The way in which children learn and develop their skills is changing, and educators and facilitators need to connect specific contents and learning objectives with the way of delivering them. In order to achieve this, this activity will consist of theoretical and practical training on Active pedagogies.
Dates: 10/10/2022 – 15/10/2022
DAY 1: Introduction to active pedagogies and experiential learning.
DAY 2: Design of educational spaces: materials and pedagogical structures; How to include active pedagogies in the classroom: what do I need to know?
DAY 3: Focusing on the emotions: how to support children emotionally?
DAY 4: WHAT DO WE HAVE? Visit to the CEIP Eleuterio Perez: this part will be useful for the participants in order to see the resources, facilities and spaces that the school has to later discuss and brainstorm about what can be done.
DAY 5: Practical workshop: WHAT CAN WE DO? using manipulable material; creating material.
Focused on green pedagogies in outdoor education. Similar to the previous one, it will consist of a theoretical part, in which participants will have the chance to ask questions and doubts, and a practical training, so that it is easier for teachers to implement the lessons learnt in their classrooms.
Dates: 28 November to 2 December 2022
DAY 1: Introduction to green pedagogies: forest kindergarten pedagogy a useful and necessary alternative. The origin of the Waldkindergarten Flensburg as reference. What role does the connection to nature play and how can I integrate nature as a valuable educator?
DAY 2: How to implement green pedagogies in the school? Nature inside the classroom and classroom in nature.What do I have to consider in the forest to experience a harmonious and safe day in the forest with the children’s group.
DAY 3: NATURE AND CHILDREN: What role does the connection to nature play and how can I integrate nature as a valuable educator? How healthy interaction with nature play a fundamental role for the emotional intelligence and development (by Treecanopy)
DAY 4: IC Fregene Passoscuro school visit: spaces and resources. Assessment, evaluation and brainstorm about spaces, location and general resources to best fit in the paradigm of Outdoor education.
DAY 5: Practical workshop: game, playing and interaction with natural material turn to be an unsurpassed teacher for the children. Let the children discover how learning process relaxing and enjoyable can be.
Real experience in an outdoor schools for the schools participating in the project. This will allow the participants to gather ideas for the PR2, while learning how it is possible to implement outdoor activities to adapt it to a public elementary school during PR2.
Dates: TBD
DAY 1: Observation day at the school (facilities, areas and spaces, classrooms, materials…). The teachers from the Lauko Darzelis school will explain the pedagogy of outdoor education and how they integrate outdoor education into the school curriculum.
DAY 2: Practical examples and resources to implement outdoor education from the school experience – WHAT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT (for example, necessary basic materials and resources [first aid kit, raincoat…]).
DAY 3: WHAT DO TEACHERS NEED? How to structure the timetable, how to include the curricular contents in outdoor learning, etc.
DAY 4: Example of didactics unit implemented in the school (content programming)