- Duration: 5 days - 25 hours (flexible options available)
- Location: Málaga (Spain) & Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
- Fee:
450€400€ - Includes: Registration, materials, 2 cultural activities (for courses starting before 1 Sep 2026), certificate
- Upcoming Dates:
04/05/2026 – 08/05/2026
06/07/2026 – 10/07/2026
14/09/2026 – 18/09/2026
23/11/2026 – 27/11/2026
08/02/2027 – 12/02/2027
29/03/2027 – 02/04/2027
10/05/2027 – 14/05/2027
21/06/2027 – 25/06/2027
02/08/2027 – 06/08/2027
20/09/2027 – 24/09/2027
01/11/2027 – 05/11/2027
06/12/2027 – 10/12/2027
Outdoor Education
- Custom durations available: 7, 10, 14, 21+ days
- Other dates possible — ask for availability!
- 100% Erasmus+ funded for eligible applicants
- Ask us about all-inclusive options & extras
Outdoor Education Course description
📘COURSE OVERVIEW
This teacher training course explores Outdoor Education as a dynamic and experiential learning approach, empowering educators to harness the outdoors to foster creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and student well-being. By using natural and urban settings as extended classrooms, teachers will gain practical tools to create engaging, interdisciplinary, and environmentally aware learning experiences.
Outdoor Education COURSE KEY POINT
🔍 What You’ll Learn
During this course, participants will discover:
- Principles and benefits of outdoor education
- How to design, manage, and evaluate effective outdoor learning
- Tools and strategies to teach across subjects in outdoor environments
- Practical routines, games, and resources for teaching outdoors
- Environmental awareness, sustainability, and conservation education
- Risk management, safety, and legal considerations in outdoor contexts
- How to use outdoor learning to boost motivation, behavior, and academic results
Objectives of Outdoor Education Course for teachers
🎯OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the core concepts of Outdoor Education
- Learn how to plan and facilitate outdoor activities aligned with curricula
- Gain hands-on experience through immersive field activities
- Explore methods to foster sustainability and environmental responsibility
- Use outdoor spaces to promote collaboration, problem-solving, and reflection
- Integrate outdoor education across disciplines
- Develop and present an outdoor learning activity
- Improve communication skills in a multicultural context
- Enhance cooperation and exchange among European educators
Schedule for the Outdoor Education Course
📅SCHEDULE
🔵 Day 1 – Introduction to Outdoor Education
09:00–10:30 | Welcome, team building & introduction
10:30–11:30 | Outdoor Education principles
11:30–12:00 | ☕ Break
12:00–14:00 | Field activity: Town Safari
🟡 Day 2 – Outdoor Activities & Risk Management
09:00–10:30 | Designing outdoor activities
10:30–11:00 | Outdoor learning & risk assessment
11:00–11:30 | Legal & safety protocols
11:30–12:00 | ☕ Break
12:00–13:00 | Field activity: Urban/nature exploration
13:00–14:00 | Reflection on safety & planning
🔵 Day 3 – Curriculum Integration
09:00–10:30 | Teaching methods & materials
10:30–11:30 | Designing cross-curricular activities
11:30–12:00 | ☕ Break
12:00–13:00 | Developing lesson plans
13:00–14:00 | Field activity: Museum or historical site
🟡 Day 4 – Environmental Education & Sustainability
09:00–10:30 | Environmental awareness & sustainability
10:30–11:30 | Planning conservation projects
11:30–12:00 | ☕ Break
12:00–13:00 | Field activity: Impact studies
13:00–14:00 | Discussion: Sustainability in teaching
🔵 Day 5 – Implementation, Presentation & Evaluation
09:00–10:30 | Challenges in outdoor education
10:30–11:30 | Demo lesson design
11:30–12:00 | ☕ Break
12:00–13:00 | Lesson presentations & feedback
13:00–14:00 | Evaluation & certificate ceremony
Outdoor Education COURSE METHODOLOGY
🧠 Methodology
This course is based on experiential and reflective learning, designed to foster personal and professional growth in a supportive, nature-rich environment:
- Experiential: Outdoor activities and hands-on workshops
- Collaborative: Group tasks encouraging peer exchange and creativity
- Reflective: Real-time feedback and discussions to connect theory with practice
- Practical: Daily field visits that bring learning to life
CERTIFICATION FOR THE Outdoor Education COURSE
🎓 Certification
At the end of the course, participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance which includes:
- The course title
- Participant name
- Dates and location
- Duration of total training hours
- Overview of course content
Certificates comply with the standards required for Erasmus+ staff training mobility.
Outdoor Education COURSE LEARNING PACK
🎁 What’s Included
- 5 days of immersive, practical training (25 hours total)
- Course materials & digital resources
- Welcome package
- 2 cultural activities & local tips
- Erasmus+ documentation support
- Certificate of Attendance
- Coffee breaks
Registration FOR THE Outdoor Education COURSE
✏️ Registration
You can register in just a few minutes:
📩 Option 1: Fill out our Registration Form.
📧 Option 2: Contact us at info@plus-project.eu and we’ll guide you through the process.
- Don’t wait — places are limited to ensure personalized attention!
- Let us know if you’re applying through Erasmus+, and we’ll support you with all necessary documentation.
JOIN US!
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to improve your teaching skills and experience a new city at the same time!