Course Details

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Design Outdoor Learning Expeditions: Transform conventional lessons into

multidisciplinary learning adventures utilizing school grounds, urban spaces,
natural environments, and cultural heritage sites.

Implement Game-Based Learning & Escape Rooms: Create engaging

outdoor educational games, field quests, and escape rooms that boost
student motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork.

Integrate STEAM & Digital Tools: Effectively deploy mobile apps, iNaturalist

for environmental exploration, and Canva for designing high-quality, visual
teaching materials.

Embed Cultural Heritage & Sustainability: Connect classroom curricula

with local history, professions of the past, and sustainable environmental
practices.

Foster International Networks: Utilize platforms like eTwinning to share

pedagogical outcomes, participate in peer review, and establish formal
partnerships for future Erasmus+ cooperation.

Key Learning Outcomes

For All Subjects & Educational Levels: Whether you teach kindergarten,

primary, secondary, or vocational education, the suggested outdoor activities
and storytelling techniques are adaptable across diverse disciplines.

Dual-Component Learning Experience: Benefit from a balanced mix of

structured indoor workshops—where you design tools and reflect on
pedagogy—and active outdoor excursions that turn cultural heritage and
nature into living classrooms.

Modern Pedagogical & Digital Tools: Master practical frameworks such as

STEAM, game-based learning, escape rooms, and specialized apps like
iNaturalist and Canva to elevate your didactic process.

Teacher Wellbeing & Sustainable Growth: Explore essential practices for

healthy lifestyles and burnout prevention while embedding the principles of
sustainable development into outdoor learning.

International Collaboration in Kraków: Connect with European colleagues

in one of Europe's most historic cities, share good practices from your home
institutions, and publish your results on eTwinning to initiate future
collaborative projects.

Why Attend?

The course seamlessly bridges two core components: hands-on indoor methodology
sessions focused on experiential learning and self-reflection, and active outdoor
cultural explorations across cities, museums, art galleries, and natural wonders. By
combining physical, cognitive, and emotional elements, you will learn how to design
multidisciplinary learning expeditions that make student engagement deeper, more
productive, and longer-lasting.

Places that Teach
Outdoor Education Through Stories

5-Day Course Program

Day 1: Welcome to Kraków, Orientation & Course Introduction

• Networking and icebreakers: building an international learning community in
  Kraków.

• Individual orientation, venue information, city exploration tips, and delivery of
  official course documentation.

• Course Introduction: setting shared pedagogical goals and mapping
  participants' outdoor education needs.

• Presentation of Participants' Institutions: sharing good practices, educational
  contexts, and main activities developed at your home schools.
   

Day 2: Digital Apps, Cultural Heritage & Teacher Wellbeing

• Applications for learning outdoors: exploring specialized mobile tools to guide
  digital field trips and place-based learning.

• Connecting with the past and present: teaching cultural heritage, local history,
  and "professions of the past" through storytelling and environmental
  observation. 

• Education for sustainable development: integrating environmental awareness
  and healthy lifestyles into daily outdoor school routines. 

• Teacher wellbeing and self-care: practical outdoor mindfulness and relaxation
  strategies for the prevention of professional burnout. 
   

Day 3: Game-Based Learning & Outdoor Escape Rooms

• Unlocking engagement: designing and implementing educational escape
  rooms and field quests in outdoor learning environments.

• Hands-on workshop: preparation of customized, ready-to-use learning
  materials and clues for your specific subject and age group.

• The pedagogical approach: analyzing the cognitive, physical, and emotional
  benefits of game-based and experiential activities.

• Guided reflection session: strategies for seamlessly introducing newly
  developed outdoor activities into standard school curricula.
   

Day 4: STEAM in the Outdoors & Visual Material Creation

• Integrating STEAM in outdoor education: connecting science, technology,
  engineering, art, and mathematics through nature exploration and
  place-based observation.

• Environmental mapping with mobile technology: hands-on fieldwork utilizing
  the iNaturalist (and Seek) app to identify flora and fauna in local green
  spaces.

• Game-based learning methodologies: structuring collaborative outdoor tasks
  that encourage student autonomy and critical thinking. 

• Digital design workshop: introduction to Canva.com in the didactic process
  for creating visually captivating worksheets, field guides, and student
  portfolios.
   

Day 5: Pedagogical Synthesis, eTwinning & Certification

• Pedagogical approach and "Idea Fair": presenting the outdoor learning
  scenarios and activities developed by participants during the course for
  constructive peer feedback.

• European dissemination: how to structure, showcase, and publish project
  results and lesson plans on eTwinning. 

• Future collaboration: dedicated space for networking, discussing future
  Erasmus+ cooperation, and planning follow-up school activities. 

• Course round-up, final evaluation, and reflecting on professional growth.

• Validation of learning outcomes and official Certification Ceremony,
  followed by participant departure.

Course Format: 5 days / Over 25 hours of indoor workshops and outdoor

cultural/environmental explorations.
 

Target Audience: Kindergarten, Primary, Secondary, and Vocational

Teachers, School Leaders, and Educational Staff.
 

Certification: Participants will receive a formal Certificate of Attendance

outlining the core competencies achieved. For educators participating within
the Erasmus+ framework, Europass Mobility documents will also be validated
and issued to formally recognize the professional development completed.

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We look forward to helping you build a successful future!

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