Green Standard Schools: sustainable business practices in language schools
Introduction
Our course will help include environmental sustainability in language teaching institutions everywhere, by providing leadership, guidance and support to educational authorities, teaching institutions, teachers and learners.
Overview
- Reducing carbon footprint
- Green business practices
- Ecology in the classroom
- Organizing local initiatives
- EU policies
- Green Standard Schools accreditation
- Environmental awareness
- Green skills
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Course desription
This is a comprehensive teacher training program aimed at equipping educators with the knowledge and skills to integrate sustainability into their teaching practices and for school managers to integrate it into school practices. Throughout the course, participants will gain a profound understanding of key environmental concepts, acquire practical knowledge of sustainable living practices, and develop effective communication skills to convey the principles of sustainability. Focused on fostering critical thinking, the program empowers educators to guide students in comprehending the causes and consequences of environmental issues and encourages the development of 'green skills' among students. By also providing insight into relevant EU documents and policies, this transformative course aims to create a cadre of educators prepared to instil environmental consciousness and responsibility in the next generation of global citizens.
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Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the participants will:
- understand of key environmental concepts
- foster the development of "green skills" among students
- be able to guide students in understanding the causes and consequences of environmental issues
- have practical knowledge of sustainable living practices
- develop effective communication skills to articulate the principles of sustainable living
- gain strategies to encourage students to protect the environment
- impart critical thinking skills, enabling students to analyze, evaluate, and propose solutions to environmental challenges
- will be familiar with relevant EU documents and policies encouraging sustainability

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Dates and availability
Dates for 2024
Date: 1.7.2024. - 6.7.2024.
Status: open for registration
Application deadline: 10.6.2024.
Location: Poljička cesta 26a, Split - Croatia
