Cities as Classrooms: Cross-Curricular Activities in Prague

Day 1 – Course introduction: urbanization, in a nutshell

• Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;

• Icebreaker activities;

• Identification of needs and goals for each participant and relevant populations;

• Presentations of participants, their schools, and the trainer;

• An overview of human urbanization;

• Urban education and holistic, blended methodologies.

Day 2 – Storytelling in art and history

• Teaching art and history through interactive storytelling;

• Exploring the city via city quests/escape games;

• Practical activity: designing a city quest.

Day 3 – Culture and politics

• Mapping the political and cultural reality of a place reflected in the city itself;

• Practical activity: creating a marketing poster.

Day 4 – Sustainability

• Discussions and reflections on the issues related to sustainability and cities are tackling the matter;

• Exploring the green side of Prague;

• Practical activity: my sustainability, a storytelling exercise to share perspectives on sustainability in the light of day’s experiences.

Day 5 – Your home area as a classroom

• Practical activity: virtual mapping of your chosen spaces, and creating a list of potential topics and educational excursions;

• Sharing your work and discussions.

Day 6 – Course closure and cultural activities

• Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;

• Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;

• Excursion and other external cultural activities.