
READING THE CITY- Using the city as a resource in teaching and learning/ (6-day/ 7-day) LIMASSOL
This course provides teachers with skills and resources and enables them to explore Europe through its cities and towns. Students explore aspects of their living area and use tools to discover their cultural identity and compare it to the different identities expressed by other Europeans.
Description
A city is a living organism and a dynamic entity where cultures, traditions, languages and values coexist and interact. It has historical, social, political and environmental structures which affect the lives of citizens. Schools can help pupils develop ways of exploring and reading their city; understanding its structures and participating in its urban way of life. Pupils can feel the city and its pulse; read its atmosphere and create their own identity and the sense of belonging.
This 6-day gives participants theoretical background how to explore the city and use it as a resource in teaching and learning, as well as practical guidelines to integrate activities and implement programmes across the areas of curriculum and school life. Discussions, site visits and group work will enrich sharing ideas and exchange of practice between participants. There is also the possibility to extend the course to 7-day.
Course Schedule
DAY 1
• Introduction, warm up activities.
• The City as a resource.
• City as a place of education.
• Reading the City & Experiential ºìÌÒÊÓÆµing.
• Reading the City & Lifelong learning skills.
• Activities for team building.
• Visit to Kourion archaeological site.
• Discussion about activities in archaeological sites.
DAY 2
• Aspects of the city.
• Visit to Limassol Old city center, Carob Mill Museum, Medieval Castle & Museum and other monuments.
• Doing activities in the city center.
• Data collection for the group work.
DAY 3
• City through centuries.
• Orientation activities & tools.
• City as a living organism.
• Implementing activities in the city.
• Approaches and tools.
• ICT tools for collecting data.
DAY 4
• Activities in neighbourhood.
• Models of urban structure.
• Activities in the city center.
• Activities in museums & monuments.
• ICT tools for sharing data &
• Activities in the green areas.
• ICT tools for creative activities.
• The role of culture.
DAY 5
• Practicing AI tools
• Visit to the Limassol Archaeological Museum and Municipal Garden.
• Practicing the use of apps in outdoor activities and data collection.
• Data collection for the group work.
DAY 6
• Cities and globalization.
• Urban ecology & Sustainable development.
• Participants complete the group work, presentation of group work, review of the course, certificates.
DAY 7 (optional)
TOUR TO PAPHOS TOWN
It includes a tour with 5-stops (9:00 am- 5:00 pm)
• Tomb of the kings
• Catacomb of Agia Solomoni
• Paphos Archaeological Park with Roman mosaics
• Paphos Medieval Castle and port
• Petra tou Romiou (birthplace of Aphrodite).
ºìÌÒÊÓÆµing objectives
During the course, participants will:
• examine the city as a dynamic living organism from historical, cultural and socio -political perspective
• discuss aspects of the city and examine the city as a resource and as a place of education
• get informed about the importance of experiential learning and its contribution to lifelong learning
• develop ways of exploring the city, helping pupils think critically, creatively and reflectively; and to be active citizens
• discuss approaches for implementing activities and tools for data collection
• get in touch with a variety of activities in neighbourhoods; in the city center; in museums & monuments; in the green areas of the city
• examine the use of ICT & AI tools for collecting data; sharing data; for communication; for map skills and for creative activities
• practice apps in outdoor activities for data collection
• visit sites, museums, monuments etc. and implement activities in the city.
Methodology & assessment
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course Materials & resources
• Instructor guidance
• PowerPoint presentations
• Activity handouts
• Group work
• Digital tools & apps
• AI tools & apps
• Site visits (historical center, museums, archaeological parks)
Certification details
At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded the Certificate of Attendance together, if requested, with the Europass Mobility Certificate. The certificate is in line with the Erasmus quality standards and includes a short description of the course and its learning outcomes, the dates, the venue and the name of the course provider.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:480Euro
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Course package content:
Course packages (2 options):
6-day course: 480 euro
Included: course fees, course materials, tours, museum tickets.
7-day course: 560 euro
Included: course fees, course materials, tours, museum -
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 at least 4 weeks before the course: EDUCULTURE will refund the entire amount, minus 10% or participants can join another course/session in the following 18 months.
• Cancellations less than 4 weeks before the course: EDUCULTURE will retain the entire amount, and participants can join another course/session in the following 18 months.
• Once the course has begun, EDUCULTURE will retain the entire amount paid.
• Cancellations due to force majeure at least one week before the course: EDUCULTURE will refund the entire amount.
• Cancellations due to force majeure less than one week before the course: EDUCULTURE will refund the entire amount, minus 10% of the course fee, or participants will be allowed to join another course/session in the following 18 months.
• Once the course has begun and is cancelled due to force majeure, EDUCULTURE will retain the entire amount paid and implement the rest of the course online. -
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:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalPedagogical Adviser
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ºìÌÒÊÓÆµing time:25 hours or more
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