"BEYOND HIKING - ""Hiking for a Greener Future: Training Educators for Environmental Awareness and Active Lifestyles"""

<< Objectives >>HIKEWISE aims to elevate secondary education by enhancing current and future physical education teachers' capabilities in delivering outdoor sports activities, notably hiking, to foster environmental respect and a healthy lifestyle among students. It seeks to bridge current gaps in outdoor sports and environmental education, facilitate access to resources, and integrate these crucial elements into the curriculum, ultimately promoting environmental stewardship and active living.<< Implementation >>We will develop a manual and teaching materials (didactic unit), conduct training sessions for current and future PE secondary school teachers, and execute pilot projects across participating countries to test and refine our approach. Additionally, we will engage in extensive dissemination activities, including creating HIKEWISE website, social media engagement, and hosting multiplier events, to share best practices and findings, ensuring broad impact and accessibility of project results.<< Results >>We will produce a manual and a didactic unit that significantly enhance PE teachers' ability to integrate outdoor sports and environmental education into PE subject and extracurricular school/university activities. Expected results include increased environmental awareness and active lifestyles among students, improved teaching practices, and a widespread adoption of HIKEWSIE findings, contributing to a sustainable and health-conscious future for young people and communities.