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Are you wondering if your school is green?
Many buildings and working environments are not built according to innovative “ecological and environmentally friendly” criteria. In addition, schools are still located in old buildings that often do not have access to green spaces. Some are located in big cities, European capitals, small towns, or rural areas, all of them with their advantages and disadvantages. What does it mean to be an ecological person? Is it about knowing scientifically what is happening in the interaction between nature and humans? Is it about knowing how the world is changing and how we can contribute to that change with our lifestyle, and for the better?
These questions would already be enough for a long debate to formulate valuable answers. There is something else that we underestimate when it comes to ecology/environment topics: Namely, the need for more education. Which we can call “ecology”, “environmental education”, and “sustainability education”.
Many teachers and students of the new generation are already environmentally conscious, especially in 2019 and 2020, when the influence of Greta Thunberg shook us all up, for better or worse, and opened our eyes to the fact that, even if the debate between scientists, ecologists, and other stakeholders – does not clarify the global direction in which we are heading – each of us can do small acts every day to save the planet. The fact is, we do not have a Planet B. Schools are the first place where children are educated to be good citizens of the future and learn how to achieve their life dreams. This course was only recently planned (2020) and was created with the idea of transversal competencies in mind.
Ecology, eco-friendliness, recycling, reusing, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, EU Climate Action… All these are key themes of the course “ECO-SCHOOL”.
Science or geography teachers are not the only ones responsible for teaching ecology.
All teachers, from language teachers to subject teachers, and especially School Directors, have the opportunity to teach “more ecologically” or introduce the “green transversal subject” into their teaching method and teaching contents.
This course is based on sharing and discovering together among educators and teachers, creating a common base of knowledge and terms to change the classical teaching methodology used in schools, more formal and static, for a more outdoor, non-formal, and innovative setting.
The topic of ecology is integrated into each subject through practical new lesson plans which line up with other trendy methods used among European teachers. Technology is also used to create a bridge between nature and the digital world.
Eco-Schools is a democratic and participatory program that provides an excellent opportunity for pupils to experience active citizenship in school. It brings many benefits both to schools and the wider community.
1. Empowering every learner
(Knowledge and understanding, Building confidence and life skills, Developing ethics and intelligence, Creating responsible citizens)
2. Positive Environmental Change
3. Increased Environmental Awareness
4. Improved student performance and success
5. A stronger sense of community
LEARNING GOALS:
Any teacher at any level of education working in a public or private school or educational institutions
INTRO/METHOD
Like all our programs, the present one is flexible and adaptable to special requests, depending on the subject taught or on the starting level of the participant.
Furthermore, in line with the JUMP Academy method, our courses are based on a strategic balance between formal and non-formal education, indoor and outdoor education and the team takes care of a very important aspect of international mobility which is the intercultural learning which we develop with short excursions and facilitating the interaction with local partners, businesses and citizens of our territory. Each local context has its own economy so it’s always useful, in training programs, to get in contact with concrete examples (experiential learning and real based learning).
We always try to connect our learners to local teachers and students to cooperate in developing innovation and networking for future projects. If possible, inside the program, a morning is spent inside a local school, visiting, observing, and cooperating in the realization of one or more lessons. The proposed program JUMP works, in European dimension and with an international spirit, at the local level and, according to the period of the training along the year and the weather, it is possible to change some sessions and add visits and meetings, in cooperation with our network of partners including schools involved in European projects).
WEEK DAILY SCHEDULE
Sunday: arrival of participants, transfer and welcome. Lodging. Depending on the time, support for a quick dinner in the city, free time and rest
Monday: 09:30 am Meeting in the lobby of Villa Gabriella International, welcome, first briefing by the organizers, presentation of the team, logistics information, gadgets distribution and start of the program. Walking down to the city center. Outdoor team building game “The Mission Impossible in Soverato by JUMP”. Getting to know the important places of the city, orientation points, traditions and cultural elements, getting in contact with local citizens.
12:30 end of the morning activity
Free time for lunch or to enjoy the beach
Organized lift from the city center to the Villa.
Monday afternoon free time to recover from long trips and continue exploring the local context.
Dinner organized for all the groups in a local restaurant.
Tuesday morning. 9:30 meeting on the terrace of Villa Gabriella. First outdoor ice breaking game to get to know each other and create a good working climate.
Division in small groups and start of the indoors or outdoor sessions with the JUMP trainer.
Introduction to Module 1: EU Policies and Trends in Education.Focus on Ecological/environmental education. Terms and definitions.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
15:00 – 17:30 restarting the lesson. Continuation of Module 1.
Tuesday: 09:30 – 13:00 lesson. Module 2: Outdoor, ecology, and environmental education, differences and similarities.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
15:00 – 17:30 1st excursion to develop cultural knowledge, strengthen team building and socialization among participants. “Walking tour to the old village of Soverato Superiore, visit to the Church of “La Pietà” of Gagini and exploring the narrow streets. Interacting with local people.
Wednesday: 09:30 – 13:00 lesson.
Module 3: ECO-SCHOOL, a concept, a structure, what do we mean? The networks.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
15:00 – 17:30 restarting the lesson.
Module 4: Practices around the world of Eco-schooling
Thursday: 09:30 – 13:00 lesson. Module 4: Practices around the world of Eco-schooling.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
15:00 – 17:30 restarting the lesson. Module 5: European and global challenges. A new political framework to follow.
Friday: 09:30 – 11:00 shorter morning lesson. Module 6: Design my own learning and teaching pathway.
11:00 free time to visit the local market which is nice and folkloristic.
On Friday it’s organized an excursion in a beautiful and unique old village and we spend there or the lunch or the dinner. The staff enjoys it and there’s a professional guide with us.
Depending on the season the excursion starts in the morning or in the afternoon. From July to September it’s usually in the afternoon-evening for the high heat.
Saturday: 09:30 – 12:00 lesson. Closing the course: Evaluation and delivery of formal certificates/Europass and admin documents.
Saturday afternoon, free time and last moments all the participants together for socialization.
Sunday: departure of participants.
TRAINING MODULES
Module 1: EU Policies and Trends in Education.Focus on Ecological/environmental education. Terms and definitions
Module 2: Outdoor, ecology, and environmental education, differences and similarities
Module 3: ECO-SCHOOL, a concept, a structure, what do we mean? The networks
Module 4: Practices around the world of Eco-schooling
Module 5: European and global challenges. A new political framework to follow
Module 6: Design my own learning and teaching pathway
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the participants will have
JUMP certifies 36 hours for 6 days course (6*6) or more if extra hours, per day, are needed. Or 30 hours for a 5 days course (6*5).
The course can be also extended to a 2 weeks course with the option 10 days or 12 days course if asked and agreed, depending on the project of the sending organization.
10 days are excluded from the weekend (5+5), and 12 days are from Monday to Saturday morning (6+6).
At the end of the training, JUMP delivers a formal certificate of attendance and the team is at the disposal to fill the Europass certification document according to the EU model template and other needed documents for reporting to the sending institution.
Our courses are in line with the Erasmus+ Quality standards for courses under Key Action 1 (learning mobility of individuals)
The cost is fully covered by the Erasmus grant. Write to info@associazionejump.it to ask for information on costs and the services provided to plan your mobility project in Soverato with JUMP.
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JUMP is based in Soverato (Catanzaro province), on the Jonian coast but the association cooperates with local partners and institutions of the surroundings towns and cities. Calabria region represents the deep South of Italy, known for the tropical climate and sandy beaches but also famous tall and green mountains.
During our trainings we also aim to make participants discovering the region, especially those old towns rich of culture, traditions, castles, small churches, narrow streets, colourful balconies, tropical flowers and local farms.
The nearest airport to Soverato is Lamezia Terme (SUF), 30 minutes far away from Soverato.
Our pick up is organized ONLY from and to this airport which is the biggest and the most important, connected to all the other cities in Italy and in Europe.
Many people like to stop in Rome or in Naples and take a train which is also comfortable and the journey along the coast is also pleasant (you see all the South).
JUMP proposes to participants to be lodged by Villa Gabriella International B&B managed by our local partner C.T.E. CENTRO TERRITORIALE EUROPEO company (https://closertoeurope.com/). The Villa has 7 big and comfortable rooms continuously renovated but also preserving the typical “old times” atmosphere of a very local house of Southern beach place. The Villa has many spaces for activities, a training room, the breakfast room, the terrace and flowers all around. It’s located in a peaceful and safe district called “Cittadella” surrounded by hills of olive trees and other Villas. JUMP created a network of other similar b&b for when participants are more than 12, in order to assure the same quality with an amazing breakfast, all comforts and an international environment. Villa Gabriella is also the JUMP headquarters for the general management of our activity. The Villa is the meeting point for all guests during all trainings and it’s where we realize all project activities.
Thanks to the cooperation with the C.T.E. company Jump provides lodging in 2 villas and if the groups are big, we have cooperation with all the owners of b&b and bigger hotels.
A brand new local partner, an innovative company offering touristic services with another vision and perspective. Discover Calabria and enjoy the local culture making experiential learning and practical labs with local people, but also simply a more sustainable tourism at local level.
The transfer from and to the airport is provided by C.T.E
During our trainings and mobility projects, while hosting our international guests from all over the world, JUMP involves the local network of partners and organizes different types of activities. This is not simply tourism, this is local development. This is JUMP Educational Tourism in Calabria region!