Profile of the participants:

The participants are teachers (working in kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools etc.) or adult trainers active in the sending organization interested in coaching methods that can be used in education, with or without previous experience, willing to develop themselves professionally not only through the course, but by involving themselves in preparatory and follow up activities. They must be interested in other cultures and in developing the institution’s European dimension.

Objectives:

– to develop competences regarding applying coaching as a methodology in different formal settings in order to improve the motivation and results of the students

– to enable participants to develop coaching activities, techniques and tools (a guide, a digital game etc.) through experimental teaching for their own teaching context in order to improve the results of their students

-to reduce stress levels, overcome anxiety & develop the necessary abilities to manage emotions within the classroom

-to analyse bullying, aggressive behaviour (physical and verbal), creating strategies on how to deal with and eliminate them

-to identify limiting & negative beliefs and transform them into positive and supporting ones

-to understand physical & mental health issues within the teaching profession

-to improve interpersonal relationships

-to introduce new tools & resources within the classroom to foster well-being – reduce early school leaving

-to identify & share good practices that can be implemented at a local level

-to improve participants’ competence & performance in english

– to increase and capacitate participants’ confidence in working with at least 5 coaching methods and tools, using their own qualities, talents, differences,as resources to help and empower teachers and students to develop their critical thinking, creativity, initiative, problem solving, risk assessment, decision taking and constructive management of feelings