Sustainable Outdoor Activities Erasmus Project

Project Title

Sustainable Outdoor Activities

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Sustainable Outdoor Activities aims at a responsible and sustainable outdoor education with 2 key priorities:

• To reduce the number of early school leavers by offering a creative and innovative learning approach through outdoor education

• To promote healthy lifestyles through outdoor activities and make students aware of the importance of a sustainable natural environment

The students learn to respect our natural landscape with an in-depth understanding of sustainability. By moving the class room to the outdoor and combining outdoor activities with learning about our environment students and teachers are motivated, making learning more interesting for all students, also risk groups and minimizing the drop-out rate. Teachers share experiences in the field of outdoor education and develop creative and innovative forms of teaching.

Students will explore flora and fauna, and consider social geography with the human influences and learn what impact outdoor activities have on our environment now and in the future.

Studies include Health and Physical Education, Geology, Geography, Natural Sciece, Environmental Science, History etc.

Students will do research on nature reserves and recreation areas and do volunteer work in all aspects of practical conservation management in nature protection areas including wilderness and heritage management projects in cooperation with the environment authorities.

The general aims of the project are:

• To make students and teachers aware of the concept of sustainable outdoor activities

• To offer sustainable outdoor activities in each school

• To share expertise in teaching sustainable outdoor activities

• To develop creative and innovative forms of teaching in outdoor education

• To motivate students and minimize drop-off from school

• To promote cooperation between schools and environment authorities

• To make students and teachers participate in volunteer work in nature reserves and recreation areas

• To make students and teachers practice hands on environmental education

• To help students understand and practice the concept of conservation of our natural environment

• To make students and teachers aware of the important role of our nature ecosystem

• To reduce the footprint we leave behind on earth

• To build on existing experience and good practice from Sustainable School Policy for education in Sustainable Outdoor Activities

• To promote equal opportunities in inclusive education

• To broaden the social and life experience of students by enabling them to travel, meet and work with students from other European countries

• To encourage lifelong friendships and working partnerships

• To enhance and encourage learning of foreign languages

• To develop the awareness of cultural diversity and equity

• To make students and teachers feel members of the European community, through the exchange of visits

• To show that joint effort and cooperation can make the school and our world a better place

• Outdoors activities, as a way to encourage an active and healthy life style

• Promote healthy habits through activities in nature

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 92390 Eur

Project Coordinator

Fjolbrautaskolinn vid Armula & Country: IS

Project Partners

• Saldus 1. vidusskola
• Osnovna sola Ivana Cankarja Vrhnika
• IES PROFESOR GONZALO HUESA
• Klebelsberg Kuno Általános Iskola és Gimnázium
• Ganztagsschule Jenisch Gymnasium