Learning outcomes:

• Understand the characteristics of outdoor education;

• Share experiences and intercultural practices in a cooperative and collaborative learning process with focus on how to use nature as a learning and teaching resource;

• Learn how to use nature as a classroom

• Develop creative tools and techniques that can be used in order to increase student’s motivation and combat drop-out phenomenon;

• Learn to use specific tools across multiple situations and fields through activities and exercises;

• Learn and discuss the principles and the cultural aspects of outdoor education;

• Learn how to design, plan and deliver inspirational outdoor education activities;

• Experience and practice environmental and outdoor education working methods and approaches;

• Get to know and experiment practical activities and group games that could be used and integrated in a real course;

• Learn how to use outdoor education to built confidence and to self-esteem

• Exchange best practices and share experiences with teachers and education around Europe;

• Learn how to teach students to bring what they learn in the classroom into real life through application and observation

• Develop a personal activity plan; how to put new knowledge into action back home and how to support the school development in the field of outdoor learning.