Outdoor Sketching for Teacher Well-being

Course content and strategies

The core strategy involves a dual focus on personal practice and classroom application. The course is structured to guide participants through a personal journey of artistic discovery. Following this, teachers will learn how to adapt the techniques they’ve mastered into structured, flexible classroom activities. The ultimate goal is for participants to leave equipped with a toolkit of creative strategies and a new mindset, enabling them to foster a more supportive and emotionally intelligent learning environment.

CLIC Cádiz Erasmus+ information: PIC: 947095294 – OID: E10151630

Structure

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Price

400€ - 1 week

City

Cadiz

Dates

Included in the price

Extra services

Your Teacher

Gabriela Caballero

Gabriela is an artist as well as an art and language teacher. She has studied art for over 15 years in Madrid, New York, and Seville. She has discovered that art makes students more receptive, intuitive, and focused in their learning process, and she uses it as a means of enhancing their learning abilities.

Gabriela is part of a Creative Project in Conil, Cádiz, and also a member of the English Teaching Staff at CLIC International House.

Emotional Regulation and Self-Care

Participants will develop a personal art practice to manage their own stress and emotions, enhancing their resilience and well-being as educators.

Creative Pedagogical Integration

Teachers will gain the ability to embed therapeutic art techniques into their existing curriculum, making lessons more engaging and multi-sensory for students.

Facilitating a Safe Learning Space

Educators will learn how to lead art activities that promote a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere, encouraging open expression and emotional safety in the classroom.

Mindful Communication Skills

Participants will be able to use visual art as a way to understand and communicate with students who may struggle to express themselves verbally.

Interpersonal Connection

The course will help teachers foster stronger bonds with their students and colleagues by engaging in shared creative experiences and projects.

Visual Problem-Solving

Teachers will learn to use sketching and painting to visually break down complex ideas, which can then be applied to help students with critical thinking.

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About the Course

This course is of significant benefit to

Primary school teachers: To use art to help young students express emotions, improve focus, and make foundational learning more engaging.
Secondary school teachers: To offer a creative break from academic pressure, helping teenagers build resilience and navigate complex emotions.
Special education teachers: To provide an inclusive and adaptable tool for students to improve motor skills and emotional expression.
Guidance counselors and school psychologists: To integrate a non-verbal, hands-on tool for students to process difficult emotions and develop coping strategies.
School administrators and leadership staff: To experience the therapeutic benefits of art, enabling them to advocate for staff and student wellness.

Objectives

Teachers will learn fundamental sketching and painting techniques to use as a personal therapeutic practice for stress reduction.
Participants will gain an understanding of how therapeutic art principles can be adapted for diverse classroom settings.
Educators will develop practical skills to integrate creative and calming art exercises into their daily lessons and classroom routines.
Teachers will be able to foster an emotionally supportive and non-judgmental environment through collaborative art projects for students.
Participants will be able to design simple, therapeutic art activities to help students express emotions and improve focus.

Outcomes

Participants will be:

able to use fundamental sketching and painting techniques as a form of personal self-care and stress relief.
gain a deeper understanding of how art can be used as a non-verbal tool for emotional expression in the classroom.
able to design and facilitate therapeutic art activities that promote a supportive and empathetic classroom environment.
learn how to integrate art exercises into various subjects to enhance student focus and information retention.
develop a practical toolkit of creative strategies for addressing common classroom challenges and fostering well-being.
leave with the confidence to introduce and champion art-based wellness initiatives within their school community.

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