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Green skills for education: environmental awareness and sustainability in the classroom

Overview

In 2015 the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nation Member States, afterwards setting the goal of Net Zero by 2050 for the global energy sector.

The role of teachers and education in achieving such crucial objectives is widely acknowledged, the classroom being the place where societies build their own future. Developing green skills means not only training those specific technical skills to boost the greening of the industrial sectors.

It refers more generally to promoting people’s awareness of their behaviors and choices and an active engagement towards more sustainable practices and lifestyles. Developing students’ forward-looking skills will enable them to face the real-world challenges of today and tomorrow, modeling in their minds a clearer view of what ancestors they want to be.

Target Audience

This course is addressed to teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff working in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, training centres, adult education schools, higher education, and NGOs.
Please mind that the course may include teachers from different school levels.

Languages

The course is held in English.
For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language.  Please write an email to 
info@erasmuslearningacademy.eu 
to get more information about it.

LocationStarting DateEnding DateStatus
Palermo13/12/202619/12/2026Open for Enrollment
Tenerife13/12/202619/12/2026Open for Enrollment
Bologna13/12/202619/12/2026Open for Enrollment
Bologna31/01/202706/02/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo21/02/202727/02/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife21/02/202727/02/2027Open for Enrollment
Lisbon21/02/202727/02/2027Open for Enrollment
Rimini09/05/202715/05/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo30/05/202705/06/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife06/06/202712/06/2027Open for Enrollment
Bologna11/07/202717/07/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife08/08/202714/08/2027Open for Enrollment
Porto08/08/202714/08/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo08/08/202714/08/2027Open for Enrollment
Bologna17/10/202723/10/2027Open for Enrollment
Zagreb24/10/202730/10/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife07/11/202713/11/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo28/11/202704/12/2027Open for Enrollment
Bologna05/12/202711/12/2027Open for Enrollment

Skills

What wil you learn?

Participating in this course teachers and education staff will share and discuss ideas, challenges, best practices and strategies to develop green and future-oriented minds and curricula.

Learning Outcomes

This training course allows participants to get a deeper insight and sharing of the role teachers and education can play in promoting a green skill set and a learning environment responsive to the most topical global challenges. Participants will learn and practice tools and strategies to model conscious behaviors, promote dialogue and debate among students on climate change, plan lessons around sustainable development goals, grow future-oriented and critical minds.
The general aim of this course is to equip teachers and education staff with formal, informal and non-formal tools to become active players in the green transition, developing students green skills and promoting a behavioral change in favor of a true commitment to sustainable development goals.

Integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Teaching

Learn how to incorporate SDGs and global topics like climate change and population growth into the curriculum using non-formal, experiential learning methods.

Creating Green and Innovative Learning Experiences

Discover ICT tools, creative approaches, and outdoor activities for greener lessons, while sharing best practices and challenges with colleagues and trainers.

Developing Students’ Green Skills and Environmental Responsibility

Inspire students to adopt sustainable attitudes and deepen their knowledge of environmental issues and sustainability themes.

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