Outdoor Learning Course
Outdoor Education Course for teachers
Outdoor Education Course description
DESCRIPTION
This training course explores Outdoor Education & Sustainable Creative Practices as a dynamic and experiential approach to learning, fostering engagement through real-world experiences. Participants will discover how to integrate outdoor environments into their teaching practice to enhance student learning, creativity, problem-solving, and well-being. The course emphasizes environmental awareness, zero-waste principles, creative recycling, and upcycling, alongside active learning strategies and interdisciplinary connections. Educators will gain practical tools to implement outdoor-based methodologies effectively, while also exploring how sustainability and circular economy concepts can enrich outdoor education.
Objectives of Outdoor Education Course for teachers
OBJECTIVES
- Understand the principles and benefits of outdoor education and sustainable practices.
- Learn how to design and facilitate authentic learning experiences in natural and urban outdoor settings, incorporating eco-friendly and zero-waste approaches.
- Gain practical skills to teach outdoors (routines, games, resources) while promoting creative recycling and upcycling in education.
- Learn to plan, execute, and assess outdoor educational activities, considering environmental responsibility and circular economy principles.
- Gain practical insights into safety, logistics, and risk management in outdoor learning environments.
- Explore strategies to incorporate environmental awareness, sustainability, and zero-waste concepts into lessons.
- Reinforce the bond, responsibility, and appreciation for the natural environment through hands-on conservation projects and creative reuse initiatives.
- Utilize outdoor settings to improve student motivation, behavior, and academic performance, integrating eco-conscious activities.
- Integrate outdoor education into various subjects and curricula, promoting interdisciplinary learning with sustainability-focused approaches.
- Incorporate modern technology to enhance outdoor learning experiences and promote sustainable digital storytelling.
- Exchange ideas, experiences, materials, and cross-cultural practices between colleagues, including best practices in sustainable education across Europe.
- Improve language and communication skills.
- Increase international cooperation and intercultural awareness, fostering a global perspective on sustainability and responsible citizenship.
Schedule for the Outdoor Education Course
SCHEDULE
Day 1: Introduction to Outdoor Education & Sustainability (5 hours)
Getting to Know Each Other – Team Building Activities
Course Introduction
Challenges & Hopes About the Course
Teacher, School, Country Presentations
Introduction to Outdoor Education & Sustainable Practices
Field Activity: Town Safari & Environmental Awareness Walk (Exploring how waste management and sustainability impact urban spaces)
Day 2: Outdoor Activities, Risk Management & Circular Economy (5 hours)
Designing Effective Outdoor Activities
Planning for Outdoor Learning
Safety and Risk Assessment in Outdoor Settings
Legal Considerations
Exploring Zero Waste: What is it & Why does it matter? (Integrating environmental responsibility into outdoor education)
Field Activity: Barefoot Journey & Upcycling Discovery (Identifying recyclable materials in nature & creative reuse discussions)
Day 3: Curriculum Integration & Creative Recycling in Outdoor Learning (5 hours)
Teaching Methods and Materials for Outdoor Education
Planning for Outdoor Learning
Designing Cross-curricular Outdoor Activities
Developing Outdoor Lesson Plan
Sustainable Design & Upcycling Workshop (Basic hands-on workshop on repurposing materials in educational activities)
Field Activity: A Voyage to the Past and Future – Local Heritage & Sustainability (Comparing traditional sustainable practices with modern eco-friendly solutions)
Day 4: Environmental Education & Practical Applications (5 hours)
Environmental Awareness and Sustainability
Incorporating Sustainability into Lessons
Planning Conservation Projects
Creative Recycling & Digital Promotion (Exploring how upcycled art and projects can be shared and promoted digitally)
Field Activity: Environmental Impact Studies & Recycled Art Workshop (Creating simple art pieces using natural or discarded materials found outdoors)
Day 5: Implementation, Evaluation & Inspiring Best Practices (5 hours)
Challenges and Barriers in Outdoor Education
Demo Lesson: Design Your Own Outdoor Lesson Plan
Best Practices in Europe: Recycling & Sustainability in Education (Case studies on sustainability in outdoor learning across Europe)
Demo Lesson Presentations & Feedback
Course Overview & Evaluation
Certificates Ceremony
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- DURATION
5 days – 25 hours
* Please contact us for 7, 10, 14, 21 days courses!
- FEE
* Materials, certificates and cultural activities included!
- SESSIONS
*Other course days are available, please ask for specific dates.
- MÁLAGA, SP
10.03.2025 – 14.03.2025 – confirmed
12.05.2025 – 16.05.2025 – confirmed
07.07.2025 – 11.07.2025 – confirmed
08.09.2025 – 12.09.2025 – confirmed
20.10.2025 – 24.10.2025 – confirmed
16.02.2026 – 20.02.2026 – confirmed
04.05.2026 – 08.05.2026 – confirmed
06.07.2026 – 10.07.2026 – confirmed
14.09.2026 – 18.09.2026 – confirmed
23.11.2026 – 27.11.2026 – confirmed
- AMSTERDAM, NL
Dates to be confirmed
* Our teacher training courses can fully be funded by Erasmus+ program.
* Please contact us for all inclusive options or specific services depending on your needs and preferences.
- LOCATION
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