Haute Ecole Charlemagne Departement of pedagogy LIEGE - Belgium Ministery for higher education and scientific research (French Community of Belgium) Ministery for higher education and scientific research (French Community of Belgium) With the support of the European Social Fund With the support of the European Social Fund

CERISE Centre for Education Related to Interactions between Health & Environnement

Historical account Created in 2000 with the following goals: Created in 2000 with the following goals: the education to sustainable development, to environmental risks prevention and the creation of a more systemic kit for teachers. the education to sustainable development, to environmental risks prevention and the creation of a more systemic kit for teachers.

WHY? Various needs as identified in the education field: Weave transversal links Weave transversal links Improve teacher’s scientific alphabetisation Improve teacher’s scientific alphabetisation

Need for a SDE training ?? Three pillars : Economic: SDE training = qualified job? Economic: SDE training = qualified job? Societal: meeting the citizen needs or the governments plannings ? Societal: meeting the citizen needs or the governments plannings ? Environnemental: interactions between environment & health Environnemental: interactions between environment & health

Minded learning for citizens Learning sciences and technologies Learning sciences and technologies Learning complexity Learning complexity Learning risks, uncertainties Learning risks, uncertainties Learning efficient communication Learning efficient communication Learning values (solidarity, rights) Learning values (solidarity, rights) active and participative citizen

3 axis for motivation environment environment health health ICT ICT Various pedagogical approaches: field trips, socio-constructivism, various strategies/media

Target groups In the beginning: teachers & other education actors. Later on: social workers, journalists, info- graphists, medical staff, teachers, education actors, animators, artists …

training free of charge 20 places per session 2 times per year Conditions: To be unemployed, motivated by education, environment, health & SDE…

Intervention through education for action… build up projects & actions by steps build up projects & actions by steps identify ressources and/or partnerships, design pedagogical tools including ICT identify ressources and/or partnerships, design pedagogical tools including ICT and insert oneself professionnally…

To educate for SDE, « motivate, stimulate… », to appropriate the concept (and its various interpretations) to oneself Blocking, bridle External motivation Internal motivation

SDE must not only address any scholar audience but also any citizen. (Unesco 2005) Skilled staff requested for setting up agendas 21. Education to environmental risks has become a right, since 2004, (Arrhus convention) It is a priority for the present decade (Vilnius strategy).

Topic Health Topic Environment Methodology

Toxicology Topic Health Topic Environment Ethical & sociological aspects

environment An education « for » : health a « sustainable development »

The pedagogical approaches are designed towards the action Problem solving, Problem solving, Acting to change, improve, develop or reduce … Acting to change, improve, develop or reduce … Oneself educate and professionalize to become education actor and then act within one’s life or job spheres with one’s own skills. Oneself educate and professionalize to become education actor and then act within one’s life or job spheres with one’s own skills. …Behaviour modifications …Behaviour modifications

Environment and health are not new issues in the education world ; our specificity is to insist on the INTERACTIONS existing among both concepts. Approach through SOCIO-CONSTRUCTIVISM (listen in the learners, considering of representations). Thanks to learners heterogeneousness, interdisciplinary construction, innovation, creation… Innovation and creativity:

Explication du jeu But du Jeu (coopération) But du Jeu (coopération)

Eco-consumption

3 types of approach Store Store Home fitting up Home fitting up Mobility Mobility

Benefits from the conception of such a curriculum Choose the targets according to the needs: pedagogical freedom Choose the targets according to the needs: pedagogical freedom Regulate, develop, choose the partnerships Regulate, develop, choose the partnerships Select the formers according to their skills? Select the formers according to their skills? Gain resources Gain resources Adapt to events of the moment, be in touch with the reality. Adapt to events of the moment, be in touch with the reality.

Balance sheet … Over 300 education workers trained in SDE since Over 300 education workers trained in SDE since Initiative generating employment (over 60% professional insertion rate) Initiative generating employment (over 60% professional insertion rate) Training bringing new skills to various professional profiles. Training bringing new skills to various professional profiles.