Scope
Designing learning programmes, learning materials and resources for education for sustainable development.
ECVET points: 3.5
Target groups
Staff at all types of education and training organizations, NGOs and organizations organizing education programmes for sustainable development:
- Directors / headmasters
- Teachers / trainers
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the training course, the participant is expected to:
- Understand the challenges of sustainable development
- Understand the principles and objectives of education for sustainable development
- Be able to set objectives and design educational programmes for sustainable development
- Be able to cultivate values, critical thinking and cooperation, through training programmes
- Be able to use different learning techniques
- Understand and be able to implement the principles of the sustainable school
Methodology
- Presentations
- Examples and case studies
- Workshops and exercises facilitated by the trainer
Thematic units
- Challenges of 21st century
- Sustainable development
- Education for sustainable development, principles and characteristics
- Training methods for education for sustainable development
Learning material
The learning material consists of presentations and support material in English language.
Cost
Tuition fees:
- 5 days courses – 400 euro per person
- 6 days courses – 480 euro per person
The cost includes the learning material and the certificates: Certificate of completion, Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Mobility.
Cultural activities (optional): 80 euro per person.* The cost includes:
- a walking tour of Piraeus and welcome dinner
- a guided tour of Athens, visit to Archaeological sites and
- common dinner with live music in Athens.
The cost of local transportation and the entrance fees to sites and museums are not included.
*Due to the COVID-19 situation, currently we are not organising the usual cultural programme. Instead, we propose a guided tour of Athens with a professional guide (visit to Acropolis hill, the Parthenon, Plaka and Monastiraki). Cost: 150€ up to 20 people. The cost is shared between those who attend the tour. Costs for transportation and entrance fees to Acropolis are not included in the above amount.
All costs can be funded by Erasmus+ programme KA1 mobility of staff.
Training sessions
Location | Dates | Duration | Cost |
Piraeus | 13-17/2/2023 | 5 days | 400€ |
Piraeus | 3-8/7/2023 | 6 days | 480€ |
Further information
Lila Anthopoulou, tel: +30 2104286227, e-mail: lila@idec.gr
Testimonials
Full of friendly people and sensitiveness for sustainability
Arife Kibaroğlu, Kastamonu Provincial Education Directorate, Turkey
Useful, interesting and wery well adapted to people’s needs.
Lucica Stanciu, Liceul cu Program Sportiv, Romania
It was a very interesting course with a good learning methodology. Thank you IDEC!
Virginia Ghiră, Liceul cu Program Sportiv, Romania
Wonderful and enjoyable
Celile Bora, Kastamonu Provincial Education Directorate, Turkey
I’ve found solutions about the problems that I have at my home-country, region and institution. The participants in the group were fantastic. We have really made good connections, hopefully we will continue them in another common project.
Mihaela, UPI – ljudska univerza Žalec, Slovenia
Thanks for the time spent together! Thank you for good organization of courses!
Inta, Competence Centre of Vocational Education „Daugavpils Vocational school”, Latvia
Amazing social program and very well organized course.
Kaisa, Sipoonjoen koulu, Finland
Thank you for everything. Xenia, for a lovely Monday tour and help for finding information. George, for the lovely teaching, fun and feedback. Lila, for the communication before the course.
Kersti, Tabasalu Gymnasium, Estonia
Thank you for excellent experience, Greek hospitality and learning outcomes. Great staff and teachers. I have made new friends, we connected really well.
Tatjana, Srednja skola Hrvatski kralj Zvonimir, Croatia
The course was really interesting and relevant for me as an adult, as European citizen and as a teacher. Meeting with other European countries’ teachers was really interesting.
Cécile, Ecole Jules Julien élémentaire, France
Very interesting course, because in our days it is very important we know more about sustainable development and how to teach our students and other community members.
Anabela, Agrupamento de Escolas Padre João Rodrigues- Sernancelhe, Portugal
An interesting and complete course that offers you a general vision about Sustainable Development and the social program was well organised.
Candela, Centre Públic de Formació de Persones Adultes “Enric Valor”, Spain
It has been a fantastic experience to share this course with people interested in sustainable development.
Àngels, Centre Públic de Formació de Persones Adultes “Enric Valor”, Spain
Thank you very much for this course. All was for me very good – trainer, delivery, logistic support.
Kamila, ZS s MS Oravská Jasenia 141, Slovakia
Everything was good and like it. I’m interested in different environmental problems.
Eiri, Paikuse Lasteaed Mesimumm, Estonia
Overall it was an educative and interesting session.
Muhammad, Educationist & Builder, Pakistan
The sustainable development course in IDEC has brought me and the participants from Greece, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic and Colombia close to one another in all respect. It was a great opportunity to think globally for the matter that is common to all.
Kashif, Commander Builders (SMC-Pvt) Ltd., Pakistan
The course in sustainable development met all of my expectations. Our trainer, George Velegrakis, was very skilled.
Christian, Vuxenutbildningen i Karlshamn, Sweden
Education is the key to transform the world!! Implementing a good understanding of current environmental issues to the students of different age around the world, will give us an opportunity to change the course of earth history. Great course, admirable work. Thanks IDEC and George.
Isabel, Castilla La Mancha University, Spain
Course Features
- Lectures 29
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 5 days
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
- Principles: critical thinking, values, political dimension
- Cultivating critical thinking
- International and european policies for education for sustainable development
- The sustainable school
- Training methods for education for sustainable development
- Community councils
- The future laboratory
- The role of cooperation for education for sustainable development
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Day 5