GRUNDTVIG WORKSHOPS
Creating Bridges - Education for Sustainable
Development ESD in Designated Areas,
Greece, 30/3/2012 – 05/04/2012
LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME
GRUNDTVIG WORKSHOPS
Creating Bridges - Education for Sustainable Development ESD in
Designated Areas
Greece 30/3/2012 – 05/04/2012
WO R K S H O P O U T L I N E
ORGANISATION
MIO-ECSDE / MEdIES Initiative
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
UNESCO Venice Office
CO-ORGANISERS
University of Athens / UNESCO Chair & Network on Management and Education for
Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean
Greek MAB /UNESCO Committee
Centre of Environmental Education, Lavrion
Centre of Environmental Education, Amfissa
DATES: 30 March (arrivals) – 05 April 2011 (departures)
PLACE: Attica region & Amfissa region, GREECE
LANGUAGE: English
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS: ~ 35 (20 for Grundtvig + 10 extra from MAB BRs + 5 Greeks)
ACCREDITED COUNTRIES: BULGARIA, CYPRUS, FRANCE, ITALY, MALTA, ROMANIA, SPAIN,
TURKEY (for GRUNDTVIG) + Other Selected Euro Mediterranean & SE European countries
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 25 February 2012
THEME: The workshop "Building Bridges - Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for
MAB BRs and other Designated Areas" offers capacity building to personnel of UNESCO/MAB
Biosphere Reserves (BRs) and other kinds of Designated Areas (DAs) and/or Protected Areas on
the added value of integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the activities
GRUNDTVIG WORKSHOPS
Creating Bridges - Education for Sustainable
Development ESD in Designated Areas,
Greece, 30/3/2012 – 05/04/2012
designed for visitors to their Reserves or Parks (i.e. Schools, adult groups, individual visitors,
etc.). The workshop is based, among others, on the new UNESCO /MEdIES publication / training
material on “ESD in MAB BRs and other designated areas in SE Europe and the
Mediterranean”.
THE TARGET GROUP: The workshop targets all those staff with an interest in education &
sensitization activities performed within a designated area, at formal or non-formal level. More
specifically the workshop targets:
- Staff of Management Bodies of MAB BRs and other Designated Areas & Heritage Sites;
- Staff of NGOs or voluntary organizations that work in a BR or other Designated Area;
- Staff of Information Centers (Centers for Environmental Education, Regional Environmental
Centers, etc) within any MAB BR or other Designated Area;
- Unemployed adults specialized in Management of Designated Areas;
- Adults from involved associated social groups and organizations (e.g. farmers’, women's
associations, eco-tourism agents etc.);
- Municipality staff dealing with the management of a MAB BR or other kinds of PAs.
MAIN ACTIVITIES /AGENDA: The Workshop will provide training to the target group in an
integrated way about the theory, history, and philosophy of ESD in any DA and give emphasis to
the role of Biosphere Reserves as Learning Sites or “Laboratories” of ESD (through lectures, and
practical workshops). In addition, the Workshop will provide the opportunity for participants
from different countries to exchange experiences, and views on skills and good practices
regarding the ESD in their (through round tables and group discussions). The workshop will
highlight the fundamental conditions for the development of Sustainable Development (SD) in
any DA and in particular the implementation of ESD programs as well through teaching modules
(a special session on ICTs, fieldwork, discussions and workshops).
EXPECTED OUTCOMES /TRAINEES:
- To develop the skills of negotiation and cooperation in the non-formal education, locally
relevant setting on how to apply ESD programs in any DA.
- To configure permanent bridges and networks of communication between the partner
institutions from neighboring Mediterranean countries with similar ecosystems and
environmental threats at local, national and regional level (through MIO-ECSDE, www.mioecsde.org and MEdIES www.medies.net).
- To contribute to the implementation of the UN Decade for ESD (2005-2014), and to the
monitoring of policies and objectives of the UNECE Strategy for the decade.
PRACTICAL INFO: The workshop will take place in Attica Region (Athens and National Park of
Lavrion) as well as in the National Park of Amfissa. The workshops will be implemented at the
premises of the leader, the premises of the Centre of Environmental Education (CEE) of Lavrion
and the CEE of Amfissa. Some activities will take place outdoors (fieldwork), depending on their
target. Accommodation will be offered in local small sale units, as well as the CEE of Amfissa. The
diet will be based on local products, in a percentage higher than 80%. The ecological footprint of
the seminar will be taken into consideration and efforts will be made to keep it low.
REGISTRATION: There are no registration fees, and all travel and accommodation expenses of
the selected Learners will be covered by the organizers.
INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD SEND THEIR APPLICATION AT info@medies.net
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 25 February 2012!! (12:00- Greek time).