Health And Emotional Education

Health and Emotional education is addressed teachers/trainers/tutors any specialization, anyone who would like to enrich their repertoire / knowledge of teaching techniques and ideas concerning the development of daily healthy habits (exercise, eating healthy, connection to nature), the personal development (emotional balance, stress management skills, etc) and generally the development of life skills of their learners.

Participants will study how developing healthy lifestyle habits influence their life and how thoughts and feelings influence behavior. They become acquainted with activities that they can implement in their classes to create healthy habits and routines and activities on how to build strong relationships (among the learners and between teacher/trainer/tutor and learners).

Through interactive activities, participants will study the value of developing healthy lifestyle habits, positive thinking, and reinforcement, self-esteem, active listening, giving feedback, problem-solving, democracy in decision making and resolution of conflicts.

The teachers / trainers / tutors will be able to feel more confident with their ability to create a positive and effective climate in their classrooms and make every day an unforgettable journey. The course will be based on the principles of Health and Emotional Education and the latest pedagogical methods will be used, aiming at the qualitative improvement of teaching and learning processes, setting a good model and examples of cultivation and improvement of healthy living and emotional balance.

The course will be based in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. In order to conduct the practical modules, there will be study visits to Cape Greko which is located in the South-Eastern coast of the island (by the sea), to a bio-farm or at Troodos Mountain Range. Through experiential activities and a variety of pedagogic techniques (e.g. lecture, field visits, workshops) participants will become acquainted with activities that they can implement to promote health and emotional education inside and outside the classroom setting.