Outdoor Ƶing Activities in Cultural and Environmental Education
Training Course as part of KA1 project.
Description
The participants will be introduced to basic ecological problems such as Climate Change and the role of Environmental and Cultural Education with the use of Innovative Teaching Methods and onsite activities in addressing these problems.
Ƶing 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.
Methodology & assessment
- Cultivating the spirit of cooperation and the community way of thinking through a
well-defined curriculum.
- Empowering the participants to present their own perspective and their working-together-spirit with the entire group.
- Building environmental concepts by promoting specific good practices.
- Working on the philosophy of the ideas of European Green Deal; EU Climate Action;
Net-Zero Goals.
- Fruitfully combining the benefits of both formal and informal education.
- Taking advantage of the interdisciplinary environmental multicultural background of the our members, so that the participants by all means experience a methodology beyond the limits of a regular classroom.
- Thinking of ways to support members of the communities from various disadvantaged backgrounds with focus on refugees, people with special needs.
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
All materials included.
Participants have access to apps such as bookcreator, paddlet, to create educational material, that create additional learning resources.
Certification details
Recognition / certification of participation
A certificate of attendance is awarded to participants at the end of the course.
Europass Mobility Certificate.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:400Euro
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Course package content:
As outlined in the course description on the course website.
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
Cancellations of bookings must be submitted in writing and will incur the following fees:
A €100.00 charge for cancellations made more than 30 days before arrival.
A €200.00 charge for cancellations made 29-8 days before arrival.
The full tuition fee will be charged for cancellations made 7 days or less before arrival, including no-shows or cancellations made after the course has started.
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:Teacher EducatorHigher education institution staffNot-for-profit / NGO staff
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Ƶing time:25 hours or more
