DUBROVNIK – Eco-Creative Classroom: Repurposing Recycled Materials for Art Projects

Revitalize your teaching blending art and environmental awareness to cultivate a sustainable mindset in your students for the future!

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Learn about the importance of Eco-Art in education

This Erasmus+ KA1 course is designed to empower educators with the knowledge and skills needed to seamlessly integrate eco-art practices into their teaching methodologies.
In our ever-evolving world, the need for environmental consciousness has never been more urgent. Erasmus Courses Croatia recognizes the pivotal role educators play in shaping the minds of tomorrow and believes that eco-art is the key to unlocking a deeper understanding of ecological principles. This course is a gateway to pedagogical experience where art becomes a catalyst for environmental awareness and sustainable living, but also it’s a journey towards inspiring the next generation to become stewards of the Earth through the powerful medium of art.

Experience a hands-on approach to learning and connecting with nature through art in beautiful Dubrovnik, Croatia

The participants will engage in a dynamic exploration of how art can be a force for positive change in nature and discover innovative ways to engage students in meaningful conversations about pressing environmental issues, from climate change to resource depletion.
During the program, participants will learn about different teaching methods and useful tools to incorporate eco-art across different educational subjects. By using recycled materials and natural resources, the participants will have the opportunity to collaborate through various hands-on, project-based activities and workshops that encourage creativity. The activities will focus on the web of interrelationships and actions in our environment that are in different ways threatening to our natural resources – soil, atmosphere and water.

Creative solutions and green practices for future education

This eco-art course aims to inspire teachers and encourage a long-term relationship between social structures and natural environments through communication, participation and education.
Education is the key factor in helping students understand the value of our planet and the importance of conserving resources through future activism and community-based interventions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course will help participants to:

• Integrate eco-art and green practices into various educational settings through comprehensive pedagogical approaches.
• Develop hands-on skills enabling immediate implementation of creative and eco-conscious activities in classrooms.
• Foster a heightened sense of environmental responsibility in students, empowering them to make conscious choices in their daily lives.
• Explore successful eco-art initiatives, gaining insights into how to initiate positive change in communities and the environment.
• Use innovative teaching approaches that infuse creativity and sustainability into traditional classrooms, enhancing student engagement.
• Promote responsible consumption and waste reduction through the use of sustainable resources, influencing both educators and students.
• Gain knowledge and tools to initiate and support eco-art initiatives contributing positively to local communities and the broader environment.

THE COURSE FEE INCLUDES

• Free Dubrovnik walking tour – with the local expert guide (included);
• Full programme of study sessions ( minimum 25 hours per week );
• Course materials;
• Certificate of attendance;
• Europass, on request
• Learning Agreement, on request
• Personalized support;
• Expertise of Local Provider on location during the mobility;
• Free WIFI internet;
• Coffee and tea breaks;
• Administration costs.

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