COURSE DURATION: 5 DAYS

Participants in outdoor education workshops for teachers will gain practical experience and first-hand knowledge on how to integrate outdoor education into formal education. Our workshops will provide participants with tools, ideas, and best practices, as well as practical experience and first-hand knowledge on how to integrate outdoor education into formal education.

The overall goal of these courses is to promote quality and creativity in education by providing teachers and other education professionals with the fundamental information and skills necessary to include outdoor education activities into their curriculum.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Teachers will be able to do the following:

• Learn about the essential features and emerging trends in outdoor education and teaching outside of the classroom by attending this workshop.
• Learn about and explore the ideas of outdoor education, as well as the cultural components of it.
• Acquire knowledge on how to design, plan, and present inspirational outdoor education events.
• Learn about and put into practice working strategies and concepts for environmental and outdoor education;
• Acquaint theirselves with and participate in practical exercises and group games that could be used and integrated into a real-world course;
• Participants will learn how to use outdoor education to help you with your personal, social, and relational development (e.g. self-confidence, team building, leadership…).
• Participants will exchange best practices and share their outdoor education experiences with teachers and education staff from all over Europe during the conference.

DAILY PROGRAMME

Day 1

• – Introduction to the course
• – Activities for teambuilding
• – Evaluation of requirements and expectations
• – The fundamental principles and benefits of outdoor education and outdoor learning
• – The importance of outdoor education for the development of one’s personal, social, and relationship skills

Day 2

• – Outside, in the fresh air
• – Experiential education and environmental education are studied in terms of their philosophy, theory, and methods.
• – In the outdoors, participants can experiment with wilderness-based experiences, team-building activities, and orienteering exercises.
• – Real-life case studies and insights on current teaching approaches and styles are included.
• – Cultural activities in the city where the event will be held

Day 3

• – Instructions on how to plan, design, and deliver outdoor education events
• – Taking pupils into nature involves conducting a site and risk evaluation as well as considering health and safety concerns. (Risk Management Plan)
• – Designing and planning outdoor educational activities is a practical part of work.

Day 4

• – Nature as a setting for learning
• – Work in the field includes facilitating outdoor educational activities in the natural environment.
• – Environmental education debriefing, criticism, and best practice sharing are all part of the process.
• – Teaching outside in urban environments is challenging because there isn’t merely nature outside the classroom door.
• – Participating in group exercises and challenges, problem-solving games, and other experiential activities
• – Developing your own outdoor instructional approach

Day 5

• – The evaluation of the course includes a review of the skills and knowledge students have gained, as well as comments from the instructor and class discussion.
• – The giving of the Certificate of Attendance upon course completion;
• – Adventures and other cultural activities