Content (CcE)

Climate Change Education is the demand for the reorientation of different disciplines and educational experiences towards the mitigation and adaptation policies of the climate change. It intends to facilitate an integrated perception of the problems of the environment that lead to the climate change, enabling more rational actions capable of meeting the goals of mitigation and adaptation. A basic aim of the Climate Change Education is to succeed in making individuals and communities understand the complex nature of the climate change which humanity experiences in the last decades, resulting from the interaction of the biological, physical, social, economic, and cultural aspects, and acquire the knowledge, values, attitudes, and practical skills to participate in a responsible and effective way in mitigating and adapting to the climate change.

A further basic aim of climate change education is to show the economic, political, and ecological interdependence of the modern world, in which decisions and actions by different countries can have international repercussions, mainly on the lives of humans in the near future, due to the climate change. Climate change education should, in this regard, help to develop a sense of responsibility and solidarity among countries and regions as the foundation for a new international order which will guarantee the mitigation of the climate change and adaptation of the societies to the climate change.

The course is structured on three different modules:

A. The theoretical approach to Climate Change, to Climate Change Education and ESD;

B. Study visits about climate change;

C. Lessons learned and ways forward.

METHODOLOGY

This course employs a variety of teaching-learning approaches and methods. There is a mix of workshops, with presentations and lectures, self and team reflection, pair work, small group activities, peer teaching sessions, simulations and role playing sessions, problem solving activitiesand case studies. Partly web based training and video will be employed to enrich the learning experience and efficiency. The field work will also influence the overall outcome of the course.  The participants will be provided with a PDF document about Climate Change Education at the beginning of the course.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ACQUIRE

Participants are expected to acquire the following, attending the course:

Knowledge:

Climatology: the basics

Climate Changes through the Earth history

Climate Change. Causes, effects, measures taken, future approaches

Sustainable Development: content, different views, differences and similarities, international and local perspectives
Climate Change Education .  Values, Ethics, Guiding Principles

Climate Change Education: methodology of implementation at school

Climate Change Education: classroom and outdoor activities

Climate Change Education Indicators: Scope, concept, fields, implementation

Skills

Guiding scool teams in the framework of the Climate Change Education projects

Implementing the Climate Change Indicators at school

Coordinating the school’s effort towards sustainability and Climate change

Improving students commitment in the implementation of the Climate Change Education Project

Empower students and teachers to remain committed to the effort towards the Climate Change Education Projects

Improving self as a team leader 

How to improve all the school-life aspects, using the Cl. Ch. indicators

PREPARATION

The participants will receive suggestions for reading material in order to prepare for the course well in advance. Visiting the webpage www.aeiforum.eu where much of relevant information is available is highly recommended.

The participants will be asked to fill in a special questionnaire about their training needs before the course. They will also be asked to prepare a presentation about their school’s daily operation and their country.

FOLLOW UP

By the end of the course participants are asked to reflect on their learning experience and report accordingly. They will also be asked to fill in anevaluation questionnaire about the fulfillment or notof their expectations. At the website www.aeiforum.eu, the participants will have the opportunity to submit their ideas, share their experience and suggest new ideas.

WHERE

We are going to offer two courses in Athens-Piraeus, Greece, ontwo different dates.

The following chart shows the relative information.

 BY WHOM

The course is organised by Aeiforuman NGO, specialized inthe Sustainable School and Environmental Education. The trainers have a broad experience in teaching and learning methods, quality management and change management.

FULL PROGRAMME

www.aeiforum.eu

THEMATIC FIELDS

• $1·         Climate Change Education
• $1·         Risk education
• $1·         Pedagogy and didactics
• $1·         Active Citizenship
• $1·         Education for Sustainability
• $1·         Environmental Education
• $1·         The school as a learning organisation

WORKING LANGUAGES

• $1·         English

EDUCATIONAL SECTOR OF THE PARTICIPANTS

• $1·         Pre-PrimaryEducation
• $1·         PrimaryEducation
• $1·         Lower and Upper General SecondaryEducation
• $1·         Vocational/Technical Secondary Education
• $1·         Special Education

TARGET AUDIENCE

• $1·         Teachers (Pre-Primary to VET)
• $1·         Teacher trainers
• $1·         Head teachers/School Principals
• $1·         Education advisors
• $1·         Inspectors
• $1·         Parents’ associations’ members
• $1·         Local Government officials

MINIMUM MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

Pre-Registration: Minimum 15 Maximum 25participants.

REGISTRATION

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIo_WiQq4-VScAI4ei5Nys1cED6EHmtdCm39ruqeI3-0lyrQ/viewform

CANCELLATION FEE

50% of the tuition fee for cancelation at any time

COST AND FUNDING

The tuition fee is € 350 (5 days of tuition)

Contact your National agency to apply for funding.

We will help you with the application procedure to obtain this funding. See the web page ‘Support and Funding’

CONTACT INFO

The Climate Change Education course is supported by a web site providing ample information.www.aeiforum.eu. You can always consult this websites to obtain more detailed information on the course.

Aeiforum

Gounari 21-23, 18547 Piraeus-Greece

Tel. +306948292381

Fax. +302104134960

www.aeiforum.eu