Sólheimar — Eco Village: hands on sustainable teaching and lecture package
Herdís Friðriksdóttir (Is)
Contact: herdis@solheimar.is
Summary
Iceland is getting an increasingly popular destination for tourists. About 95% of these tourists visit the island because of it‘s nature.
At Sólheimar Eco Village there is a growing need from different groups that want to learn about sustainability.
Not only through a lecture, but through a hands on lessons where students are introduced directly to the matter at hand.
At Sólheimar there are two guesthouses and an Eco Center that can be used specifically for these groups. There are green houses, a Permaculture garden and a renewable energy garden that can be used in order to facilitate information to the students through hands on experience.
The objective of the project is to design and develop a lecture package for students of all ages and different nationalities that want to learn about sustainability at Sólheimar. Through this package they can learn what measures to make in order to take steps towards a more sustainable lifestyle. The lessons will be interactive, hands on and will be conducted in Sesseljuhús, in Sólheimars Greenhouses and in the Permaculture garden of Sólheimar.
National Network
- Katrín Magnúsdóttir project manager at Landvernd.
- Jóna Björg Jónsdóttir director of Kerhólsskóli, a local elementary school.
- Helena Óladóttir, director of Reykjavíks Nature school, a cooperative project between the elementary schools and kindergartens of Reykjavík city.
- Dave Oakes, founder of CELL (Center for Ecological Living and Learning) a nonprofit educational organization inspiring students to become sustainability leaders and activists.
