Going Green: Outdoor Education for Sustainable Development (1 week in Thessaloniki)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Dates

2024: 18.11.2024 – 23.11.2024 | 09.12.2024 – 14.12.2024

2025: 10.03.2025 – 15.03.2025 | 07.04.2025 – 12.04.2025 | 12.05.2025 – 17.05.2025 | 02.06.2025 – 07.06.2025 | 22.09.2025 – 27.09.2025 | 20.10.2025 – 25.10.2025

2026: To be announced (Ask for dates)

 

Intro

Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the World in 2030 Survey report published by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  According to WWF ‘We are the first generation to know we’re destroying the world, and we could be the last that can do anything about it.’

The solution lies to personal responsibility but also education.

In this course participants will learn how to implement practices to make their classroom, school and community aware of the environmental challenges, and more eco-friendly.

The goal, therefore, of this training programme is that given a number of topics to work on, the participants will experience and evaluate certain practices, but also design their own plans for incorporation in their own educational context. Teachers and Youth leaders will raise awareness in their own countries to inspire young people to become active citizens and help find solutions to the environmental crisis.

Course Modules:

01 –  Educational Practices Across Europe & The European Envirnomental Targets

02 –  Critical and Creative Thinking for Sustainability

03 – Evaluation of Current Practices at School

03 – The ‘Green’ 6 Rs (Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot) as a tool in environmental education.

04 –  WAEW: The 5 areas of environmental crisis (Water, Air, Energy, Waste)

05 –  Raising Awareness

06 –  Taking Action

07 –  Measuring Impact

08 – Outdoor Learning

09 – Eco-STEM activities and Upcycling

10 –  Sample Lessons and Projects, Presentations and Assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will be able:

– to create their own action plan for the evaluation and assessment of ‘green’ practices at their schools

– to create lesson plans to help raise awareness in their classroom, school and/or community about the environmental crisis

– to learn how to inspire their students to make little lifestyle changes with a big impact

– to gain confidence in the use of technology and learn upcycling skills

– to develop skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, use of new technologies in education, creative and innovative thinking in education etc

– to develop their English language skills through interaction with a multinational group of educators

– to join a broader international team that will support their future needs in professional development

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Destination:

Thessaloniki – the heart of northern Greece. Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece, considered the co-capital of the country. It’s the place the heart of Northern Greece beats since antiquity. It served as an economical and commercial centre for many years and has rapidly developed, mostly because of its geographical location.

A stroll around the city instantly reveals its rich history. The Old Town, the Castle of Heptapyrgio, the Rotunda, the emblematic White Tower built during the Ottoman rule are just a few of the city’s famous monuments that will please every culture and history enthusiast.

Nowadays it is considered a business hub for the Balkans as it hosts several conferences and major exhibitions including the Thessaloniki International Fair. In 2021 it was acknowledged as the first Greek city to join the UNESCO Network of Gastronomy.

Thessaloniki is the city people love to visit for its culture, cuisine, and hospitality.