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In Rogaška Slatina and Krapinske Toplice, 6 learning modules for empowering people with disabilities and 6 parallel learning modules for gaining new competences for personnel will be implemented:
- M 1: Mental Health Care – we’ll explore mindfulness, meditation and sensory integration. We’ll carry out workshops to preserve and strengthen mental health, tailored to different types and levels of physical and mental disabilities – through therapeutic picture books, mindfulness techniques, deep breathing, mind hygiene, guided visualisation, gratitude, empathy.
- M 2: “I can feel both nature and myself through all my senses” – we’ll spend time together in nature and learn how to protect our planet. In the sensory park we’ll study the importance of sensory aids and try them out in practice. The sensory tools will stimulate us to feel, perceive and learn about ourselves and nature.
- M 3: Physical health care – through lectures and workshops we’ll find out about the importance of exercise for physical and mental health, hold a physiotherapy workshop on adapting chosen outdoor activities (cycling, horse riding, walking) to those with disabilities, a workshop on first aid in both general and for chosen sports injuries, learn how to motivate oneself and others, and pay a visit to a local stables with a hippotherapy workshop.
- M 4: Good practice examples and sensory activation – we’ll explore the creative work of the COOKT students (their artwork and theatre performance). Together, we’ll engage in outdoor activities: hiking and therapeutic horseback riding.
- M 5: “A healthy coffee in nature” – we’ll be cycling on adapted cycles, and training personnel on how to accompany people with disabilities for a safe and fun cycling experience. At the same time, we’ll raise public awareness that cycling is for everyone, including the disabled.
- M 6: Inclusive environmental care – we’ll visit the Re-use Centre and learn about sustainable practices (how to manage waste, be sustainably mobile and reduce our carbon footprints)
The funds from the project will finance the purchase of 2 adapted cycles for people with disabilities and accessories for the sensory park.
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Educational modules for personnel
M1: Mental health care for people with disabilities
We'll learn about mindfulness, meditation, sensory integration techniques, and ways to motivate people with disabilities to maintain and enhance their mental health.
M2: I feel nature and myself with all my senses
Organised socialising in nature with education on living in a nature-friendly way. We'll explore and try out sensory aids.
M3: Personnel training on health care for people with disabilities
Lectures and workshops on hippotherapy, the importance of sport for health, how to adapt sports activities for the disabled, how to give first aid and provide motivation.
M4: Good practice examples and sensory activation
We'll look at the creative artwork and theatre performance by students from Center za odgoj i obrazovanje Krapinske Toplice.
M5: Personnel training - "Healthy coffee in nature"
Adults will be trained to accompany people with disabilities when cycling on adapted bicycles to make it safe and fun. We'll be raising awareness about inclusive cycling.
M6: Personnel training on inclusive care for nature
We'll pay a visit to the Re-use Centre and learn about sustainable living (waste management, use of renewable resources, sustainable mobility; ways of motivating for more sustainable living).
Educational modules for people with physical and/or mental disabilities
M1: Mental health care
Workshops covering therapeutic picture books, mindfulness techniques, deep breathing, mind hygiene, guided visualisation, gratitude and empathy.
M2: I feel nature and myself with all my senses
In the sensory park, we'll engage all our senses to stimulate sensation, perception and understanding of ourselves and nature.
M3: Physical health care
Lectures and motivational workshops on the importance of sport for health, exercise and body strengthening, first aid and self-aid, and hippotherapy.
M4: Social inclusion through outdoor activities
Various activities (hiking, nordic walking and therapeutic horseback riding) allowing for exercising in nature.
M5: "Healthy coffee in nature"
Cycling on specially adapted cycles with trained assistants and raising awareness about the importance of people with disabilities being able to participate in the outdoor activities.
M6: Inclusive care for nature
We'll pay a visit to the Re-use Centre to learn about sustainable living (especially dealing with waste and becoming more sustainably mobile).
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Nature doesn’t set limits, only opportunities to discover new paths.
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