Search Results

Participants will watch the video: What is biomimicry?                                            After watching the video, participants will talk about what they already know about biomimicry and what they want to learn. Participants can solve the quiz: ...

The child, bathed in a rich and diverse environment, will naturally develop what is necessary for him to evolve in the world in which he lives. At l’Arbre des Possibles, children can: play freely, alone or with others; be accompanied by the person of their cho...

The adult who accompanies the child is a researcher, observer, facilitator in a reciprocal sharing of learning. He has an Unconditional Caring Attitude, in order to evolve in the respect and the recognition of each one in all the states that life can make him ...

- Richness of the environment (explained before in title about the democratic open school model) - Diversity of people to interact with: multi-age grouping, inter-generational activities, involvement of various people including parents - Diversity of skills ...

Nature also offers the experience of adventure for all; it leads to surpassing oneself and exploring. This is especially crucial for teenagers. Through experience and confidence, everyone will step by step exceed their own limits. In that time of their life, t...

The interaction with the Other is a major foundation of human life. Whether it is in our relationship with man or with nature, it is through this link that our human nature can be fully embodied and flourished. “The Nature Deficit Disorder has been described ...

The school l’Arbre des Possibles (“The Tree of Possibilities”) is a private alternative school located in Belgium, and was founded in September 2018. It currently hosts 30 children from 3 to 18 years old. It is a so-called "giraffe democratic school ”. This me...

In the classical school system, the traditional way is to keep children inside the walls of the school most of the time, and inside the walls of the classroom. In a class group, made of children of their own age, they interact with one single adult or a few as...

  Introduction The aim of this training module is to train teachers and other people working with teenagers to be able to support them being in interaction with society and life around them and to develop their understanding about how important i...

Participants will be introduced to the beginnings of biomimicry with the help of another video.                                                     After watching the video, participants should talk about what has been shown and talk about where they all not...

Loading…

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, "Open Educational Resources (OER)" are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released un...

In previous sessions, various examples of implementing ecology in the teaching of individual subjects have been presented.  Here are a few more examples: a) Hallway of silence                                                  The silent forest was the first...

The trainer will start the session by discussing the involvement of environmental topics in regular classes and the frequency of implementing complex environmental projects in the schools from which the participants come.

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, "Open Educational Resources (OER)" are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released un...

Participants will answer a brief questionnaire to evaluate what they learned during the session. Participants can use body position to show their satisfaction with the session: squat if they are not very satisfied, stand up if they are partially satisfied and...

To wrap up the session, the trainer will facilitate a debriefing moment where participants are encouraged to express their opinions and feelings towards using solutions from nature to find optimal solutions to problems and challenges in construction, traffic, ...

Participants can study the tools for educators developed by Biomimicry Institute:               https://1d59b73swr1f1swu2v451xcx-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Sharing-Biomimicry_v2-2021.pdf (accessed 25. 11. 2021. ) Or participants can...

How open is your school at the moment? How flexible to change is it? Which new activities bringing children outdoor can you think of? How would they be welcomed by the administration of your school? What do you think your students would like to do? Could you a...