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TIME TO ACT- NON FORMAL EDUCATION THROUGH IN &OUTDOOR METHODS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

Join this training and find out about activating all the school subjects in an integrated training where activities out-of-doors and indoors are closely linked together using non formal education
8 training days format but at your request, the course can be structured for a shorter format of 7,6, or 5 days

10.04.2025
Next upcoming session:
29.04.2025 - 03.05.2025
Multiple locations
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Description

1. Welcome! Who we are ? What are you looking for? Ice-breaking activities; OUTDOOR EDUCATION for Sustainable Development: Philosophy, Policy and Practice. Challenges and impact
2. The characteristics of FORMAL, NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING. The differences between formal, non-formal and informal learning. Recognition of Non-formal and Informal Learning. Top 10 non formal learning methods to empower students’ active participation
3. 4. Practical workshops of OUTDOOR AND INDOOR NON-FORMAL METHODS and tools covering different topics and fostering several competences: energizers and team-building, theatre, storytelling and video-making, role-playing, simulation and team games, environmental education tools, interactive workshops, etc
5. TEAMBUILDING: The team-building process and the stages of group development ( Tuckman and Belbin); RLP( research, learn, practice) 1 outdoor activity (demonstrative workshops held by participants)
6. EU COMPETENCES: Key competences and skills for the 21st Century; the recognition of non-formal education competencies. OUTDOOR EDUCATION: Types of outdoor education; Benefits and principles; Planning and delivering ONE DAY OUTDOOR CLASSROOM concept
7. MOTIVATION: How to foster students’ motivation, participation and creativity through non-formal, informal and experiential learning activities; The extra benefit of using non-formal education methods and outdoor environment;
8. STEPS FOR FUTURE: 1 ideea 1 project: partnership project workshop ( eTwinning, Erasmus Plus ); Reflection and feedback; Course evaluation. Releasing of official course certifications.

Learning objectives

 

By the end of the course, each participant should be able to:

-to provide theoretical and empirical experiences pertaining to school education in non-formal settings, and their contribution towards developing knowledge and skills for active citizenship and quality of life.
-to learn how to motivate, guide and assess learners to reduce low achievement in key competences, develop relevant, high-level and innovative skills, enhance good quality of mainstream education through outdoor education.
-to understand non-formal education principles, within the context of cooperative learning, blended learning and flipped classroom
-to try experiential learning, experience methods of reflection and develop your ability to give feedback
-to understand the consequences of applying the non-formal methods regarding students' motivation
-to learn new non formal activities, tools, methods and to share best practices regarding outdoor education in Europe
- to exchange and develop skills of leading groups outdoors together with colleagues from Europe
-to increase participants’ confidence in working with non-formal methods in outdoor spaces, 
- learn the positive power of team building activities and feel more confident and ready to re-use and adjust the practiced exercises at your own school
-to reinforce continual professional development, re-ignite lifelong learning strategies, build confidence in promoting game based strategies in education, promote pedagogies responsive to real world context

 

 

All our courses includes at least one VISIT TO LOCAL SCHOOL and the opportunity to interact with LOCAL TEACHERS


 

Methodology & assessment

Based on formal, informal and non formal learning, our methodology stimulates active participation, pro-activity, responsibility and sharing thoughts of all participants involved.t has a horizontal and practical approach and will make use of the following tools:face-to-face lessons, study visits in inclusive centres,team-building and team-working, experiential learning, best practice case-studies, project working,driven simulations,role-play, study visits, focus-group, daily evaluation through self, group assessment, etc. We focus on learning by doing and active cooperation instead of theoretical input.

Certification details

At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded with the Europass Mobility Certificate, together with a descriptive certificate of attendance ( on the certificate will be specified the title of the course, name of the participant project, national reference number, numbers of hours, course dates and location). after participants enrollment, we provide also the learning agreement and the interinstitutional agreement.

 

PREPARATION AND FOLLOW UP
BEFORE:Every participant will have to fill a questionnaire which helps the trainers to customize the course to better fit their needs. Attendants will get instructions and material which will help them to be prepared for the courses needs.
AFTER: The participants will get material which includes information about all the areas covered at the course, lesson plans , all the produced outcomes of the course, useful links and more.

 

ON THE LAST DAY OF THE COURSE THE PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A DRAFT OF FUTURE ERAMUS SMALL SCALE PROJECT AND DESIGN SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN 

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Primary education (ISCED 1)
    Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
    Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
  • Target audience type:
    Teacher
    Head Teacher / Principal
    Not-for-profit / NGO staff
  • Learning time:
    25 hours or more

Upcoming sessions

  • Starting on 29.04.2025 - Ending on 03.05.2025
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    Kavala

    , Greece
  • Starting on 29.04.2025 - Ending on 03.05.2025
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    Lefkada

    , Greece
  • Starting on 08.05.2025 - Ending on 15.05.2025
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    Senglea

    , Malta
  • Starting on 12.05.2025 - Ending on 19.05.2025
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    Copenhagen

    , Denmark
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    Tahiti, Papeete, French Polynesia

    , France
  • Starting on 15.05.2025 - Ending on 22.05.2025
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    Torino

    , Italy
  • Starting on 26.05.2025 - Ending on 02.06.2025
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    Nice/ St Tropez

    , France
  • Starting on 09.06.2025 - Ending on 16.06.2025
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    Malaga/ Marbella (with cultural visits in Gibraltar and Morocco)

    , Spain
  • Starting on 23.06.2025 - Ending on 30.06.2025
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    Sardegna Island, Cagliari

    , Italy
  • Starting on 07.07.2025 - Ending on 14.07.2025
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    Napoli/ Sovertao (Amalfi Coast)

    , Italy
  • Starting on 11.07.2025 - Ending on 18.07.2025
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    Baltic Countries - Vilnius, Riga, Tallin

    , Latvia
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    Dublin

    , Ireland
  • Starting on 23.07.2025 - Ending on 30.07.2025
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    Rejkavik

    , Iceland
  • Starting on 04.08.2025 - Ending on 11.08.2025
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    Algarve

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 11.08.2025 - Ending on 18.08.2025
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    Tropea

    , Italy

Past sessions

  • Starting on 27.11.2023 - Ending on 04.12.2023
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    Lisboa

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 27.11.2023 - Ending on 04.12.2023
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    Helsinki

    , Finland
  • Starting on 08.01.2024 - Ending on 15.01.2024
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    Reunion Island, St. Pierre

    , France
  • Starting on 07.02.2024 - Ending on 14.02.2024
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    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    , Spain
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    Paris

    , France
  • Starting on 26.02.2024 - Ending on 04.03.2024
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    Vilnius

    , Lithuania
  • Starting on 06.03.2024 - Ending on 13.03.2024
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    St Luce

    , France
  • Starting on 11.03.2024 - Ending on 18.03.2024
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    Seville

    , Spain
  • Starting on 04.04.2024 - Ending on 11.04.2024
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    Barcelona

    , Spain
  • Starting on 27.04.2024 - Ending on 03.05.2024
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    Cagliari

    , Italy
  • Starting on 08.05.2024 - Ending on 15.05.2024
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    Senglea

    , Malta
  • Starting on 20.05.2024 - Ending on 27.05.2024
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    Lisboa

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 20.06.2024 - Ending on 27.06.2024
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    REYKJAVIK

    , Iceland
  • Starting on 01.07.2024 - Ending on 08.07.2024
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    Tahiti, Papeete

    , France
  • Starting on 01.07.2024 - Ending on 08.07.2024
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    Funchal

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 12.07.2024 - Ending on 19.07.2024
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    Palma de Mallorca

    , Spain
  • Starting on 22.07.2024 - Ending on 29.07.2024
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    St Tropez

    , France
  • Starting on 02.08.2024 - Ending on 09.08.2024
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    Helsinki

    , Finland
  • Starting on 15.08.2024 - Ending on 22.08.2024
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    Bari

    , Italy
  • Starting on 16.08.2024 - Ending on 23.08.2024
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    Lisbon

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 17.08.2024 - Ending on 24.08.2024
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    Lisbon

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 17.09.2024 - Ending on 24.09.2024
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    Santorini

    , Greece
  • Starting on 18.10.2024 - Ending on 23.10.2024
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    Amsterdam

    , Netherlands
  • Starting on 18.10.2024 - Ending on 23.10.2024
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    Crete/ Athens

    , Greece
  • Starting on 23.10.2024 - Ending on 30.10.2024
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    Zagreb

    , Croatia
  • Starting on 24.10.2024 - Ending on 28.10.2024
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    Brasov/ Sibiu

    , Romania
  • Starting on 28.10.2024 - Ending on 04.11.2024
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    San Miguel

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 31.10.2024 - Ending on 07.11.2024
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    Valencia

    , Spain
  • Starting on 31.10.2024 - Ending on 07.11.2024
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    Istanbul

    , Türkiye
  • Starting on 31.10.2024 - Ending on 07.11.2024
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    Rome

    , Italy
  • Starting on 09.11.2024 - Ending on 16.11.2024
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    Lisbon

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 13.11.2024 - Ending on 20.11.2024
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    Senglea

    , Malta
  • Starting on 25.11.2024 - Ending on 02.12.2024
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    Reunion Island, St Pierre

    , France
  • Starting on 29.11.2024 - Ending on 06.12.2024
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    Helsinki and Rovaniemi

    , Finland
  • Starting on 04.01.2025 - Ending on 11.01.2025
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    Aruba, Oranjestad

    , Netherlands
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    Oslo

    , Norway
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    Sevilee (with cultural visits to Cordoba and Toledo)

    , Spain
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    Tenerife, Santa Cruz De Tenerife

    , Spain
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    Porto

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 07.02.2025 - Ending on 14.02.2025
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    Madeira Island, Funchal

    , Portugal
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    Nice

    , France
  • Starting on 24.02.2025 - Ending on 03.03.2025
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    Lofoten

    , Norway
  • Starting on 10.03.2025 - Ending on 17.03.2025
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    Martinique Island, St Luce

    , France
  • Starting on 20.03.2025 - Ending on 27.03.2025
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    Bilbao

    , Spain
  • Starting on 24.03.2025 - Ending on 31.03.2025
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    Paris

    , France
  • Starting on 31.03.2025 - Ending on 07.04.2025
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    Santa Cruz

    , Spain
  • Starting on 07.04.2025 - Ending on 14.04.2025
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    Warsaw

    , Poland

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