The eco-pedagogue

Who and the Why

Welcome, fellow man!

Let me immediately get out of the house, that's what you came here for: I'm Lize, mentor behind the Ecopedagogue. I have learned from pedagogy, andragogy and currently in development from ecopsychology, a new movement that is still very unknown in the Netherlands.

Knowledge background and vision

Pedagogy is a science that looks from a systemic perspective at the development of children in interaction with their environment. Andragogy is a lesser-known term, a branch of pedagogy that focuses on adult education. Both of these studies derive essentially from education: educere in Latin, which means to lead away from ignorance. This description best fits the essence of my organization.

I did not want to provide help at all, because I have always believed that the greatest impact is made in teaching appropriate knowledge and the reflection of learning points in the other exactly at the point where the other feels a need for growth:

we cannot force this.

Until 2023 I am also working on a new study, ecopsychology. This combination has planted the seed for the reform of my practice. Since nature is an essential and forgotten part of development and development, I fully integrate it into my working method.

Since 2011, I have walked many paths in the social work field: from youth coach at an international football club to crisis work where child abuse was a theme. Over the years I realized more and more that my heart lies with adolescents (16-27), their parents and also adults as individuals. People come to me for development issues: standing still and (learning to) reflect, digest and move on.

Behavior is often an expression of a need: commitment and understanding may be required instead of condemnation. On the other hand, I think social safety (no harmful undercurrent) is important and I quickly sense it. For this reason, I have developed a confrontational style based on my own talent: I am directive and I am regularly described in my work as a 'pry bar'. ': daring to name sensitivities. It is important that you feel comfortable with this, otherwise my method may not be completely appropriate.

Personal - about me.

🎮Courageous millennial. My life and work as a paradox in connection: lived from villa to homeless centers and from home to owner-occupied home. Speaks behind closed doors with imprisoned young people to high-ranking politicians. Worked with clay in small residential groups and in a suit as a policy maker in the towers, because I want to understand all floors: for a healthy whole. 🔭Sees talent and tackles the opportunity just as thoroughly as the reflection that comes after taking the plunge: reflecting fully from the pitfall, because we must learn from failure, not just be disappointed. And by the way, let's talk about that a bit more honestly: learning together. Because courage, you have to. 🪬Wide experience within the youth care domain, is currently flown in as a teacher and for advice. Has now invested heart and head from ecopsychology; without a leaf in the mouth, with the wind at his back, and sometimes a wavering finger, searching high in the air, to feel the direction from which it comes. 🌬🪆What do I do? I move between layers of society for a just, healthy synergy. Energy is what flows through all of us, being enlightened seems to me to be nothing less than spreading that light in such a transparent, fluid way that it is never encapsulated. There is strength in gravity, but I also jump like a spring. I'll pay attention to that. And if not, then I fall over: to get up again after that friction to a bright future, back to balance. Can I do something for you or does this connection instinctively lead to growth for you? Don't be shy, reach out and dream up if you can!