Abstract
Based on his personal experience, the author aims to examine some of the key competencies that he considers essential for facilitators of group activities in arts-based environmental education (AEE). In this, participants are encouraged to enhance their sensibility to the environment through artistic approaches. A case in point is a workshop called “making a little me”. Its participants sculpt – while keeping their eyes closed – a clay version of their own seated body in miniature. When guiding such a workshop, it is of critical importance, according to the author, to encourage the participants to suspend their judgments on the art works of others. The facilitator should make every effort to provide a safe environment by practicing “holding space”.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 69-81 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis |
| Volume | 84 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- arts-based environmental education
- facilitator
- teacher
Research Focus Areas Hanze University of Applied Sciences * (mandatory by Hanze)
- Art
Research Focus Areas Research Centre or Centre of Expertise * (mandatory by Hanze)
- Art & Wellbeing
- Art
- Healthy Ageing
- Art & Sustainability
- Art, Learning and Participation
Publinova themes
- Language, Culture and Arts
- Education and Teaching
- Spatial Planning and Policy
- Nature and Agriculture
- People and Society
