Course Description
There is an increased number of students suffering from various small or severe traumatic experiences all of which can become an obstacle in their learning. These may lead to feelings of shame, fear, anger, guilt, etc. In many cases the cognitive abilities of students are negatively affected by these daunting experiences, and so their performance decreases as a result. So it is imperative that teachers in the everyday classroom are equipped with tools to find out about these as early on as possible, and offer opportunities for healing either by taking them through various activities or by guiding them to experts if necessary. This will help students move towards emotional states, such as courage, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, and peace, all of which support not only their learning but their wellbeing.
Teachers will be presented with a pack of activities and materials they can use in their classrooms with students between ages 6 to 16. This pack will include tips, activities, methods and materials to deal with bullying, fear, loss, anger, and also to help students learn about happiness, love, and peace.
Methodology and Assessment
The vast majority of teachers will have experienced the negative impact of traumatic experiences on learning either from their own experiences as students or as teachers. So the main goal of the course is for participants to become equipped with the necessary tools to either prevent these traumatic situations in their school or help students heal from them as part of their everyday teaching.
Participants will prepare a personal action plan to implement ideas learnt on the course not only in their everyday teaching but also disseminate ideas in order to create a school-culture where dealing with emotions become an integral part of education, realising its importance in learning.
Learning Outcomes
- Increased awareness of emotions in development and learning: Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the different emotion types and their role in development and learning.
- Increased self-awareness and self-regulation: Participants will develop a deeper insight into their own emotional states, and their impact on their communication and behavior in the classroom. In addition, participants will gain a variety of techniques they can use to regulate their own emotions to be able to help learners achieve the same.
- Increased understanding of students and their needs: Participants will gain several ways to find out about the emotional states of their students in order to help them regulate them.
- Increased expertise and skill in using techniques and methods to help students deal with emotions: Participants will gain knowledge and become skilled at using different techniques helping students deal with emotions and heal from possible traumatic experiences.
- Enhanced teamwork and collaboration: Participants will gain the skills necessary to work collaboratively with team members, communicate effectively, and manage conflicts to achieve common goals.
- Sharing and learning good practices: Participants will have the opportunity to openly share challenges they experienced with their students who went through different emotional states, and ways they overcame those.
Learning Programme and Tasks
| Day 1 | Icebreaking activities |
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| Day 2 | Current challenges and best practices |
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| Day 3 | Best practices in practice |
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| Day 4 | Reflection |
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| Day 5 | Show what you have learnt! |
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| Day 6 | Action plan |
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Dates and Prices
| Language level: | English B1 and above* |
| Locations: | Budapest (Hungary), Pula (Croatia) |
| Time: | 9 AM to 2:30 PM daily (extracurricular activities outside of learning activities) |
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| Price: | Budapest: €430 (5 days), Pula: €510 (6 days) - including an extracurricular activity and a welcome lunch or dinner |
*The language of the course is English, linguistic aid may be provided for speakers of Hungarian with lower language abilities.
Conditions
The course complies with all rules as set in the Quality Standards of the Erasmus+ program. Courses are including an extracurricular cultural activity and a welcome lunch or dinner, and study groups are international. Note: should the latter condition not be met, participants will be informed 40 days in advance.
Payment facilities: participants with funding from the actual year’s project budget may ask to request a deposit of EUR 100 to guarantee their places on the course and pay the rest of the fees later.
It is possible to take part in 2 consecutive courses, please book both separately. A price reduction of 15% will be applied.
