This course is about sustainability education and a showcase on various methods and focus areas on green competencies and a sustainable society.
- Interested in transforming your teaching or team practices into something that is more sustaining both for you, your target audience – and the planet?
- Dreaming of taking your teaching or team activities to new environments, perhaps outdoors, into diverse real life learning environments?
- Needing pedagogical tools and hands-on activities?
- Hoping to get more motivation and courage in taking on sustainability issues both in your teaching and with your colleagues and other adults?
Pondering how to get started? Come and join us on this course in Helsinki.
Why choose the OUT OF THE BOX – Sustainability education in Finland course?
- Improve your understanding of key sustainability competences as per the European sustainability competence framework GreenComp.
- Try out various inspiring methods you can directly apply in your own teaching.
- Gain practical tools for sustainability education.
- Learn how to use authentic learning environments in your teaching.
- Exchange with and learn from other teachers from all over Europe.
For whom? The course is applicable for all teachers working in basic, secondary, vocational and adult education. The methods introduced during the course can be applied to many different age and target groups. We also welcome all professionals in the field interested in the course topics.
Where? In Helsinki, Finland, and nearby environments.
By whom? SYKLI Environmental College is a national specialist vocational college. We train professionals in different sectors to take concrete steps towards sustainability. Our aim is to build green competencies and increase the quality of sustainability education at all levels of the education system and throughout society. In Finland, SYKLI is known as a pioneer in environmental and sustainability education. SYKLI is the only institution in Finland offering a one-year-long study program in Environmental Education for teachers and other education professionals, as well as programs in Circular Economy, Water Management, Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development.
Next courses
2025
Please register via the links below:
15-21 September 2025 (early childhood education and comprehensive school teachers)
15-21 September 2025 (middle school, secondary educations and VET teachers)
2026
Registration will open later.
2–8 February 2026
4–10 May 2026
14–20 September 2026
Course fee
If your organization has an Erasmus+ Grant:
Course fee:
For a 3-day course 240,00 €,
for a 5-day course 400,00 €
for a 7-day course 560,00 € for tuition and materials.
This is covered with the course fee that you get with your grant: 80,00 € per day.
Organizational costs: each school / organization will receive per participant an amount for organizational costs, of which SYKLI Environmental College will charge for a 3/5/7 days course 90,00 € per participant for administration and organizational costs.
Other participants:
Course fee:
3-day course 330,00 € + VAT 25,5 %
5-day course 490,00 € + VAT 25,5 %
7-day course 650,00€ + VAT 25,5 %
Student feedback
“Thanks for all your effort for the great experience. The course is rich in content and very resourceful.”
“It was such a wonderful week! A thousand thanks for everything! I will never forget the week in Helsinki. Thank you for standing up for this issue every day.”
“We were privileged to get to learn from all of you. It was easily recognizable how much you all burn for your topics and how much vigour and love you bring with you to work and to teach. More time would have been amazing. I’ll try my very best to use this knowledge in my work at home.”
“The course created a new perception of what sustainability and sustainable education really mean.
It was a very helpful combination of theoretical knowledge and practical tasks that we could experience ourselves to learn their educational value hands-on.”
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