Course 8: My ECO Way of Life
Length of Course: 7 days
Course Fee: €600 (early booking cost €560)
Competences
Some of the objectives of the course include:
- Rediscover your love for nature
- Learn about the science behind climate change
- Explore and discover useful ways to address climate change to bring to your
classroom
- Experience activities in nature you can use with your students to address climate
change and promote an ECO way of life
- Discover the relationships between ecosystems and interdependence
- Experience the training course in the company of European colleagues with both
similar and differing outlooks and experiences – sharing of best practice
Course Description:
In this course, you will learn about relationships between ME and nature. You will be brought on a journey to explore how we CAN create a better world for ME. You will learn about building a better future from a great teacher. The outdoor classroom will be used where possible throughout the week as nature is all around us in the beautiful setting of County Sligo where this course will take place.
You will be invited to be hands on with nature. You will have the wonderful experience of foraging for food. There will be forest excursions and river walks and you will be learning so much without the pressure of sitting at a desk.
This course is useful and relevant to everybody. If you want a better future and you love the outdoors then this course is for you
Day by Day
(This proposed schedule below will give an idea of how the course will be delivered)
Sunday
Welcome from the Company Director
Introduction from all colleagues with presentations
Casual coffee and food from all countries represented
Orientation, support and schedule for the week presented
Monday
Welcome from ECO teacher
Icebreaker activities
Introduction to the week’s programme
A future world for me – create it!
Nature walk – meet the flora and fauna of the area
Tuesday
Outdoor classroom
Sustainability
Animals, creatures and plants
Wednesday
Outdoor classroom
Leave no trace - Visit to a cultural centre
Orienteering activity in the local town
Thursday
Crafting with nature
Irish traditional dance workshop
Irish traditional Music session in a local pub (evening)
(You are welcome to join in – bring your musical instrument!)
Friday
Outdoor Classroom
Forest expedition
Creating activities for students
Farewell meal
Saturday
Round up of the topics from the week
Presentation of certificates
Optional trip to an island off the western coast