ECO-FRIENDLY MINDSET:

AN INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE WITH A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOCUSED ON TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

COURSE INFORMATION

The Eco-friendly mindset course will give teachers knowledge about the most important topics related to environmental issues and climate change, so that they have some methods when it comes to making change or taking action in their homes, schools or even in their communities. Participants will gain lots of practical ideas and get to know some theory as well.

In this course, first we will focus on the concept of climate change and sustainable development in general to give participants some background knowledge about the topic. We will give them lots of ideas and methods on how to raise awareness of students about the problems of climate change and how to teach this topic at different levels of education.

The main topics are problems with fast fashion and fashion industry, sustainable food, sustainable transport, greener household, low-waste lifestyle and biodiversity. By the end of the course, the participants will feel more confident about the topics, and they will have their own plan on how to implement the new knowledge at their schools, homes or even within their local communities.

METHODOLOGY

Our ‘Eco-friendy Mindset’ course is aimed for teachers and school staff from pre-school level to primary, secondary, vocational, adult and special needs education, staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers and company staff. Non-native English trainers expecting participants to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.

The course adapts a learner-centered and participatory approach with lots of interaction and collaboration to make sure that participants gain an engaging and transformative learning experience. Each day of the course focuses on topics that combine theoretical knowledge and practical activities.

At the end of the course, the company will provide the participants an attendance certificate including the detailed information about the course, e.g. title, programme, and schedule. In addition, a Europass Mobility Certificate can be added on request.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

In detail, the specific objectives of the course are:

To understand the theory of climate change and sustainable development, including the sustainable development goals.
To gain a responsible attitude towards the environment.
To show different pedagogical approaches and strategies for teaching climate change for different age groups.
To learn how to make students aware of the problems of climate change and give ideas about the possible solutions.
To develop action plans to integrate climate change education into participants’ teaching practices.
To exchange good practices and discuss challenges with colleagues.
To strengthen European collaboration among past, present, and future participants.

Thanks to this course, the participants will:

Learn the theory of climate change and sustainable development.
Discover methods of how to give the knowledge to students of different age groups.
Realize that the topic of sustainable development can be taught in an interesting way and that we can make our students involved if we have the proper knowledge.
Make contacts with new partners interested in developing European Projects through specific networking activities.

DAILY PROGRAMME

The manager of the company usually welcomes participants on Sunday afternoon and gives them all the information about courses and Erasmus week. The main training activities, instruction and practices will take place from Monday to Friday. Moreover, participants will be able to explain their own school and Erasmus project to the rest of participants in the beginning of the week and, after that, work all together to set up future eTwinnings or even Job Shadowing. On another note, participants will be involved in cultural activities held by the company during afternoon time. Finally, there will be a course’ roundup and a final evaluation on Friday or Saturday morning, depending on the participants' departure time, and the delivery of the certificates of attendance. The daily schedule of the course is the following:

DAY 1 – SUNDAY. LET’S MEET EACH OTHER!

- Meeting and greeting.

- Individual orientation and information about the venue and the city.

- Introduction and brief information about the local culture.

- Round up presentation and networking between all participants.

DAY 2 – MONDAY. INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

school presentations
climate change
climate change activities
sustainable development
sustainable development goals

DAY 3 – TUESDAY. CLIMATE JUSTICE AND PLASTIC

climate justice
plastic and solutions
activities, methods, discussions

DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY. GREEN LIFESTYLE

green homes
low waste lifestyle
green washing
activities, debates

DAY 5 – THURSDAY. FASHION AND TOURISM

fast fashion and fashion industry and solutions
sustainable travel and tourism
biodiversity
activities, discussions

DAY 6 – FRIDAY. SUSTAINABLE EATING AND SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION

food and sustainable agriculture
taking action: implementation plan

DAY 7 – SATURDAY. CONCLUSION.

- Course evaluation.

- Releasing official course certifications.

- Participants departure.

DATES

ECO-FRIENDLY MINDSET course will attend editions during 2025 in the following dates:

2025:

SPAIN – ALICANTE:

From Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th.
From Sunday 13th July to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th July to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.
From Sunday 17th August to Saturday 23rd.
From Sunday 24th August to Saturday 30th.
From Sunday 5th October to Saturday 11th.
From Sunday 12th October to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 19th October to Saturday 25th.
From Sunday 26th October to Saturday 1st November.
From Sunday 2nd November to Saturday 8th.
From Sunday 23rd November to Saturday 29th.
From Sunday 30th November to Saturday 6th December.

ICELAND – REYKJAVÍK:

From Sunday 23rd February to Saturday 1st March.
From Sunday 2nd March to Saturday 8th.
From Sunday 13th April to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th April to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 27th April to Saturday 3rd May.
From Sunday 22nd June to Saturday 28th.
From Sunday 29th June to Saturday 5th July.
From Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th.
From Sunday 13th July to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th July to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.
From Sunday 17th August to Saturday 23rd.
From Sunday 24th August to Saturday 30th.
From Sunday 5th October to Saturday 11th.
From Sunday 12th October to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 19th October to Saturday 25th.
From Sunday 26th October to Saturday 1st November.
From Sunday 2nd November to Saturday 8th.

SPAIN – TENERIFE:

From Sunday 12th February to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 19th February to Saturday 25th.
From Sunday 23rd February to Saturday 1st March.
From Sunday 13th April to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th April to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th.
From Sunday 13th July to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th July to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.
From Sunday 17th August to Saturday 23rd.
From Sunday 24th August to Saturday 30th.
From Sunday 5th October to Saturday 11th.
From Sunday 12th October to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 19th October to Saturday 25th.
From Sunday 26th October to Saturday 1st November.

HUNGARY (BUDAPEST):

From Sunday 13th April to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th April to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th.
From Sunday 13th July to Saturday 19th.
From Sunday 20th July to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.
From Sunday 17th August to Saturday 23rd.
From Sunday 24th August to Saturday 31st.
From Sunday 5th October to Saturday 11th.
From Sunday 12th October to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 19th October to Saturday 25th.
From Sunday 26th October to Saturday 1st November.

FRANCE – MARTINIQUE:

From Sunday 20th April to Saturday 26th.

FRANCE – TAHITI:

From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.

FRANCE - LA RÉUNION:

From Sunday 10th August to Saturday 16th.
From Sunday 12th October to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 19th October to Saturday 25th.
From Sunday 26th October to Saturday 1st November.

COST AND ERASMUS FUNDING

The cost of the seven day course is 640€ and includes course fees, free cultural activities in the city during the week and certification of attendance. Organizational costs can be charged if registration comes from an intermediate company. The company offers an Optional cultural package to deepen the relationship between all participants.

The training course is tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus + to teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations. Furthermore trainers can help in Key Action 1 Application to ensure that participants can get the grant and could be eligible to receive an Erasmus + grant that covers all the costs of the course.

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