In today’s educational landscape, there is a pressing need to incorporate environmental education and sustainability into the classroom.
This course is designed to equip educators with the necessary tools and knowledge to integrate the 8Rs of sustainability – Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Refurbish, Repair, Repurpose, and Recycle – effectively into their teaching practices.
Schools, teachers, and students face the challenge of understanding and addressing environmental issues while fostering a sustainable mindset.
The primary objective of this course is to introduce participants to the key concepts and practices of environmental education and sustainability. This course will explain the principles of sustainability and their application in educational settings to empower educators to become catalysts for environmental change and sustainability within their classrooms and communities.
During the course, participants will engage in a variety of activities, each designed to explore a specific aspect of environmental education and sustainability. These include:
Understanding the impact of everyday choices on the environment and strategies to promote conscious decision-making among students;
Learning approaches to minimize the use of single-use items and techniques to reduce overall consumption and its environmental impact;
Exploring creative methods for reusing, refurbishing, and repairing materials to emphasize sustainability;
Encouraging creativity in repurposing materials and understanding the recycling process and its role in sustainability;
Creating a sustainability contract for classroom use and discussing strategies for effectively implementing these practices in educational settings.
By the end of the course, participants will have gained a comprehensive understanding of environmental education and the ethical considerations of sustainability in the educational context.
They will acquire practical skills and strategies for integrating the 8Rsof sustainability into their teaching, thereby enhancing student engagement in environmental issues.
Participants will be equipped with best practices for implementing these concepts in the classroom, ultimately enabling them to address the initial challenges and become effective facilitators of environmental stewardship and sustainable living among their students.
What is included
Unmatched Support: full day chat assistance
Fully Fundable: tailored on Erasmus+ budgets
Flexibility Guaranteed: easy changes with minimal restrictions
360° experience: from coffee breaks to cultural visits
Develop a deep understanding of environmental sustainability principles and their importance in education;
Acquire skills and strategies for integrating sustainable practices into classroom activities and curriculum;
Enhance student engagement and awareness regarding environmental issues through innovative teaching methods;
Foster a culture of sustainability within the school community, encouraging responsible and conscious decision-making;
Create actionable plans, including a sustainability contract, to implement and maintain sustainable practices in educational settings.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – Course introduction
Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
Icebreaker activities;
Presentations of the participants’ schools.
Understanding the Need for Environmental Education in Today’s World
Group Discussion and Brainstorming on Current Environmental Challenges;
Mapping Environmental Education in Our Schools.
Day 2 – Rethink and refuse: fostering conscious choices and environmental ethics
Decision-making processes and the impact of choices on the environment;
Creating a ‘Green Code of Conduct’.
Day 3 – Reduce and reuse: practical strategies for minimizing waste in educational environments
Waste Audit Challenge;
‘Upcycling’ Creating educational resources from recycled materials.
Day 4 – Repair, refurbish, repurpose: hands-on activities for sustainable classroom practices
Repair Café;
Designing a Sustainable Classroom.
Day 5 – Recycle and beyond: implementing effective sustainability contracts and closing reflections
Sustainability Contract;
Reflection and Action Plan Development.
Day 6 – Course closure and cultural activities
Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
Excursion and other external cultural activities.
Dates and locations
You can register for any date, even if it's not yet confirmed, especially if you're interested in courses several weeks away. Once we have a few more enrollments, we will confirm the date. If we are unable to confirm it, we will offer you alternative options.
Dublin
Price: 580€*
OID: E10239861
Confirmed means this session has reached the minimum number of participants and is guaranteed. However, you will still need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.16-21 Dec 2024
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Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.16-21 Jun 2025
Confirmed means this session has reached the minimum number of participants and is guaranteed. However, you will still need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.21-26 Jul 2025
Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.18-23 Aug 2025
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Confirmed means this session has reached the minimum number of participants and is guaranteed. However, you will still need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.16-21 Dec 2024
Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.20-25 Jan 2025
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Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.21-26 Apr 2025
Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.19-24 May 2025
Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.16-21 Jun 2025
Confirmed means this session has reached the minimum number of participants and is guaranteed. However, you will still need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.21-26 Jul 2025
Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.18-23 Aug 2025
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Cultural Activities
Welcoming local + European food fair
Walking tour
Irish dancing class
Glendalough and Russborough house tour
Ghent
Price: 480€*
OID: E10364790
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Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.13-18 Jan 2025
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Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.14-19 Apr 2025
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Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.9-14 Jun 2025
Open to enrollments means the course is pending confirmation. You can register now to help confirm this session, but you will need to wait for our confirmation before booking flights and accommodation.14-19 Jul 2025
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Cultural Activities
Ghent Gift Card
Seville
Price: 480€*
OID: E10247545
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Cultural Activities
A half-day or full-day tour on Saturday
Split
Price: 480€*
OID: E10166501
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Cultural Activities
Walking tour in: Trogir, Šibenik or Omiš
48 hour pass for 3 bus tours and a walking tour
*A 60 € late registration fee will be applied if you register less than 8 weeks before the course start date. All prices are VAT included or not due.
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