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Comenius 2004/2006 Nobel projectComenius 2007/2009 SMILE project
Scuola Media Luigi StefaniniTeacher Graziano Scotto di Clemente
Outdoor Education and Environmental Responsibility
“In all things of nature there is something marvellous.” Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
...developing values is a lifelong process….
Education for sustainable development (ESD)
A definition:
sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Education for Sustainable Development, briefing paper for the Teacher Training Agency (UK) - John Huckle - http://john.huckle.org.uk/
ESD in schools: ESD as environmental science and
management ESD as values and behaviour
change ESD as socially critical education
Education for sustainable development (ESD)
Classroom talk plays a key role in ESD for it is through dialogue that pupils (with guidance) can decide what is technically possible, culturally appropriate, and morally and politically right.
(to contextualize, for example, the rules of citizenship education, in the new Italian school reform!)
Education for sustainable development (ESD)
Seven key concepts for ESD:
1. Interdependence – of society, economy and natural environment, from local to global (chain reactions, multiple causes and multiple effects, trade offs)
2. Citizenship and stewardship (rights and responsibilities, participation and co-operation)
3. Needs and rights of future generations 4. Diversity (cultural, social, economic and biological)5. Quality of life, equity and justice 6. Development and carrying capacity7. Uncertainty and precaution in action
Education for sustainable development (ESD)
Out-of-school (non-formal) education
Many students attribute a large amount of their knowledge of environmental concepts, problems, and issues to out-of-school (non-formal) educational settings and experiences.
These experiences can be combined very effectively with formal school programs and enhance the learning obtained from both.
Out-of-school (non-formal) education
2005-06 Experiences: water, soil, and connections between rivers in our territory
An alpine riverA resurgence river
Out-of-school (non-formal) education
Participation in outdoor pursuits classes and programs can give all of us the opportunity for challenge, adventure and excitement.
Perhaps most of all, the outdoor experience offers us a chance to explore and shape our values, attitudes, and behaviors towards the environment and ourselves.The sound of water!
The exploration of a cavern!
Out-of-school (non-formal) education
Out-of-school (non-formal) education and formal education
Analysis of an Ecosystem - Content Standards:
1. Change, constancy, and measurement2. Interdependence of organisms 3. Matter, energy, and organization in living
systems 4. Natural resources 5. Environmental quality 6. Science and technology in local, national,
and global challenges
Out-of-school (non-formal) education and formal education
Some moments…..
Out-of-school (non-formal) education and formal education
Not formal - Formal education: the carbon cycle, in the water life
Not formal - Formal education: the carbon cycle, on the soil life
Outdoor Education and Environmental Responsibility
In conclusion: involvement in outdoor activities stimulates interest in the outdoors, which in turn motivates students to learn about the natural environment.