Teachers trainings with Prof. Dipl.-Päd. Gerhard Hofer, director of the NGOUmweltBildungAustria offer special and innovative methodical tools tofi nd new performances in the classroom as well as outdoors in nature.

Topics of the 10th 4EC Teachers Training Discussing European standards in environmental education Best Practice workshops at facilities like 'BatWatch' & 'HoneybeeHotel' The pedagogical concept 'Fresh A.I.R.' | Animating Intensifying Reflecting Guided 'Green Bicycle Tour' in the Donau-Auen National Park Pedagogical dramaturgy by conceptualizing an 'Arc of Suspense' Special team experiences in search of the wilderness outside & inside

Welcome to curious, open-minded pedagogues, from all over Europe, who enjoy to be offered innovative methods of best practice and to give holistic outdoor education a try!

The 'European Evocative Environmental Educators' Conference',shortly called '4EC', puts an emphasis on exchanging experiences withEuropean teachers in future orientated outdoor pedagogics, like thepedagogical concept 'Fresh A.I.R.' | Animating Intensifying Reflecting.

July 13th - 17th, 2020 NationalparkCamp Lobau, ViennaJuly 12th - 16th, 2021

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Thanks to the constantly growing international YES! Initiative Network, whichwhich unites people from 35 European countries, our EuroTeens Campsare truly international. They offer a unique chance for young people toexperience values of an open-minded democratic European society.

To seize these great opportunities, each 'EuroTeen' should be motivatedto communicate in English and have some basic know-how about theactual ecological, social and cultural issues of the European Union!

Full board is provided for 8-10 persons per group. Each participant hasonly to come up for the travelling cost and a catering contribution of € 98,-.Just bring along your sleeping bag, a tent ... and high spirits!

Sep 28th - Oct 02nd, 2020 NationalparkCamp Lobau, ViennaSep 27th - Oct 01st, 2021

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Welcome to curious and open-minded pupils from all over Europe, who are deeply motivated to experience wilderness, to make new friends and to enjoy tenting, camp-fi re and moonlight!

Young people, aged 14 to 18, and their teachers from all over Europeare invited to experience an exciting way to get familiar with ecological, socialand cultural topics of the European Union and to express themselves in theirindividual ways in the green and romantic ambience of our modern camp-site.

Making new friends at one of our romantic campfi res, enjoying creativeworkshops and thrilling adventures comes naturally at the relaxedatmosphere in our EuroTeens Camp.

Experiencing 'Young European Solidarity'The motto of the 11th EuroTeens Camp calls on you to go out, take a deepbreath in fresh air and have a relaxed and curious look at the multi-coloureddimensions of wilderness. On the one hand we are exploring the virginnature in the Donau-Auen National Park, the pure wilderness outdoors.On the other hand we are exploring the wilderness inside us, by havingexciting and creative outdoor activities in nature!

Explore nature!Make new friends!Discover creativity!

Each participant of the 4EC Conference has only to come up for the travellingcosts and a contribution to catering costs of € 98. Bring along your sleeping bagand enjoy a 'wilderness'-experience in our group tents or in one of our unique, wooden'CampLodges'. If you like it more comfortable, we help you to rent a room nearby.

The Vienna Forestry Dpmt. is mainly responsible for the preservation of the public recreat iona l forests andareas as well as for running the Viennese partof the Donau-Auen National Park.

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UmweltBildungAustria,an independent association,offers attractive environmentaleducation programmes for

Viennese schools and kindergardens to raiseawareness of the richness and colourfulness of nature.UmweltBildungAustria provides outdoor eventsfor families, students and seniors to encourage them to spend their leisure time in a sensitive wayin the inspiring ambience of 'Green Vienna'.UmweltBildungAustria also develops and realizes the 'YES! Young European Solidarity' Initiative.

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NationalparkCamp Lobau,the green camp-site close toDonau-Auen National Parkis the attractive headquarter

of the NGO UmweltBildungAustria, supported bythe Vienna Forestry Department. It provides bestconditions like clean sanitaries, a modern kitchenwith fresh and organic food, a sunny natural beach,various playgrounds, inviting fi replaces, an open airstage and a festival tent for joyful programmes in caseof rainy weather ... surrounded by fresh air, naturalsounds and sparkling stars.

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A central topic is environmental education. It makessure that the next generation is encouraged andenabled to take the right steps towards a 'green'future. We all know that this can only be realizedtogether. Our initiative 'YES! - Young European Solidarity!'presents the right topics andbrings you together in the greenambience near Vienna."

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EuroTeens Camps - for students (14-18) from all over Europe

DanubeTeens Camps - for students (13-18) from the Danube Regions

4EC Teachers Trainings - for evocative pedagogues from all over Europe

EuroTeens Meetings - for students (13-18) from all over Europe

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