Environmental Stewardship: How to Reconnect With Nature

Third-party on-site course

Participants will acquire an understanding of the processes of the ecosystem, therefore developing a sense of responsibility for its preservation to help guide their students to a greener future thanks to making them see their actions from an environmental perspective.

Last updated: 15.10.2024

Next upcoming session:

04.08.2025 - 09.08.2025

Spain , Tenerife

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Description

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Whether they live in the city or in the countryside, children need to feel connected to their environment and develop a sense of personal responsibility for its preservation. In order to do that they need a practical understanding of how ecosystems work; through observation and experimentation with local examples, but also by understanding their common mechanics across the planet. Throughout the course we map a pathway to a greener future – through a series of hands-on activities: transforming a school garden into a ‘micro farm’, starting a classroom plant nursery, attracting birds and wildlife to the school center, recycling food waste using earthworms, growing mushrooms using recycled materials; we offer our students ‘green lenses’ to see all their actions from an environmental perspective. Working both inside and outside the classroom we will map a simple action plan to take home and share, so your educational center can introduce these natural connection projects and become more sustainably rooted in the landscape around, while its community also feels a greater sense of belonging to all of nature. With the certainty that this course brings, we can empower the next generation to truly make a difference in the preservation of our home planet.

��Ƶing objectives

By the end of the course the participants will be able to:

Collect data on the impact of human activity on the environment and plan how to mitigate it;
Appreciate and encourage nature in an inner-city environment;
Plan a school micro-farm and community composting project;
Introduce principles of forest schooling and outdoor education into their school;
Evaluate practical school-wide environmental projects related to recycling and litter picking;
Manage an observation survey of wildlife and birds;
Make some natural cosmetics and cleaning products.

Methodology & assessment

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Certification details

Course enrolment will guarantee you:

Seamless Administration: We provide assistance and guidance to our participants throughout every step of the project: from the grant application to the final documents.
Post-Course Training: 100€ voucher on
360° experience: from coffee breaks to cultural visits
Certification support:
- 🗎 Certificate of Attendance
- 🗎 Europass Mobility Certificate
- 🗎 ��Ƶing Agreement

To make your participation accessible, our courses are designed to allow you to request 8 days of individual support for your subsistence costs. This includes 6 days for the course and an additional 2 days for travel.

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Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

480

Euro

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Head Teacher / Principal

Company staff
��Ƶing time:

25 hours or more