PRIDE 1 (project duration 1st Jan 2016 – 31st Dec 2017) was supported by the EU Erasmus Plus programme and is an adult education staff mobility partnership.
Participants are drawn from a UK consortium of partners from (mainly) Northern England and Scotland like WICAT, National Trust, Wardell Armstrong, Natural England, Yorkshire Dales NP, Earth Doctors, Crosslanes, VAR Initiative, Sublime Foundation, The Environment Partnership, Hayton Castle, Forestry Commission, Moorforge and Woolclip.
The placements are fully funded apart from getting to the UK departure point.
All the places revolve around dedicated training courses from the ‘Green Village’ suite of certified units. They were created over a 3-year period by 8 EU partners led by Grampus Heritage. All the courses carry ECVET points as well as certification for CPD. The Green Village curriculum is called “Sustainable Rural Development – Focus on Culture and Nature” and the course modules are available to download on the right hand side of this page.
The Cypriot partners in Green Village developed ‘Empowering Communities’ training courses through a bi-communal work between Panayiota Demetriou and Senay Ekingen, Greek and Turkish Cypriot ladies respectively and this demonstrates that the ethos of PRIDE and Green Village is about sustainable rural development irrespective of faith, ethnicity or gender. The Green Village is free and open to everyone.
Panayiota and Senay (cypriot hosts) working together and with their students. Please see the picture at the top right.
previous PRIDE1 placements:
Denmark – Re-Living the Viking Age 4th – 10th May 2016 – 6 spaces
Slovakia – Introduction in Horse-logging 29th May – 4th June & 9-16 July – 5 spaces
Slovakia – Iron Age Roundhouse Construction 13-20 June 2016 – 6 spaces
Cyprus – Shepherd Inspired Fashion 3-10 June 2016 – 6 spaces
Iceland – Iron casting workshop 17-24 July 2016 – 6 spaces
Romania – Mask Making 7-13 Aug 2016 – 6 spaces
Slovakia – Loom weaving course 21-28 Aug 2016 – 6 spaces
Germany – Built Heritage Reconstruction with sustainable local Materials 24-31 Aug – 8 spaces
Bulgaria – Balkan Crafts 4-10 Sept 2016 – 6 spaces
Slovenia – sustainable Lifestyles 10-17 Sept 2016 – 6 spaces
Cyprus – Forests, Trees & climate change 9-16 Oct 2016 – 7 spaces
Bulgaria – Engaging Communities in Sustainable Rural Development 27 Nov -3 Dec 2016 – 6 spaces
Cyprus – Autumn Mediterranean harvest – honey, olives, carobs, almonds – harvesting & processing 1-8 Dec 2016 – 8 spaces
Cyprus – Hot Lime Church restoration 10-17 Dec 2016 – 7 spaces
Santorini – Living on an Island. Value adding to Food and Distinctive Crafts- 13-19 Febr, 6 spaces
Santorini – Living on an Island. Value adding to Food and Distintive Crafts – 19-25 Febr, 6 spaces
Cyprus – Working with Stone and Lime to restore cultural landcape (Apliki Church) 27th March- 2nd April 2017, 6 spaces
Cyprus – Maintain Cultural landscape – 18-24 April 2017, 6 spaces
Slovenia – Crafts and sustainable Lifestyles – 26 April – 2 May 2017 6 spaces
Slovakia – Masks and Celts – 1-7 May 2017, 6 spaces
Netherlands – Wood pasture Management I – 21-27 May 2017, 6 spaces
Italy – Ancient Wood. Heritage Wood Buildings – understanding issues and treatments. – 22-28 May 2017, 6 spaces
Italy – Wood Energy. Energy from Wood and residues. – 22-28 May 2017, 6 spaces
Turkey – Ancient Sills – 19-25 June 2017, 6 spaces
Czech Republic – Organic Fruit Production and Processing – 14-21 July 2017 – 8 spaces
Romania – Rimet Mountain Culture – Practical Vernacular Building Maintaining in a Mountain Village – 24-30 July 2017, 6 spaces
Romania – Neolothic Archaeology – 31st July – 6st Aug, 6 spaces
Romania – Shepard Fashion – 14-20 Aug 2017, 6 spaces
Germany – Food and Cookery – 17-24 Aug 2017, 6 spaces
Netherlands – Wood Pasture Management II – 24-30 Sept 2017, 6 spaces
Bulgaria – Balkan Crafts II – 2-8 Sept 2017, 6 spaces
if you would like to receive more details please email to jessica@grampusheritage.co.uk if you would like to register interest in on of our placements.
GRAMPUS Heritage and Training offer placements to teachers and trainees throughout Europe, seeking to initiate them into the Green Village partnership and way of thinking. Green Village comprises a number of countries working to protect their traditional practices of economic production, sustainable for communities and in harmony with the natural world. In this short film, GRAMPUS’ founder, Martin Clark, along with participants in the Erasmus Plus course run by Kato Drys Community Council in Cyprus – a Green Village partner, explain the four “pillars of rural sustainability” that form the basis of their work. The film spotlights Grampus Heritage and the Green Village international network partners Kato Drys Community Council and Lefkara Municipality. Green Village is about achieving environmental, cultural, social and economic sustainability for a community, a village, an organisation or a product or process.
PRIDE Stories (participants feedbacks)
PRIDE 2 onwards
project duration PRIDE2: 1 Oct 2018 – 30 Sept 2020 (extended to Sept 2021. The project is supported by the EU Erasmus+ program and is an adult education (KA2) staff mobility partnership.
project duration PRIDE3: 1 Oct 2019 – 30 Sept 2022 (extended). The project is supported by the EU Erasmus+ program and is an adult education (KA2) staff mobility partnership.
project duration PRIDE4: 1 Oct 2020 – 30 Sept 2023 (extended). The project is supported by the EU Erasmus+ program and is an adult education (KA2) staff mobility partnership.
Participants are drawn from a UK consortium of partners from (mainly) Northern England and Scotland like WICAT, National Trust, Natural England, Yorkshire Dales NP, Earth Doctors, VAR Initiative, Sublime Foundation, The Environment Partnership, Forestry Commission, Eden Arts, Epiacum Heritage, Solway AONB and Woolclip.
The placements are fully funded apart from getting to the UK departure point (which might not be the nearest airport to you).
All the places revolve around dedicated training courses from the ‘Green Village’ suite of certified units. They were created over a 3-year period by 8 EU partners led by Grampus Heritage. All the courses carry ECVET points as well as certification for CPD. The Green Village curriculum is called “Sustainable Rural Development – Focus on Culture and Nature” and the course modules are available to download on the right hand side of this page.
previous PRIDE2,3,4 placements
PRIDE3: Slovakia– Structured course on “Opportunity for rural development through the crafts and natural resources” 16-23 June 2022
PRIDE4: Spain – Structured Course on ” Catalonia – History and Traditions” from 22-29 June 2022
PRIDE3: Slovenia – Structured Course on “Geothermal water as energy sources and for production” from 27 June – 3 July 2022
PRIDE3: Turkey – Structured Course on “Traditional Crafts in modern Use I” from 18-25 July 2022
PRIDE3: Turkey – Structured Course on “Traditional Crafts in modern Use I” from 27 July – 3 Aug 2022
PRIDE4: Czech Republic – Structured Course on “Possibilities for sustainable rural development through environmental education I” from 6-13 August 2022
PRIDE4: Romania – Structured Course on “Basket weaving with Roma trainers using willow and hazel” from 2-9 August 2022
PRIDE4: Germany – Structured Course on “Wildlife watching & nature protection for red list species I” from 22-29 Aug 2022
PRIDE4: Germany – Structured Course on “Wildlife watching & nature protection for red list species II” from 19-26 Sept 2022
PRIDE4: Bulgaria – Structured Course on “Traditional Skills and Heritage – Devetaki Folklore Festival” from 28 Aug – 4 Sept 2022
PRIDE4: Bulgaria – Structured Course on “Traditional Skills and Heritage II” from 22-29 Sept 2022
PRIDE4: Czech Republic – Structured Course on “Possibilities for sustainable rural development through environmental education II” from 21-28 Oct 2022
