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GeoCamp Iceland has signed a two-year cooperation agreement with Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and the assocation of the four municipalities in the region, to organise and develop educational projects within the geopark. According the the agreement, GeoCamp Iceland will service educational and training activities, set up and manage regional and international development projects as well as serve as educational liaison between educational institutions and the geopark. Additionally GeoCamp Iceland will look at the potential use of resources and geosites in the region to enhance and develop STEAM education. In addition GeoCamp Iceland will take an active part in the educational part of the EGN2024 Confernece of European Geoparks, taking place in Reykjanes in October this year.  Sigrún Svafa Ólafsdóttir, Project Manager at GeoCamp Iceland, will in this period serve as project manager for educational outreach in the geopark, looking into enhancing cooperation between educational institutions and increased opportunity for both outdoor training activities and STEAM education within Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark, as well as other development and educational projects.
Sigrún Svafa has a teaching background at Keilir Academy in Iceland, both on adult and primary school secondary school level. During her time at Keilir she also served as a mentor for new teachers, which included guidance and consultancy in educational methodologies and didactics. She has been involved with flipped learning for over a decade, being one of the frontrunners in introducing flipped learning in Iceland. We look forward to bringing you more information about the cooperation in the near future.  For close to twenty years, GeoCamp Iceland has offered customized study tours for educational institutions, where the participants benefit from our personal network, background in education, contacts with Icelandic educational and research institutions within the field, and experience in receiving international study groups.
Along with planning and hosting these international student at teacher visits, GeoCamp Iceland participates in a number of regional, national and international educational projects, research development and training opportunities, with primary focus on developing teacher and student curricula as well as producing training material for outdoor science education and STEM related training activities. We've summarized our activities in 2023 in one document: geocamp_iceland_-_annual_report_2023.pdf |
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GeoCamp Iceland is an educational project dedicated to increasing knowledge and understanding in natural sciences with practical and active learning. We develop educational content, student and teacher guides and curricula, organize and receive international study groups focusing on natural sciences, environmental challenges, climate change and STEM education.
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