1. Outdoor Education. Foundation Course. Subject Course. MUSIC A Schedule Sanita Madalane, project expert of RTTEMA Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

2. Information about participants and organisation 18 students of Music teachers, Course 1 (2nd Semester) Foundation course and Subject Course as a part of Music teacher s study programme during the time of pedagogical practice (3 ECTS)

3. Foundation Course. Monday, 07.04.2008 09:00 – 09:30 INTRODUCTION. START-UP. Laimrota Kriumane, Sanita Madalāne Programme. Agreeing on Diary, Reflection sheets. Short written tasks. 09:30 – 11:30 OUTDOOR LEARNING. THEORY IN PRACTICE, Karen Barfod (Denmark) Indoor lesson (Mother tongue, mathematics, etc.) 11:30 – 12:00Lunch 13:00 – 15:00Going to Dzintari, Jurmala by bicycle (geography, biology, sports) 15:00 -... Settlement, sleep over in nature, nature at night REFLECTION OF TODAY

5. Foundation Course. Tuesday, 08.04.2008... Morning – activities in nature (math), see the nature wake up REFLECTION 11:30 – 13:00 VISITING JURMALAS Pre-school Educational Institution at Dzintari 14:00 – 15:00 Trip home

6. Foundation Course. Wednesday, 09.04.2008 10:00 – 12:00 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR BUILDING A TEAM using different surroundings, Normunds Pīlips, Lauma Žubule 12:00 – 12:30 Lunch 12:30 – 14:30 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR BUILDING A TEAM using different surroundings, Normunds Pīlips, Lauma Žubule 14:30 – 15:30 REFLECTION OF TODAY

7. Foundation Course. Thursday, 10.04.2008 12:00 – 14:00 TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC AS PEDAGOGICAL INSTRUMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION Ilga Reizniece (see next slide) 14:00 – 14:30Lunch 14:30 – 16:30 TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC AS PEDAGOGICAL INSTRUMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION Ilga Reizniece 16.30 – 17.30REFLECTION OF TODAY

9. Foundation Course. Friday, 11.04.2008 11:00 – 11:30 Visiting Museum of Music instruments. http://www.rtmm.lv/?lang=en&nav[0]=muzikas http://www.rtmm.lv/?lang=en&nav[0]=muzikas 11:30 – 13:00 TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC AND POPULAR MUSIC. CROSS-POINTS Doing practical improvisation (see best practice example) Inga Bērziņa 13:00 – 14:00Lunch 14:00 – 16:00At Museum of Music instruments TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC AND POPULAR MUSIC. CROSS-POINTS Methodology Ilga Reizniece 15:30 – 16:00Reflection

10. Subject Course. Monday, 14.04.2008 09:00 – 11:00 Going to country side – Memorial house of Latvian composer Emilis Melngailis 11:00 – 11:30 Visiting Memorial house of Latvian composer Emilis Melngailis 11:30 – 13:30 At Memorial house of Latvian composer Emilis Melngailis MAKING MUSIC INSTRUMENTS from different kind of materials (wood, plastic, garbage, etc.) Sandra Jansone 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch – picnic 14:30 – 15:30REFLECTION 15:00 – 17:00Coming back to Riga

12. Subject Course. Tuesday,15.04.2008 10:00 – 10:30 Visiting Museum of Latvian writer Krisjanis Barons – father of Latvian folk songs 10:30 – 13:00At Museum of Kr.Barons LET S SING SONGS AND PLAY GAMES Ilga Reizniece 13:00 – 14:00Lunch 14:00 – 15:00REFLECTION

13. Subject Course. Wednesday, 16.04.2008 10:00 – 12:00MAKING THE SCENARIO FOR LATVIAN EASTER Using music insturments made, songs and games taught, etc. Methodological aspects of organising events at school and involving pupils Ilga Reizniece, Inga Bērziņa, Laimrota Kriumane 12:00 – 12:30Pause 12:30 – 13:30PLAYING LATVIAN EASTER. A REHEARSAL Ilga Reizniece, Inga Bērziņa, Laimrota Kriumane 13:30 – 14:00Lunch 14:00 – 14:30Time for Reflection 14:00 – … Practical preparation for last day s Easter Party

14. Subject Course. Thursday, 17.04.2008 10:00 –11:00Going to Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum 11:00 – 12:00Arriving at Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum. Preparation (surrounding, materials, traditional food etc.,) http://www.muzejs.lv/ 12:00 – 16:00 PLAYING WITH SCHOOL-CHILDREN LATVIAN EASTER INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL WITH MODERN. (Plays, games, songs, accompanied with self-made music instruments, food, swinging etc.) 16:00 – 17:00 Going home

16. Subject Course. Friday, 18.04.2008 11:00 – 13:00 REFLECTION. SELF-EVALUATION. Activities organized by Lauma Žubule and Ieva Lūkase to open the senses and mind for reflection Lecturers and students 13:00 – 13:30Lunch 13:30 – 15:30 REFLECTION. SELF-EVALUATION. SUMMING-UP. CONCLUSIONS Lecturers and students

17. A Team Sanita Madalāne – expert and coordinator Laimrota Kriumane – director of study programme, coordinator Renata Minnibajeva – coordinator Karen Barford – lecturer Ilga Reizniece – lecturer Inga Bērziņa – lecturer Sandra Jansone – lecturer Normunds Pīlips – lecturer Lauma Žubule – lecturer Ieva Lūkase - lecturer