🌱 Schoolture for Climate Change: Participatory Programmes in Education.
By implementing participatory methodologies, schools, NGOs, and various public institutions can create dynamic learning environments that empower learners and communities to tackle climate change. This approach not only enhances educational outcomes but also fosters a generation of informed and engaged citizens committed to sustainability.
Ƶ us and be the CATALYST FOR CHANGE!
Description
- Transform your teaching with participatory methodologies that foster democracy, inclusivity, and active citizenship while addressing climate change. Led by an experienced trainer and accredited facilitator, this course equips educators to create collaborative, innovative, and action-oriented classrooms.
- ✨ Why Participatory Design?
It promotes inclusion and diversity, empowering students by valuing diverse perspectives and tailoring solutions to their needs. Participatory approaches enhance learning outcomes and prepare students to actively engage with real-world challenges. - 🌍 Action on Climate Change
Integrate climate literacy into teaching, raising awareness and empowering students to co-create practical, locally relevant solutions for sustainability. Foster leadership and democratic values, equipping the next generation to address global issues. - Ƶ us to inspire meaningful change in your classroom and beyond!
Ƶing objectives
- Experiment and apply participatory design concepts, methods, and tools for Climate Change in your educational environment.
- Ƶ how to embed climate literacy into your teaching, fostering a deeper understanding of environmental issues among students.
- Ƶ to facilitate participatory workshops that involve learners in co-creating sustainable solutions.
- Ƶ to foster community-wide participation, engaging stakeholders inside and outside the school.
- Develop effective workshop leadership skills with specific outcomes using a Participation Plan.
- Encourage student ownership and agency, preparing them to navigate and shape an increasingly complex world.
- Enhance students’ skills in creativity, fostering active citizenship around climate and public space issues, cultural identity, and community resilience.
- Foster an open and inclusive mindset towards diverse cultural perspectives on climate change.
- Practice democracy.
Methodology & assessment
Subsequently, we will move on to workshop-style sessions instead of traditional lectures to enhance active participation from everyone. Finally, we will co-design your next steps using participatory design tools and visit a school workshop that is actively involved in participatory design activities.
All sessions are based on an experiential learning approach, ensuring an enjoyable and inclusive process.
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course materials include guides on participatory design, online collaboration platforms, sensory mapping tools, digital design software, climate data apps, and educational videos. Digital tools like mapping apps, shared whiteboards, and interactive surveys support engagement. Teachers receive templates and customizable resources to support and implement participatory planning exercises in various educational contexts.
Certification details
- Certificate of Attendance in line with Erasmus quality standards
- Europass Mobility Document
- Ƶing Agreement
- Ƶing Agreement Complement
- ✅ Confirmed session: March, 31th - April, 4th
- 🎓 TRAINER: Giouli Athousaki, a coordinator of educational and cultural projects and an accredited facilitator and trainer of Participatory Design Methodologies in Educational Programs for Sustainable Development: https://spatiateacheracademy.eu/?page_id=4467
- We always reply to every enquiry on ESEP.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:400Euro
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Course package content:
The total cost of the seven-day course is €400 (€80 per day). This includes:
- Tuition fees
- Course materials
- One guided city tour
- Coffee breaks
- All required documentation (certificates, Ƶing Agreement, Ƶing Agreement Complement, Europass Mobility document)
Additionally, we offer optional cultural trips during the course, which are arranged with a trusted local company. Details and pricing will be available two months before the course begins.
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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:
must be communicated via Mail (courses@spatiateacheracademy.eu).
Enrolled students who cannot take part in the course for any reasons can always be replaced by another participant from the same organization, free of charge.
If students cancel at least 3 months before the beginning of the course(s), SPATIA will refund the entire amount.
In case of force majeure the Foundation will offer the possibility to change dates and course to students free of charge.
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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:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalHigher education institution staff
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Ƶing time:25 hours or more
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