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Eco-friendly mindset: An introduction to environmental education and climate change

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The Eco-friendly mindset course will give teachers knowledge about the most important topics related to environmental issues and climate change, so that they have some methods when it comes to making change or taking action in their homes, schools or even in their communities. Participants will gain lots of practical ideas and get to know some theory as well.

In this course, first we will focus on the concept of climate change and sustainable development in general to give participants some background knowledge about the topic. We will give them lots of ideas and methods on how to raise awareness of students about the problems of climate change and how to teach this topic at different levels of education.

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Diseño sin título (15)

The main topics are problems with fast fashion and fashion industry, sustainable food, sustainable transport, greener household, low-waste lifestyle and biodiversity. By the end of the course, the participants will feel more confident about the topics, and they will have their own plan on how to implement the new knowledge at their schools, homes or even within their local communities.

Cost and Erasmus+ funding

The training course is tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus + to teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations so the Erasmus + grant covers all the costs of the course. The cost of the Erasmus course is 480€ for a 6-day course plus a one-off 30€ enrolment fee per trainee. This cost includes course fees, transportation for the training activities if this is necessary, free cultural activities in the city during the week such as a guided city tour on the first day of the week and an Europass mobility – Learning agreement document as a part of the administrative task that you need to do as a participant. So, the company offers guidance and will help with all necessary documents that the participant can need due to the Erasmus framework rules. Moreover, networking activities will take place among participants during the week and, obviously, the certification of attendance is included as well. Finally, an optional cultural package is offered to deepen the relationship between all participants and it’s open for relatives and friends as well.

Our ‘Eco-friendy Mindset’ course is aimed for teachers and school staff from pre-school level to primary, secondary, vocational, adult and special needs education, staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers and company staff. Non-native English trainers expecting participants to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.

The course adapts a learner-centered and participatory approach with lots of interaction and collaboration to make sure that participants gain an engaging and transformative learning experience. Each day of the course focuses on topics that combine theoretical knowledge and practical activities.

At the end of the course, the company will provide the participants an attendance certificate including the detailed information about the course, e.g. title, programme, and schedule. In addition, a Europass Mobility Certificate can be added on request.

Learning objectives

Daily programme

The manager of the company usually welcomes participants on Sunday afternoon and gives them all the information about courses and Erasmus week. The main training activities, instruction and practices will take place from Monday to Friday. Moreover, participants will be able to explain their own school and Erasmus project to the rest of participants in the beginning of the week and, after that, work all together to set up future eTwinnings or even Job Shadowing. On another note, participants will be involved in cultural activities held by the company during afternoon time. Finally, there will be a course’ roundup and a final evaluation on Friday morning, depending on the participants’ departure time, and the delivery of the certificates of attendance. The daily schedule of the course is the following:

DAY 1 – SUNDAY. LET’S MEET EACH OTHER!
  •  Meeting and greeting with the manager of the company, trainers and locals.
  • Cultural orientation and information about the venue and the country.
  • Workshop and teamWork in the Erasmus framework: connecting European cultures
  • Guided visit and cultural inputs to discover the city.

  • School presentations

  • Climate change

  • Climate change activities

  • Sustainable development

  • Sustainable development goals

  • Climate justice

  • Plastic and solutions

  • Activities, methods, discussions

  • Green homes

  • Low waste lifestyle

  • Green washing

  • Activities, debates

  • Fast fashion and fashion industry and solutions

  • Sustainable travel and tourism

  • Biodiversity

  • Activities, discussions

  • Food and sustainable agriculture

  • Taking action: implementation plan

The company offers one optional activity to increase networking among participants and deepen the local culture. Ask the company for the optional package leaflet of the venue.

CONFIRMED DATES

StatusStart DateEnd DateCity / Destination
⚠️ Planned15/02/202620/2/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned22/02/202627/2/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned01/03/20266/3/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned29/03/202603/04/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned05/04/202610/04/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned26/04/202601/05/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned24/05/202629/05/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned21/06/202626/06/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned28/06/202603/07/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned05/07/202610/07/2026Multiple destinations

About the course

Course information

The Eco-friendly mindset course will give teachers knowledge about the most important topics related to environmental issues and climate change, so that they have some methods when it comes to making change or taking action in their homes, schools or even in their communities. Participants will gain lots of practical ideas and get to know some theory as well.

In this course, first we will focus on the concept of climate change and sustainable development in general to give participants some background knowledge about the topic. We will give them lots of ideas and methods on how to raise awareness of students about the problems of climate change and how to teach this topic at different levels of education.

4
1
2
Diseño sin título (15)

The main topics are problems with fast fashion and fashion industry, sustainable food, sustainable transport, greener household, low-waste lifestyle and biodiversity. By the end of the course, the participants will feel more confident about the topics, and they will have their own plan on how to implement the new knowledge at their schools, homes or even within their local communities.

Cost and Erasmus+ funding

The training course is tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus + to teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations so the Erasmus + grant covers all the costs of the course. The cost of the Erasmus course is 480€ for a 6-day course and includes course fees, transportation for the training activities if this is necessary, free cultural activities in the city during the week such as a guided city tour on the first day of the week. Moreover, networking activities will take place among participants and, obviously, the certification of attendance is included as well. Regarding documentation, the company offers guidance and will help with all necessary documents that the participant can need (learning agreement and/or Europass mobility). Finally, an optional cultural package is offered to deepen the relationship between all participants.

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Methodology

Our ‘Eco-friendy Mindset’ course is aimed for teachers and school staff from pre-school level to primary, secondary, vocational, adult and special needs education, staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers and company staff. Non-native English trainers expecting participants to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.

The course adapts a learner-centered and participatory approach with lots of interaction and collaboration to make sure that participants gain an engaging and transformative learning experience. Each day of the course focuses on topics that combine theoretical knowledge and practical activities.

At the end of the course, the company will provide the participants an attendance certificate including the detailed information about the course, e.g. title, programme, and schedule. In addition, a Europass Mobility Certificate can be added on request.

Learning objectives

In detail, the specific objectives of the course are:
  • To understand the theory of climate change and sustainable development, including the sustainable development goals.
  • To gain a responsible attitude towards the environment.
  • To show different pedagogical approaches and strategies for teaching climate change for different age groups.
  • To learn how to make students aware of the problems of climate change and give ideas about the possible solutions.
  • To develop action plans to integrate climate change education into participants’ teaching practices.
  • To exchange good practices and discuss challenges with colleagues.
  • To strengthen European collaboration among past, present, and future participants.
  • Learn the theory of climate change and sustainable development.
  • Discover methods of how to give the knowledge to students of different age groups.
  • Realize that the topic of sustainable development can be taught in an interesting way and that we can make our students involved if we have the proper knowledge.
  • Make contacts with new partners interested in developing European Projects through specific networking activities.

Daily programme

The manager of the company usually welcomes participants on Sunday afternoon and gives them all the information about courses and Erasmus week. The main training activities, instruction and practices will take place from Monday to Friday. Moreover, participants will be able to explain their own school and Erasmus project to the rest of participants in the beginning of the week and, after that, work all together to set up future eTwinnings or even Job Shadowing. On another note, participants will be involved in cultural activities held by the company during afternoon time. Finally, there will be a course’ roundup and a final evaluation on Friday morning, depending on the participants’ departure time, and the delivery of the certificates of attendance. The daily schedule of the course is the following:

DAY 1 – SUNDAY. LET’S MEET EACH OTHER!
  •  Meeting and greeting with the manager of the company, trainers and locals.
  • Cultural orientation and information about the venue and the country.
  • Workshop and teamWork in the Erasmus framework: connecting European cultures
  • Guided visit and cultural inputs to discover the city.

  • School presentations

  • Climate change

  • Climate change activities

  • Sustainable development

  • Sustainable development goals

  • Climate justice

  • Plastic and solutions

  • Activities, methods, discussions

  • Green homes

  • Low waste lifestyle

  • Green washing

  • Activities, debates

  • Fast fashion and fashion industry and solutions

  • Sustainable travel and tourism

  • Biodiversity

  • Activities, discussions

  • Food and sustainable agriculture

  • Taking action: implementation plan

The company offers one optional activity to increase networking among participants and deepen the local culture. Ask the company for the optional package leaflet of the venue.

Confirmed dates

StatusStart DateEnd DateCity / Destination
⚠️ Planned15/02/202620/2/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned22/02/202627/2/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned01/03/20266/3/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned29/03/202603/04/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned05/04/202610/04/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned26/04/202601/05/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned24/05/202629/05/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned21/06/202626/06/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned28/06/202603/07/2026Multiple destinations
⚠️ Planned05/07/202610/07/2026Multiple destinations