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have a holistic, child-centered approach. The outdoors’ style becomes a “classroom” or “laboratory” where questioning, exploration, and problem solving tasks
are invigorated under the guidance of supportive adults and peers. All the above
mentioned present excellent opportunities to build resilience, perseverance, and coping skills. Outdoor learning in camps can become an essential environmental experience. Whereas the scholars endeavor to define “outdoor”, outdoor learning within
both contexts arises from a wide range of activities in the outside, fundamental to
the camp experience (Bialeschki et al. 2016).
4 Case Study: Project Skyros 2016
Skyros Project is a multi-awarded communicational program, based on the successful cooperation among the University of the Aegean and Skyros Port Authority. The
scope of the specific program is to best implement a concise environmental campaign focusing on disseminating information, as well as increasing environmental
awareness. It comprises environmental campaigns targeted at children, local residents, tourists and boat passengers. Several outdoor activities are organized aiming
to trigger the public’s environmental interest on various environmental issues, such
as sustainable development, global warming and climate change.
4.1 Environmental Summer Camp at Nestorio
Having implemented sustainability in Skyros Island’s youth, through a well-designed
summer camp, for two consecutive years, the associated with the camp Skyros
Team traveled in several Greek rural areas to spread the principles of sustainability through “camp experience” participation. Children joining the camp were confronted with several national and international environmental issues, such as biodiversity concerns, forest fires, food chain, water pollution, endangered species, air
pollution, greenhouse effect, global warming, climate change, renewable energy and
litter. Environmental education methods used during camp environmental instruction
included lectures, brainstorming, outdoor education, environmental walks simulation
and modeling, field study, and field games.
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have a holistic, child-centered approach. The outdoors’ style becomes a “classroom” or “laboratory” where questioning, exploration, and problem solving tasks
are invigorated under the guidance of supportive adults and peers. All the above
mentioned present excellent opportunities to build resilience, perseverance, and coping skills. Outdoor learning in camps can become an essential environmental experience. Whereas the scholars endeavor to define “outdoor”, outdoor learning within
both contexts arises from a wide range of activities in the outside, fundamental to
the camp experience (Bialeschki et al. 2016).
4 Case Study: Project Skyros 2016
Skyros Project is a multi-awarded communicational program, based on the successful cooperation among the University of the Aegean and Skyros Port Authority. The
scope of the specific program is to best implement a concise environmental campaign focusing on disseminating information, as well as increasing environmental
awareness. It comprises environmental campaigns targeted at children, local residents, tourists and boat passengers. Several outdoor activities are organized aiming
to trigger the public’s environmental interest on various environmental issues, such
as sustainable development, global warming and climate change.
4.1 Environmental Summer Camp at Nestorio
Having implemented sustainability in Skyros Island’s youth, through a well-designed
summer camp, for two consecutive years, the associated with the camp Skyros
Team traveled in several Greek rural areas to spread the principles of sustainability through “camp experience” participation. Children joining the camp were confronted with several national and international environmental issues, such as biodiversity concerns, forest fires, food chain, water pollution, endangered species, air
pollution, greenhouse effect, global warming, climate change, renewable energy and
litter. Environmental education methods used during camp environmental instruction
included lectures, brainstorming, outdoor education, environmental walks simulation
and modeling, field study, and field games.