Retour de mobilité : Chypre, entre liens et fractures Proposition d’activité

Suite à la formation "Enseignement en extérieur" reçue à Chypre (organisme : Educulture) dans le cadre du projet Erasmus+ du lycée, Mme Boulange a proposé une activité en lien avec les enseignements reçus. Le descriptif de l’activité est en pièce jointe, elle sera mise en oeuvre à la rentrée 2024-2025.

Lien formation : http://educulture.info/education-outside-the-classroom/
EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM– Learning from sites, museums, monuments & nature (6-day/ 7-day course) Limassol

There is strong evidence that good quality of learning outside the classroom adds much value to classroom learning. It can lead to a deeper understanding of the concepts that span traditional subject boundaries and which are frequently difficult to teach effectively using classroom methods alone. Through first hand learning experiences, pupils experience the world and construct their own learning. This is an essential part of their personal development. Subjects become more vivid, interesting, and interdisciplinary. Learning outside the classroom is the vehicle to develop the capacity to learn. It provides framework for learning that uses surroundings and communities outside the classroom. A range of activities can be conducted, including field studies and investigations in the local area or further to sites, museums, monuments & nature.

This 6-day course gives participants theoretical background about Education outside the classroom (EOTC), as well as practical guidelines to integrate activities and implement programmes across the areas of curriculum and school life. Discussions, site visits and group work will enrich sharing ideas and exchange of practice between participants.

Objectives

During the course, participants will :

• get informed about the role, objectives and benefits of Education outside the classroom
• examine the importance of Experiential Learning and its contribution to lifelong learning
• get in touch with educational programmes in museums, archeological sites and environmental centers that are implemented in Cyprus
• examine examples of good practice from participants’ schools
• examine methodologies and strategies for implementing outdoor activities
• discuss the integration of activities/ programmes outside the classroom across the areas of curriculum in conjunction with the school policy and pupils’ age and abilities
• get informed about implementing school visits and organizing short or long activities to various sites, museums, monuments and out in natur
• examine the use of ICT tools for collecting data ; sharing data & communication ; for map skills ; for creative activities
• visit sites, museums, monuments etc. and plan activities/ programmes

Methodology

The working methods that are used are highly practical and participatory. The experiential method is used to encourage the search for contemporary pedagogical theories and teaching approaches. The hands-on approach is used to examine real examples, case studies, surveys and simulations. The group activities foster mutual learning, cooperation and collaboration between participants. The discussions encourage sharing ideas, intercultural dialogue and the exchange of good practices between the participants. Social, networking and cultural activities give participants the opportunity to establish professional cooperation and links with teachers, staff, schools and organisations in Europe. At the end of the course, participants fill in an e-questionnaire for evaluation.