Environmental Education

Environmental Education (EE) aims at teaching children from a young age to be environmentally aware, offering the perfect chance for educators to build lifelong habits that could potentially make a significant difference in the future of our planet. Sustainability and Environment are recognized within public discourse as crucial topics. Consequently, it is essential to realize that the concept of Environmental Education is continually changing towards Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). ESD contains all the goals and principles of EE but it also aims at the transformation of human behavior in order to achieve sustainable living. 
This course is appropriate for classroom teachers of every school level. It provides educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to incorporate Environmental Education into their school practice. Participants discuss the history, definition, and goals of EE and ESD; develop an understanding of the professional roles and instructional methods of environmental educators; become aware of the teaching strategies of EE; learn how to plan, develop and implement environmental activities and link them to a variety curriculum subjects. By the end of the training participants will have become inspired to engage young people in exploring environmental issues through interactive learning. 
  • Understand what Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is.
  • Be able to identify relevant curriculum links to ESD activities.
  • Understand how to engage and motivate young people to learn about the environment within different curriculum frameworks.
  • Learn teaching methods and approaches of EE.
  • Explore a range of thematic approaches to EE and be able to draw on these in the compilation of a program of EE.
  • Take part in experiential environmental education activities.
  • Introduce a process enabling teachers to identify and analyze local/school/community environmental issues and to develop related learning programs.
  • Provide the opportunity to implement activities that promote active learning.

Course Language

  • English
  • Note: Participants must have at least a CEFR level B2 knowledge of English in order to be able to participate actively.

Target Groups

  • Teachers working in kindergartens, primary schools, lower secondary schools.

Methods & Tools

  • Lectures, exercises, discussions, teamwork, role-playing, study visits.

Study Visits

  • During the course, we also organize study visits to local schools. We discuss with participants their needs and we organize study visits to cover these needs. We usually organize study visits to: 

    • Early education – Primary education – Secondary education – Adult education local schools.
    • Special needs education schools.
    • Museums.

In course fee includes

    • Coffee Breaks that include traditional products.
    • Guided tour of the Historical Center of the town.
    • Dinner in a traditional restaurant of the town.
    • Europass Mobility.
    • A small gift with traditional Cretan products.
    • Certificate of Attendance, for participants who attend at least 80% of the course.

Heraklion

  • 1 week
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Environmental Education (PDF)

Nicosia

  • 6 days
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Environmental Education (PDF)

Milan

  • 6 days
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Environmental Education (PDF)

Testimonial

Thank you for this wonderful experience. This course has permitted me to know more about sustainability and meet the dreaming greek people.
MARÍA ROSA REGUERO RUBIOSpain
Thank you for the welcoming and great courses you offer. It is been a pleasure to have met such friendly people of Crete. I really learned and enjoyed it.
ANA TERESA CARBONERO MORENOSpain
Congratulations on your welcome and for the ATTENTION you have offered to us. I would return delighted.
NOEMÍ JIMÉNEZ LÓPEZSpain

A/A LOCATION DATE DURATION COST CONFIRMED ENROLMENT
HERAKLION07 Jul 20251 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
NICOSIA28 Jul 20256 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION04 Aug 20251 week560 €PlannedPreRegister
MILAN20 Oct 20256 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION09 Mar 20261 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
NICOSIA04 May 20266 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION11 May 20261 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
MILAN18 May 20266 days480 €PlannedPreRegister
HERAKLION06 Jul 20261 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
NICOSIA27 Jul 20266 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION03 Aug 20261 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
MILAN19 Oct 20266 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION08 Mar 20271 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION17 May 20271 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
NICOSIA31 May 20276 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION05 Jul 20271 week560 €ConfirmedPreRegister
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