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University of Reading - Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach 

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Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach
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Overview

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

1,814

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach
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Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach
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Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach
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Skills you will learn
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  • On this two-week course, You'll discuss ways to embed climate awareness and sustainable practices into the life of the school
  • You'll explore the importance of being outside for inspiring children and learn how to lead high-quality learning experiences outdoors
  • You'll engage with a case study from a school that is developing an approach to climate and sustainability education through outdoor learning
  • You'll hear from teachers about their experience of leading learning sessions outside, watch climate education in action, and reflect on your own working practices
  • You'll have the opportunity to build a plan for your own teaching or to help make a wider impact at the whole school level
  • You'll have the space to share your experiences and ideas about teaching climate and sustainability and collaborate with others on the course to discuss how to facilitate this learning outside in an effective way
  • This course will inspire you to start implementing climate and sustainability learning outdoors within your own school, helping you and your pupils pioneer a better tomorrow
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Teaching Climate and Sustainability in Primary Schools: An Outdoor Learning Approach
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Climate

Welcome to the course

Why outdoors?

Creating school buy-in

Understanding climate, weather and seasons

Your power as an educator

Sustainability

Empowering children

Example 1: the food production system

Example 2: waste - focusing on food waste

Taking action

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