Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Outdoor Education.Foundation Course.

Subject Course. MUSIC

A Schedule. International Test-runSanita 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, 27.10.2008

11:00 – 12:00 INTRODUCTION. START-UP. Laimrota Kriumane, Sanita MadalaneProgramme. Agreeing on Diary, Reflection sheets. Short written tasks. Practical information.

12:00 – 13:30 „Ice-breakers”. Sanita MadalaneTo get to know each other. Activities to use the body and mind.

13:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Outdoor 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, 28.10.2008

11:00 – 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 – 13:30 Lunch (packages)

13:30 – 15:30 Rooms 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 – 22:00 Folk dance evening. Live folk music. (Music, dance)Sanita Madalane, Laimrota Kriumane, Ilga Reizniece

Foundation Course. Wednesday, 29.10.2008

11:00 – 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 – 19:00 Reflection and logs. Sanita Madalane,Story time, presenting country

20:00 – 22:00 Bowling

23:00 - ... Exercises to use senses in darknessSongs and stories to get asleep, etc. Sanita Madalane, Janis Goldšteins

Foundation Course. Thursday, 30.10.2008

08:00 – 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 – 12:30 Lunch (packages)

13:00 – 16:00 Visiting Mežakaķis Adventure Park(Sports. Sense of balance, strength etc.)Sanita Madalane, Janis Goldšteins

16:00 – 16:30 Reflection and logs. Sanita Madalane

17:00 – 18:00 Going home

Foundation Course. Friday, 31.10.2008

10:30 – 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 – 17:00 Rooms in outdoor learning: cultural institutions. At Torņkalna church. Organ music at church festivities. Playing organIlze Lice, Laimrota Kriumane

17:00 – 17:30 Work on Diary. Sanita Madalane Reflection sheets – summing up.Evaluation sheets to evaluate the foundation course

Subject Course.Saturday, 01.11.2008

10:00 – 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 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Traditional folk music and popular music. Cross-points. Theory + doing jazz improvisation and rhythmical exercises.At Museum of Music instruments. Inga Berzina

16:00 – 16:30 Reflection and logs. Work on Diary. Inga Berzina

Subject Course. Sunday, 02.11.2008

11:00 – 13:00 Let’s sing songs and play games for St.Martin’s day Celebration.Making the Scenario for St.Martin’s day CelebrationMethodology for 6-12 years old pupilsHouse of children, Ilga Reizniece, Inga Berzina

13:00 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:30 Making music instruments.Combining experience gained on Saturday with freshly made music instrumentsPeteris Jansons, Sandra Jansone

15:30 – 16:00 Reflection and logs. Work on Diary. Sanita Madalane

Subject Course. Monday, 03.11.2008

10:00 – 12:00 Visiting Jūrmala’s Pre-school Educational Institution at Dzintari Laimrota Kriumane

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Preparing masks, costumes for St.Martin’s celebration

(Handicraft) Daiga Kaleja – Gasparovica

16:00 – 16:30 Reflection and logs. Work on DiarySanita Madalane

Subject Course. Tuesday, 04.11.2008

11:00 –12:00 Going to Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum

12:00 – 13:00 Arriving at Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum.Preparation (surrounding, materials, traditional foodetc.,)

14:00 – 16:00 Playing 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, 05.11.2008

11:00 –13:00 Organised activities promoting reflection, self-evaluation.At Academy. LPIC

13:00 – 15:00 Organised activities promoting reflection, self-evaluation.At Academy. LPIC

15:00 – 16:00 Reflection. Self-Evaluation. Summing-up. Conclusions. Evaluation sheets to evaluate the subject course Sanita Madalane