Environmental Education (Easy English Course)

Description

Environmental issues and climate change can no longer be ignored in schools.

Teachers and students feel the urgency of environmental protection, but sometimes don’t have enough knowledge about the most relevant topics, and often feel lost when it comes to making any change or taking action, even in their own communities.

However, education is a key factor in how citizens relate and act in regard to the environment. Teachers’ and learners’ awareness, initiative, and action can constitute the premises for a brighter future.

In this course, participants will reflect on the role that education plays in environmental awareness and conservation. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the most significant threats to our ecosystems, learn strategies to teach environmental respect, and explore ways to connect school curricula to environmental preservation.

The course explains every concept in clear, simple English and employs a variety of tools to ensure full comprehension. The trainer, experienced in supporting learners with limited English proficiency, provides additional assistance whenever necessary.

A mix of pictures, videos, step‑by‑step instructions, and collaborative activities guarantees that no participant is left behind. Participants remain engaged through group learning, with continuous support always available.

In addition to that, participants will have a chance to design practical activities to make a significant, positive environmental impact in their schools or communities.

By the end of the course, they will be more informed about the main notions and issues connected to ecologies, such as biodiversity, pollution, climate change, and sustainability.

They will leave the course with practical tools to help their students understand how nature works, why it’s fragile, and how we all have a responsibility to take care of it.

Note: Please remember to bring your own laptop, as it will be required during the course.

Learning outcomes

The course will help participants to:

• Be better prepared for dealing with educational challenges posed by sustainability;
• Bridge knowledge gaps on environmental sustainability;
• Implement efficient practices in school administration;
• Communicate with colleagues and learners about environmental topics;
• Show the importance of teaching this subject to young learners;
• Make the education center staff and organizations more eco-friendly;
• Show how to engage learners in the topic of sustainability and the environment;
• Promote awareness of practical steps that can be taken to make your school sustainable.

Tentative schedule

Day 1 – An Introduction to sustainability and climate change education

• Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
• Icebreaker activities;
• Practice with translation tools;
• Presentations of the participants’ schools;
• Sustainability and climate change education in school programs.

Day 2 – Pollution – plastic and fast fashion

• Plastic action – examining the causes and effects of plastic pollution;
• Solutions to the plastic crisis and how we can play our part;
• Fast Fashion- Learn about the environmental and human impacts of the fast fashion industry. 

Day 3 – Biodiversity loss, food & soil

• Biodiversity and habitat destruction workshop – problems and solutions;
• Follow-up discussions on the implementation of solutions.

Day 4 – Sustainable transport and climate justice

• Highlighting the main obstacles to change;
• Explore how we can take positive action to achieve sustainability.

Day 5 – Taking action

• Planning student projects and creating new policies in schools.

Day 6 – Course closure and cultural activities

• Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
• Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
• Excursion and other external cultural activities.

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