Learning By Doing: Games and Activities to Develop the Whole Child

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Description

Short attention span? Lack of motivation? Aristotle had the answer many centuries ago: what we have to learn, we learn by doing!

For decades, there has been evidence that classroom techniques designed to get students to participate in the learning process produce better educational outcomes at virtually all levels. Let’s put this idea into practice!

This course will guide you to introduce meaningful activities and games in your classroom thereby creating an active learning environment. The result? Attention and retention on the part of the students will increase substantially!

Participants will get a deeper insight into active learning strategies that involve learning by doing rather than sitting, listening, and repeating. For instance, daily activities will include, among the others, Learning through Play, Role Play, Peer Teaching, and Body-Play Learning.

By the end of the course, you will discover the value of teaching and learning through useful activities and games. Take this knowledge to enhance your students’ motivation and engagement back home and into your classrooms!

Learning outcomes

The course will help the participants to:

  • Identify the benefits of active learning for students;
  • Evaluate and select appropriate active learning techniques for their teaching context;
  • Design active learning activities for their classroom;
  • Increase student engagement.

Tentative schedule

Day 1 – Introduction to the course and holistic education

  • Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
  • Icebreaker activities;
  • Presentations of the participants’ schools.

Holistic education

  • Developing the whole child;
  • The holistic education puzzle.

Day 2 – Incorporating movement into the classroom

  • The kinesthetic classroom: teaching and learning through movement;
  • Play with the body;
  • Brain breaks;
  • Brain primers.

Day 3 – Managing emotions with games and activities

  • Social-Emotional Learning;
  • Outdoor activities for mindfulness.

Day 4 – Learning to communicate through games

  • Experimental travel;
  • Active listening;
  • How to be a good listener.

Day 5 – Effective communication

  • It’s how they say it: recognizing and interpreting non-verbal cues;
  • Open-ended vs closed questions: the guessing game.

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.

Confirmed Sessions

LocationStarting DateStatusEnrol
Tenerife23 October 2023ConfirmedBook »
Prague30 October 2023ConfirmedBook »

All Available Dates

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Athens

Price*: 480€

Ghent

Price*: 480€

Prague

Price*: 480€

Tenerife

Price*: 480€

Reviews about this course

Jaantje Verbruggenfrom Belgium
5 stars

The course allowed us ample time to engage in hands-on learning, which proved to be an effective and enjoyable way to absorb new concepts. The emphasis on active participation and learning by doing was highly beneficial and greatly enhanced my understanding.

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