ECO TRAIN - Experiential Learning and Opportunities for Training Sensory Impaired Adults on Sustainable Environmental Lifestyle

The ECO TRAIN workshop is a mixture of theoretical input by lecturers and practical experiential learning adapted for the needs of sensory impaired adult learners. The training includes the following topics: 1. Introduction to climate change – science behind the phenomenon; 2. Sustainable Lifestyle and Energy Efficiency. A change in lifestyle – possible, necessary, fun; 3. How to decrease individual carbon footprint; 4. Bringing old goods to new life: workshop on 3 RE – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 5. Experiential Learning – visit to an eco farm and demonstration of compost construction. The expected outcomes of ECO TRAIN are: • improved access to information on climate change and sustainable living for adults with sensory impairment; • acquired new skills and habits for sustainable eco practice; • realized importance of energy efficiency as well as the power of experiential learning in decreasing individual carbon print; • intercultural learning, breaking stereotypes, encouraging tolerance and diversity in Europe; • improved foreign language skills and communication in non-mother tongue for participants with sensory impairment; • mobility opportunity for sensory impaired adult learners with special educational needs.