In search of the Sunset: the Azores
Discovering the western border of the European continent, in history, geography, dance, food, music, religion and poetry. Theatre/drama/clil and visual arts to express content'
Description
The course ´In Search of the Occident: the Azores´ concentrates on two themes.
- The concept of Europe: Europe is the western part of the Eurasian continent, comparable to the the Indochinese peninsula in the south-east. From this perspective the Mid-Atlantic ridge can be seen as the geographical border of this (sub-)continent. The Azores and Iceland are surface manifestations of this 'edge': Europe ends here.
- The 'urge to the west' in Europe: the Atlantic as a barrier and a challenge. In (European) history there is a thread of trying to reach the 'evening land'. There may be an urge to 'follow the sun', to pass 'the pillars', 'plus ultra'.
During the course (literary) manifestations of this theme will be studied. Both aspects will give an opening to the Azores' unique geographical and cultural heritage: landscape and volcanoes; discoveries, colonisation and migration; whale hunting and fishing; ecology and the oceans as part of our world. In short: the course will be traveling through the four elements: fire creating the archipelago (volcanoes and earth), water being the birth of the archipelago and of all life, air/wind: man sailing into the unknown land: discoveries and whale hunting.
Ƶing objectives
In this course the central concept regarding content is cultural heritage as an integrating element. All aspects of human existence - determinant factors for this existence as well as the outcomes of human endeavour and creativity - can be connected to this central concept. Landscape (natural as well as human-arranged), built environment, literature, food, religious ideas, music, mathematics and many more aspects fit into this definition. Therefore cultural heritage is also a perfect vehicle to connect and integrate the various school subjects.
A key element in each our course is joint production. As the mikro-equivalent of mankind creating culture, each course group is invited to express the course content in various forms of artistic expression: drama, visual arts, music, poetry, film and photography etcetera. This is not something 'afterwards', but a basic incentive to learn: never a topic will come as near to you as when you, e.g., have to perform this in a drama production for
Methodology & assessment
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
An on-line course magazine is a key element in the course programme. In the preparation phase content articles are published. Participants are invited to contribute articles and material to the magazine (text, photos, video clips, maps etc).
After the course participants recieve the possibility to use this digital tool for own projects, to dessiminate the course results
Certification details
At the end of the course the participants receive a certificate with an evaluation of their contributions to the programme. They also anonymously fill in an on-line evaluation form.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:650Euro
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Course package content:
The course fee covers the course programme and all cost directly related to the programme (materials, entrance fees transport during the programme).
Not covered are accommodation and meals/consumptions.
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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:
After the course have been definitely confirmed, it will certainly take place (except in case of circumstance that makes this completely impossible).
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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 / PrincipalICT Coordinator
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Ƶing time:25 hours or more
