Ecological education
5 days
Green Erasmus+
Social sustainability for schools
A five-day course on social sustainability and the role of schools in building a sustainable society, from early childhood to secondary education. It covers public awareness, ethics and culture, the Portuguese and European frameworks, and how to reorient curricula and school practice towards sustainability.
- 5 days
- Certificate of attendance
- EN
Who it is for
- Teachers of primary, secondary and vocational schools
- Adult education teachers
- Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
- Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education
What you will learn
- Understand social sustainability and recognise its indicators
- Know the relevant European legislation and guidance on sustainability
- Learn the Portuguese and the European approach to sustainability
- Establish practical sustainability strategies for children and young people in their own environments
- Create new foundations and strategies for a better future
By the end of the course, you will be able to
- Explain social sustainability and use its indicators
- Relate their school practice to the Portuguese and European frameworks
- Plan sustainability strategies suited to the age and context of their students
- Propose curriculum changes that support education for sustainability
Programme, day by day
Day 1What sustainability means
- Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
- Icebreakers and introduction to the course
- Population, school and social sustainability
- Environmental degradation; democracy, human rights and peace; interdependence
- Towards a definition of sustainability: a dynamic balance and an emerging vision
- Education: the force of the future
Day 2Public awareness and sustainable lifestyles
- Public awareness and understanding: the fuel for change
- Effective communication: strategies, complex messages and messengers
- Confronting vested interests; reasons for optimism
- Changing consumption and production patterns
- Individual choices and collective decision-making
Day 3Ethics, culture and equity
- Sustainability as a moral imperative: ethical principles and the "ethic of time"
- Continuity between past, present and future
- Culture and sustainability: towards a common ethic
- Education, ethics and change
- Action at international, national and local level
Day 4Early childhood, Portugal and Europe
- The contribution of early childhood education to a sustainable society
- Eco-intelligent education and preconditions for young children’s learning
- Cultural considerations, language and a sense of belonging
- The Portuguese framework and sustainability projects from Portugal
- The global framework and the EU's commitment to sustainable development
Day 5Reorienting education
- Reorienting education to support sustainability; the importance of basic education
- Curriculum and structural reform: a case study and reform at different scales
- The contribution of environmental education
- Conclusions, follow-up activities and dissemination
- Certificates ceremony
How the course runs
- Predominantly active methodology
- Case studies
- Practical examples
- Group work
- Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests
Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.
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