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Nature Education in Action: Our Trip to Czech Republic
News
Green Steps joined an European school exchange event organized by Climate Alliance in cooperation withGreen Steps joined an European school exchange event organized by Climate Alliance in cooperation with its Czech partner organization Chaloupky. Keep scrolling to find out how it went!
Erasmus+ and Climate Change
Pedagogy
Take aways and thoughts on a one-day event organized by the Austrian academic exchange agency about the European Union’s flagship education program Erasmus+ and its role in climate change mitigation. Look, but don’t look up.
On Alienation and Alignment
Pedagogy
Nature alienation is progressive separation from nature at large. Nature alignment is the process which leads to ecological awakening and one’s awareness of being an interconnected part of nature. Public education has institutionalized nature alienation, however, nature alignment is possible at every stage of human development, if we offer the spaces which our species expects to encounter. Therapy dogs in classrooms or bird watching activities in the school neighborhood can open the door into the world of nature and should be the preferred didactical avenue, long before we start to teach textbook knowledge.
Behind Green Steps: Liubov Tolstova
Team Intro
Short intro: Meet Lyuba, psychologist and musician from St.Petersburg, Russia, with a passion for nature and non-formal education.
Learning with Legends: The Robin Hood Route
Big Friendly Giants
Extending the classroom into Sherwood forest – how about that? The last few weeks we developed a nature walk with the 6th grade at International School Krems around the legend of Robin Hood.
What Lapwings can teach us about the necessity of local ecosystem restoration
Environment
The restoration of industrial landscapes to tap into the life-sustaining ecosystem services of water bodies constitutes a colossal challenge for local and regional governments. Place-based education is a pedagogical method which provides students real life opportunities of learning, helps communities to save cost and garner wider support for required climate adaptation projects. Combining formal education with ecosystem restoration is a realistic strategy to make necessary things happen.
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Family Films – Discussing Parenting and Education
News
We are looking forward to 12 weeks of good ideas on raising the next generation. Every Thursday evening, we will watch and discuss Family Films, a course consisting of 12 sessions on parenting and education. The course starts on January 23 and lasts until April 24. Learn more about each session in this article.
Behind Green Steps: Maria Laura Ruozzi
Team Intro
Meet Mary, a conservation biologist, amateur wildlife photographer and passionate birdwatcher from Italy.
Womb Waters Ober-Grafendorf
Mobile Campus
Before we are born, the water in our mother's womb surrounds our body and keeps us alive. After we are born, we are immersed in a world characterized by water surfaces and bodies of water. Even if we have lost this direct contact with the element of water, we are still surrounded by it and dependent on it.
