Summer school
(will provide 8 credits)
OUTDOORS IN CZECHIA 2020
Brno, Czech Republic, 29 June to 3 July 2020
Registration form: HERE
Payment form: HERE
Information:
Do you have a plan for next summer? Not Yet? Spending couple of days at summer school in a foreign country is a great idea! You will meet new people from other countries and on top of that, also broaden knowledge in the field of your study and get credits.
Goals: This international summer school is specifically designed for teachers, future teachers, teacher assistants, academics and, students. The participants will experience various offerings of the Czech outdoors enabling them to gain and use knowledge of outdoor tourism and stays in nature. The syllabus will focus on health supporting physical activity and environmental sustainability.
Content: Principles of cultural and sightseeing activities and environmental education, physical component of outdoor tourism, guidelines for preparation, organization and implementation of various forms of stays in nature with a focus on summer schools.
Legislation and principles behind summer schools, principles of first aid, emergency and disaster studies, survival in nature. Basic outdoor tourism skills – hiking: Organization of a trip, camping, orientation in nature and topography.
Basic outdoor tourism skills – cycling: Organization of a trip, traffic education, riding technique, safety principles, specifics of children’s cycling, preparatory exercises and cycling games.
Basic outdoor tourism skills – canoeing: Paddling on standing water, basics of canoeing.
Social evenings and reflections.
Lot of entertainment.
Methods of teaching: 4 days training course. Theoretical preparation, practical outdoors exercises, preparation and organization of contests and games. Evaluation: Active participation and fulfilment of the theoretical and practical course requirements.
Event place: “Training center of Czech Post” – Moravec, 50 km far from Brno, the Czech Republic
Departure and arrival: either by your own means or 29th June, 4 p.m., departure from Brno to Moravec from Faculty of Education, Poříčí 31 – provided bus 3rd July, 1 p.m., departure from Moravce to Brno to the Main Train station – provided bus
Accommodations: Brick cottages - 4 beds
Subscription fee: 200 €
The fee covers accommodation, full board meal, travel expenses from the university in Brno to the summer school resort if you need it (50 km), wage for the instructors and some other expenses
Credits: Summer school will provide 8 credits within the subject ITVp04 Fieldwork education
