KA1 Course: Outdoor Learning Activities in Cultural and Environmental Education

DATE: 15-19 June 2020

DURATION: 5 day course in Crete, 30 hours

LOCATION: Chania, Crete, Greece

AIM: 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 in addressing these problems.

TARGET AUDIENCE: The course is addressed to teachers, educators of Primary and Secondary Education, members of ecological organizations and NGOs.

ORGANISERS/TRAINING PROVIDERS: Environmental Education Center of Vamos and Ecological Initiative of Chania

MODULES:

-Climate Change and other environmental problems

-Environmental Education: History and philosophy

-Innovative teaching methods for Environmental Education 1

-Innovative teaching methods for Environmental Education 2

-Outdoor education in the city (cultural)

-Outdoor education in nature

-The power of the press: Creating a newspaper
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DRAFT PROGRAMME

DAY 1 (MONDAY)

Acquaintance games (9.00-10.00)

Module 1: Climate change, environmental problems and the ecology movement (10.00-11.30)

Coffee break (11.30-12.00)

Module 2: Environmental Education: History and philosophy (12.00-13.30)

Lunch break (13.30-14.30)

Reuse workshop (14.30-16.30)

20.00: Dinner in Chania with live traditional Greek music and food

DAY 2 (TUESDAY)

Module 3: Innovative teaching methods 1 (9.00-13.00)

a. Project Based Learning (+workshop)

b. Ethical dilemma

c. World Cafe

d. Open theatre/ Theatre of the oppressed

Lunch break (13.00-14.00)

Creating a newspaper (group work. 14.00-16.00)

DAY 3 (WEDNESDAY)

Module 4: Innovative teaching methods 2 (9.00-13.00)

a. Creative writing (workshop)

b. The use of Multiple Intelligences

Coffee break (11.00-11.30)

c. ICT tools: Powerpoint, videoclip and website creation (11.30-13.30)

Lunch break (13.30-14.30)

Group work creating a newspaper (14.30-16.30)

DAY 4 (THURSDAY)

Module 5:  Outdoor education in the city (Cultural learning activities in the Old City of Chania (9.00-13.00)

Lunch break (13.00-14.00)

Group work creating a newspaper (14.00-16.00)

Afternoon visit to Falassarna beach (protected NATURA 2000 site) for swimming

DAY 5 (FRIDAY)

Module 6: Outdoor education in nature (protected NATURA 2000 Agia Lake, 9.00-12.00)

a. Outdoor environmental education games

b. Land art

c. Role playing

Module 7: The power of the press: Creating a newspaper, presentation of the work of the groups (12.00-14.00)

Lunch break (14.00-15.00)

Conclusion – Final evaluation – Certificates (15.00-16.00)