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

Information about participants and organisation 5 students from RTTEMA (Latvia) 3 students from Hedmark University (Norway) 2 students from VIA University College (Denmark) 2 students from University of Linköping (Sweden) Foundation course and Subject Course (3 ECTS) Lecturers: Sanita Madalane Ilga Reizniece Inga Berzina Ilze Sprance Daiga Kaleja – Gasparovica Laimrota Kriumane Lecturers from LPIC

Foundation Course. Monday, :00 – 12:00 INTRODUCTION. START-UP. Laimrota Kriumane, Sanita Madalane Programme. Agreeing on Diary, Reflection sheets. Short written tasks. Practical information. 12:00 – 13:30 „Ice-breakers”. Sanita Madalane To get to know each other. Activities to use the body and mind. 13:30 – 14:00Lunch 14:00 – 16:00Outdoor learning. Theory in practice. Sanita Madalane Indoor lecture + “Building the Team” activities outdoors. 16:00 – 16:30 Reflection and logs. Work on Diary. Sanita Madalane

Foundation Course. Tuesday, :00 – 12:00 Going to Zoo by tram. 11:00 – 13:00 Rooms in outdoor learning. Visiting a Zoo. Methodology. Sanita Madalane, Lecturer from ZOO (Natural Sciences, Social sciences) 13:00 – 13:30Lunch (packages) 13:30 – 15:30Rooms in outdoor learning. Visiting a Zoo. Methodology. Sanita Madalane, Lecturer from ZOO (Natural Sciences, Social sciences) 15:30 – 16:00 Reflection and logs. Work on Diary. Sanita Madalane 20:30 – 22:00Folk dance evening. Live folk music. (Music, dance) Sanita Madalane, Laimrota Kriumane, Ilga Reizniece

Foundation Course. Wednesday, :00 – 16:00 Going on trip by bicycles to Sigulda (Sports, nature) Sanita Madalane, Janis Goldšteins, Inga Berzina ~ Lunch (packages) 16:00 – 18:00 Settlement, preparing dinner (sleep over at school, Sigulda) 18:00 – 19:00Reflection and logs. Sanita Madalane, Story time, presenting country 20:00 – 22:00 Bowling 23: Exercises to use senses in darkness Songs and stories to get asleep, etc. Sanita Madalane, Janis Goldšteins

Foundation Course. Thursday, :00 – 09:00 Good morning exercises. Breakfast 09:00 – 12:00 Outdoor learning. Theory in practice. Visiting Sigulda (History, Natural Sciences, Sports) Activities outdoors in nearby environment Sanita Madalane, Janis Goldšteins 12:00 – 12:30Lunch (packages) 13:00 – 16:00Visiting Mežakaķis Adventure Park (Sports. Sense of balance, strength etc.) Sanita Madalane, Janis Goldšteins 16:00 – 16:30 Reflection and logs. Sanita Madalane 17:00 – 18:00Going home

Foundation Course. Friday, :30 – 13:00 Rooms in outdoor learning: cultural institutions. Sanita Madalane Visiting churches. A place for sacral activities, a place for music. A place for history of culture etc. (Arts, music, history, religion) 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 15:00 – 17:00Rooms in outdoor learning: cultural institutions. At Torņkalna church. Organ music at church festivities. Playing organ Ilze Lice, Laimrota Kriumane 17:00 – 17:30Work on Diary. Sanita Madalane Reflection sheets – summing up. Evaluation sheets to evaluate the foundation course

Subject Course. Saturday, :00 – 10:30 Visiting Museum of Music instruments. Watching a video film. Inese Zune, Laimrota Kriumane 10:30 – 13:30 Traditional folk music as pedagogical instrument in the context of Outdoor Education. Theory + practical exercises (singing and dancing) At Museum of Music instruments. Ilga Reizniece 13:30 – 14:00Lunch 14:00 – 16:00Traditional folk music and popular music. Cross-points. Theory + doing jazz improvisation and rhythmical exercises. At Museum of Music instruments. Inga Berzina 16:00 – 16:30Reflection and logs. Work on Diary. Inga Berzina

Subject Course. Sunday, :00 – 13:00 Let’s sing songs and play games for St.Martin’s day Celebration. Making the Scenario for St.Martin’s day Celebration Methodology for 6-12 years old pupils House of children, Ilga Reizniece, Inga Berzina 13:00 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 15:30Making music instruments. Combining experience gained on Saturday with freshly made music instruments Peteris Jansons, Sandra Jansone 15:30 – 16:00Reflection and logs. Work on Diary. Sanita Madalane

Subject Course. Monday, :00 – 12:00Visiting Jūrmala’s Pre-school Educational Institution at Dzintari Laimrota Kriumane 13:00 – 14:00Lunch 14:00 – 16:00Preparing masks, costumes for St.Martin’s celebration (Handicraft) Daiga Kaleja – Gasparovica 16:00 – 16:30Reflection and logs. Work on Diary Sanita Madalane

Subject Course. Tuesday, :00 –12:00Going to Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum 12:00 – 13:00Arriving at Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum. Preparation (surrounding, materials, traditional food etc.,) 14:00 – 16:00Playing out St.Martin’s day Celebration, integrating traditional and modern aspects (Plays, games, songs, accompanied with self- made music instruments, food, etc.) Lamrota Kriumane, Ilga Reizniece, Inga Berzina, Sanita Madalane 16:00 – 17:00 Going home

Subject Course. Wednesday, :00 –13:00Organised activities promoting reflection, self- evaluation. At Academy. LPIC 13:00 – 15:00Organised activities promoting reflection, self- evaluation. At Academy. LPIC 15:00 – 16:00Reflection. Self-Evaluation. Summing-up. Conclusions. Evaluation sheets to evaluate the subject course Sanita Madalane