KOGUKONDLIKU JA JÄTKUSUUTLIKU ELUVIISI ÕPETAMISE METOODILINE MATERJAL 6.-7.-AASTASTELE LASTELE
The 4
principles of „Gaia Education”, the International ecovillage curriculum, were used as a base of the
structure for the material. The material consisted of 4 parts: 1) Learning activities for teaching the
subject community according to 4 aspects of Gaia Education (ecological, economic, social and
worldview) 2) handicraft activities and testing possibilities of different elements 3) additional
examples on how to support learning sustainability and community 4) examplatory plans of 2
study trips.
In order to get feedback for the material from practicing teachers, an electronic survey II was
carried out with 7 Estonian techers as an electronic structured interview. The survey was carried
out in April 2012. The teachers assessed the material to be compatible with the national
curriculum and the mentioned agegroup. Some additional proposals and recommendations were
made to some activities, but all teachers claimed to be interested in using this material in practice
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