"Exploring Environmental Education beyond the Classroom" - A workshop for teachers and educators, ESG, 9-11 July 2009, Bangalore

Image and Content Courtesy:ESG India This workshop for teachers organized at the ESG Office, from 9th, to11th July 2009will provide the opportunity to find new skills and share what has worked and what needs to change. This is a workshop for enthusiastic teachers, and coordinators and facilitators of education programmes with a passion for educating and motivating kids. It aims to help young professionals develop their skills and knowledge so they can inspire children and others more effectively.

The purpose of the workshop is to demonstrate to the teachers and educators how the outdoors can be utilized to introduce, strengthen, and emphasize concepts of the environmental education curriculum. Through classroom sessions, games and field studies, we will explore the curriculum, teaching techniques, and classroom activities that can help kids learn about the wonders of nature and their environment. During the workshop we will help identify some simple methods and techniques for teaching environmental education in the outdoors and the workshop will also familiarize the participants with some of the environmental issues of Bengaluru.

Teachers will engage with Naturalists, Social Scientists, Environmental Lawyers, Community Health Specialists and Community leaders. Teachers will also be provided with a resource kit. The training aims to ameliorate the conditions brought on by the Indian Supreme Court passing a direction in 2004 mandating all Indian schools to compulsorily and immediately include a subject on environmental studies in all grades from primary to high school. Since the introduction of the subject, teachers have been at a loss as the syllabus confines them to the classroom and text book and the pressure of delivering in a given time. A complete lack of teaching techniques, teaching aids, and creative application to explain environmental concepts to students has made environmental education another burden to teachers and to students in a system that is overloaded. Workshop Dates: 9th, 10th and 11th July 2009 Duration of workshop: 2 and ½ days Venue: ESG office Registration Fees: Rs 750/- For more details contact: Bhargavi S.Rao, Environment Support Group #1572, 36th Cross, Outer Ring Road, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bangalore -70 Tel: 91-80-26713559/26713560/26713561 Email: bhargavi@esgindia.org Website: www.esgindia.org Download the brochure here:ESG Teachers Workshop