Portugal 'n Surf
Portugal as a cultural subject is a new idea, so we have a pilot project where students' input can really come into play.
The trip
- School visit, hopefully with possibility of homestay
- Culture and history: Internal - How does Portugal bear the mark of past occupations and wars? We will look at Portugal's culture, history and economy. We will visit at least one of the major cities, but will also learn about life in the countryside or on the coast.
- Culture and history: External - Can you get around Portugal's history of colonialism?
- Surfing: stay a few days at a camp on the Algarve coast - a surf camp, need we say more? 😉
The lessons
The starting point of the course will be Portugal's history, colonialism and its current status in relation to its former colonies, but equally important in relation to the EU.
The next important element of teaching is that students should be active co-creators of the subject and the journey. They will help to prioritise the studies and activities to be carried out in Denmark and Portugal.
We will shape the journey and make contact with one or more schools and hopefully get a homestay going.
We will also verify the claim that the Portuguese way of life differs from the Danish way of life. This concerns everything from family life, norms and traditions, eating habits, schooling, and not least leisure life.
Of course we will do studies with both "biolog-" and "social science" lenses, so that we have a comparable basis for studying nature in Portugal, both on land and at sea. Of course, we also need to see how the economic base affects working life - and whether tourism is purely a good thing.
Maybe we'll get in the water and do some activities here at home too.
UN SDGs
The primary focus of the subject is these two:
- Goal 14: Life below water
- Objective 15 Life on land
However, it would be unavoidable not also to deal with:
- Goal 10 Reduce inequality
- Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
- Goal 13: Climate action
Requirements for the students
- Passport must be valid at least 6 months after the trip begins.
- Courage to meet new people with a different view of life and different living conditions.
- Ready to bid on cooking.
- The courage to taste food from another food culture - possibly also fish.
- Motivated to do volunteer work if necessary.
- Ready to represent Denmark and in particular Ranum Efterskole College.
Teachers
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| Kim Glerup km@ranumefterskole.dk |
Terms and economy
Self-payment approximately 8.500 kr.
Pocket money: App. 1.000 DKK recommended
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