At the end of July, Rosto Solidário held a training course on Games for Environmental Education, aimed at all people with an interest in the cause of rivers and the environment.
These initiatives and recreational tools provided by the Living Rivers project are intended to encourage more and more people to become aware and active citizens in environmental protection.
The feedback from the 14 participants was very positive.
They shared that with these games and activities they gained more knowledge and awareness about the life of rivers and how we should live them. They highlight the experience of using the board game and the Escape room game to help promote more conscious ecological and consumer attitudes, as well as encouraging environmental protection.
Sónia Abrantes, a teacher, signed up for this Rosto Solidário training course because she teaches these subjects and is used to organizing these kinds of activities. She particularly liked the Escape Room activity, because it works on the concepts of the water cycle.
According to her, it’s relevant content and is worked on in a very appealing way, great for children from the 5th grade upwards and even for all adults.
Tiago, from the Ludonautas association, already knew Rosto Solidário from other training courses and activities he had taken part in and found the topic very interesting to work on, as rivers are very important for our ecological system. After the workshop on water management and the water cycle, she shared with us “(…) I learned about the different perspectives of the various players in society (companies, government, citizens, etc.), I learned some new concepts and I reflected on how the simplest attitudes have such a huge impact on our ecological system (…).”
Sara Trindade, another participant in the training, also commented on the escape room with the theme of Urban Pressure “(…) It was the first time I took part in an escape room and the experience couldn’t have been better. The challenges are very well thought out, with a stimulating level of complexity and a sense of humor. The team dynamic went very well. Some people had a lot of experience in these challenges, leading the dynamic and overcoming the inexperience of the other members (…).
He adds that “(…) The dynamic has many layers, promoting the environmental awareness of the participants: waste and conscious and responsible consumption, ecosystems and the impact of human activities on territories, preservation of autochthonous species, the impact of invasive species, sustainability, public health, etc. What’s more, this is a great activity to do outdoors and to promote team building, away from the screens.”
