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Plitvice lakes in Croatia, a trail surronded by waterfalls and lush trees
Third-party on-site course

Green Pedagogy: Environmental And Outdoor Education - 7 days

The course is aimed at those who are interested in the Montessori method, kinesthetic, and hands-on learning, or those who want to enhance their enjoyment of the outdoors. It is designed to encourage active citizenship among students when it comes to sustainable development. Engage your class in an exciting hands-on experience learning, get your students exploring the outdoors and help the Earth.

03.05.2024
Next upcoming session:
09.06.2024 - 15.06.2024
Multiple locations
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Description

The course consists of 35 didactic hours and includes the following moduels:
  • Welcome day
  • Cultural exchange
  • Outdoor games
  • An introduction to Outdoor Education
  • Practical Life Outdoor Classroom: Montessori Ideas
  • Outdoor group forming activities
  • Creating Wild Art
  • An introduction to environmental education
  • Outdoor environmental activities
  • Digital tools for Outdoor and Environmental education
  • Ecology Project Day
  • Individual support
  • Team Building and networking activities with a cultural trip
  • Presentation of outcomes, discussion, evaluation and closing session

Learning objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will:
  • gain a clear understanding of the basic principles of environment and outdoor learning and learning techniques and how to implement them into their teaching
  • experience different hands-on activities that will make students reflect on the impact of their actions for environmental sustainability
  • design and use learning environment that supports curiosity and learning
  • learn more about games and activities that can be performed outside the classroom that encourage teamwork, cooperation, problem-solving and creativity
  • get familiar with ICT tools that can be used in environmental and outdoor learning
  • incorporate ideas, techniques, and cooperative tasks in their own lesson plans
  • enrich communication skills, improve foreign language competencies and engage in cross-cultural learning experience.
  • improve the use of English (official language of the course).
  • facilitate intercultural awareness.
  • share experiences of educational methodologies as well as diverse outdoor learning strategies in education in different countries in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.
  • strengthen the European collaboration among educators.
  • gain insights into different education systems.

Methodology & assessment

Methodology is based on active participation, hands-on activities, and experiential learning suitable and applicable to different subjects and at various levels. Participants will acquire practical knowledge and develop their own skills through workshops, model lessons, project-based learning and outdoor activities, role play, and games. Assessment is carried out by the course trainer on a day to day basis and the learning outcomes are recorded on the Europass Mobility Document on request.

Certification details

Certificate includes the topic, dates and location of the course. We can list the record of learning outcomes on the Europass Mobility Document on request of participants.

Pricing, packages and other information

  • Price:
    560
    Euro
  • Package contents:
    Course

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Early childhood education (ISCED 0)
    Primary education (ISCED 1)
    Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
  • Target audience type:
    Teacher
    Pedagogical Adviser
    Not-for-profit / NGO staff
  • Learning time:
    25 hours or more

Upcoming sessions

  • Starting on 09.06.2024 - Ending on 15.06.2024
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 21.07.2024 - Ending on 27.07.2024
    Planned
    in

    Pula

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 01.09.2024 - Ending on 07.09.2024
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 06.10.2024 - Ending on 12.10.2024
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 06.04.2025 - Ending on 12.04.2025
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 18.05.2025 - Ending on 24.05.2025
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 15.06.2025 - Ending on 21.06.2025
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 20.07.2025 - Ending on 26.07.2025
    Planned
    in

    Pula

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 07.09.2025 - Ending on 13.09.2025
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 05.10.2025 - Ending on 11.10.2025
    Planned
    in

    Zagreb

    , Croatia

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