect the climate (including healthy nutrition patterns). Good practices are available in english, german, slovak and slovene language. Find more at: https://www.healthyfuture4you.eu/outcome/database/