Developing skills for
cross-curricular teaching
in a community-based
and outdoor environment
The project scope
The project ‘Utopia’ aims to improve the quality of learning experiences and enrich the learning environment to better meet the needs of children. We aim to do this by professionalising teachers in cross-curricular teaching and by providing them insights on outdoor education and community-based teaching. We will enhance their knowledge and skills and make them experience the benefits of connecting research to practice.
Together we will examine what constitutes engaging and meaningful learning experiences that transcend subject boundaries and interconnect with the community and/or take place in an outdoor environment.
Objectives
- enrich learning experiences
- enrich learning environments
- enhance existing skills and develop new skills (21st Century skills, transversal skills, digital skills…)
- enable teachers to acquire, sift through, interpret and implement relevant research in their daily practice
- produce innovative tools
- enhance motivation and confidence in teaching
- facilitate change and move towards growth mindsets
- foster a culture of lifelong learning
All aboard!
OUR PARTNERS
The partnership consists of seven primary schools, a university of applied science and challenge advisors from the department for education & children of the Carmarthenshire County Council from Wales.
Belgium
Wales
London
Slovenia
Spain
Bulgaria
Greece
Tutorials
tutorials and learning materials concerning the topics of this project
Toolbox
A toolkit to support teachers to move from traditional instructional approaches to the development of innovative pedagogical practices and to extend these innovations in a structural manner.
Good Practice
documented good practices
Testimonials
BELGIUM – WINDEKIND
WALES – BRO BANW
WALES – Department for Education & Children
SPAIN – VALERI SERRA
SLOVENIA – DRAVLJE
LONDON – SINT VINCENTS
GREECE – ZOGRAFOU
BULGARIA – SVETI NIKOLA
BELGIUM – THOMAS MORE
It is the duty of teachers to ensure that children fulfil their full potential and of adults to live up to it.
