CLIMATE CARES! EDUCATION FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT - REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND

Project Management Spain Erasmus Plus
Contact: info@pmserasmusplus.com
Organization ID (OID): E10039300

Book your spot with peace of mind in PMS ERASMUS PLUS. Great FLEXIBILITY in these difficult times postponing dates or even refunding course fees in case of force majeure.

COURSE INFORMATION:
The course is aimed for teachers and school staff from pre-school level to primary, secondary, vocational, adult and special needs education, staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers and company staff. Non-native English trainers expecting participants to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.

The course will focus on how to develop a real environment consciousness at schools and how to improve and implement ecologist thinking and environment care in the classroom, how to empower the children in order to fight climate change, adapt healthy and respectful planet habits in their daily life as well as show them how to implement those in their communities.

You will learn and practice several activities, indoor and outdoor, acquiring concrete skills and materials needed in order to develop capacities, skills and thoughts able to fight, as citizens, the illness that is affecting to our planet.

The aim of this course is to educate better children today who will generate a better citizenship of tomorrow. As well as achieve Belgrade Charter on Environmental Education goals. Such as:
Collaborate with the educational community so that they acquire greater sensitivity, environmental awareness and associated issues.
Help to acquire a basic understanding of the environment, the presence and participation of the community in it and its problems, to generate a critical responsibility.
Acquire social values and interest in the environment, so that they actively participate in their protection, conservation and improvement.
Acquire skills to solve environmental problems
Develop a sense of responsibility and awareness of problems in the environment in general and the environment in particular, so as to ensure the adoption of appropriate measures.

One of the strengths of the Course lies in their several practical activities and the amount of material that every teacher will carry out back to their country. Not only as material, also as critical thinking of human beings who will play a very important role in their communities new generations of men and women.

METHODOLOGY:
The course methodology will have daily motivation activities, self-knowledge, self improvement, working in pairs and groups, simulations and networking not only in the classroom but also in outdoor activities. The course has been structured on practical, funny and very motivated activities. The methodology will transform every teacher in a empower version of them as a environment conscious human who cares about their pupils development but also about how to create a better and more fair society.

The course will have lectures, seminars and workshops to ensure full comprehension and every day assignment support. In addition, participants will work and receive a huge amount of documents as course’s material to implement this subject or simply to have fun with their pupils doing activities indoor and outdoor.


At the end of the course, the company will provide the participants an attendance certificate including the detailed information about the course, e.g. title, program and schedule. In addition, a Europass Mobility Certificate can be added on request.

MAIN TOPICS:
Climate change: characteristics and impact
Environment protection
Sustainability
Ecologic habits
Climate Justice

After this course you will be able of:
Promote a model of city and society more, fair, supportive, equitable and natural.
Promote in the educational centers a process of reflection and action oriented to development of sustainable environmental and social identity traits.
Achieve an education for sustainable development linked to the management of the center teacher and curriculum deployment.
Acquire holistic thinking skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about the use and management of the resources of the center and the environment.
Analyze the socio-environmental school, local and global reality.
To improve and generate better links between your pupils, their families, schools and the community as a whole
To strengthen European collaboration among – past, present and future– participants in the course.
To improve your English skills
Make contacts with new partners interested in developing European Projects through specific networking activities.

DAILY PROGRAMME:
The course’s trainers usually welcome participants on Sunday afternoon and give them all the course material. The main training activities, instruction and practices will take place from Monday to Friday. On another note, participants will be involved in cultural activities held by PMS ERASMUS PLUS during afternoon time. Moreover, participants will be able to explain their own school and KA1 project to the rest of teachers and work all together to set up future eTwinnings or even other kinds of collaboration. Finally, there will be a course’ roundup and a final evaluation and the delivery of the certificates of attendance to finish the course on Saturday morning with other free cultural activity.

DAY 1 – SUNDAY. WELCOMING.
- Meeting and greeting.
- Individual orientation and information about the venue and the city.
- Brief presentation of the course and its target by the end of the week.
- Reception of all course material.

DAY 2 – MONDAY: Eco Awakening
Climate change:let's meet and face the problem
Ecological Footprint
Cineforum
Plan your field trip

DAY 3 – TUESDAY: Field trip
Awaken your climate consciousness at the Perlan Museum: visit and workshop.
Guided tour at Seltún geothermal area visit.
The Geothermal Energy Exhibition: visit and workshop to get involved in the local environment at the Hellisheidi Power Plant, the world's eighth-largest geothermal power plant and Iceland's biggest one.

DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY: Eco but what else?
Sustainable Development Goals
ESD 2030
Environmental Health Impact
Food Production and environment
Best Practices for a sustainable consume
Sustainable food
Mediterranean diet: the key for the future?

DAY 5 – THURSDAY. PRACTICAL AND NETWORKING DAY.
- Networking activity: Presentation of your own school and your KA1 PROJECT: 5W's. WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY with all participants from the course and other structured courses of the company.
- Networking activity: Guided session to find your best partner for a future eTwinning, JOB SHADOWING and/or KA2 PROJECT.

DAY 6 – FRIDAY: Eco Projects
International environmental projects
Project Management
Communication
Create your own Eco project
Presentation of participants’ works.

DAY 7 – SATURDAY. CONCLUSION.
- Course evaluation.
- Releasing official course certifications.
- Participants departure.

Moreover, you can enjoy the Erasmus spirit thanks to the free and optional activities that the company offers on the island during the week.
- Free cultural activity on Sunday afternoon: Discovering the city and its cultural heritage. After the welcoming session, you will visit Reykjavík downtown in an educational tour included in course fees.
- Free cultural activity on Saturday morning: visit the number one museum of Reykjavík named 'Best of the best' at tripadvisor: Perlan museum.
- Feel free to ask and join for the optional tours that the company has arranged for you: Blue Lagoon, Golden Circle and South Coast tour.

DATES :
CLIMATE CARES! will attend courses during 2022 and 2023 in the following dates:

2022:
FRANCE – MARTINIQUE:
From Sunday 17th April to Saturday 23rd.
ICELAND – REYKJAVÍK:
From Sunday 24th April to Saturday 30th.
From Sunday 17th July to Saturday 23rd.
From Sunday 24th July to Saturday 30th.
From Sunday 21st August to Saturday 27th.
From Sunday 16th October to Saturday 22nd.
SPAIN – ALICANTE:
From Sunday 10th July to Saturday 16th.

2023:
ICELAND – REYKJAVÍK:
From Sunday 12th February to Saturday 18th.
From Sunday 23rd April to Saturday 29th.
From Sunday 16th July to Saturday 22nd.
From Sunday 23rd July to Saturday 29th.
From Sunday 20th August to Saturday 26th.
From Sunday 15th October to Saturday 21st.
SPAIN – ALICANTE:
From Sunday 2nd April to Saturday 8th.
From Sunday 2nd July to Saturday 8th.
From Sunday 8th October to Saturday 14th.
FRANCE – MARTINIQUE:
From Sunday 9th April to Saturday 15th.
FRANCE - TAHITI:
From Sunday 13th August to Saturday 19th.

• COSTS AND ERASMUS + FUNDING
The cost of the seven day course is 560€, and includes course fees, support free cultural activities in the city during the week and certification of attendance. The company offers an Optional cultural package to deepen the relationship between all participants.

The training course is tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus + to teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations. Furthermore trainers can help in Key Action 1 application to ensure that participants can get the grant and could be eligible to receive an Erasmus + grant that covers all the costs of the course.