The aim of the project is to raise awareness of environmental issues, especially reducing, recycling and reusing of wastes.

• Subjects: Art, Chemistry, Environmental Education, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Natural Sciences
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 15 - 19
• Tools to be used: Audio conference, Chat, e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Twinspace, Video conference
• Aims: The aim of the project is to raise awareness of environmental issues, especially reducing, recycling and reusing of wastes. Participants... read moreThe aim of the project is to raise awareness of environmental issues, especially reducing, recycling and reusing of wastes. Participants will acquire and share knowledge and gain experiences in various school subjects and environment and, at the same time arrive at a deeper understanding of what it means to be EU citizens. Our objectives are • to acquire knowledge on the environment and environmental problems • to compare specific environmental issues • to raise the students` awareness of their environment and protecting nature • to accept responsibility for its protection and to act accordingly • to utilize ICT-based curriculum and extra-curriculum activities hide
• Work process: • Their teaching staff assigned to the special topics will mainly be teachers of natural sciences like chemistry, biology, or... read more• Their teaching staff assigned to the special topics will mainly be teachers of natural sciences like chemistry, biology, or environment, but also teachers of informatics are needed to create and manage databases. Finally teachers of English will monitor the projects, but in some cases act as principal coordinators of some topics. The following activities will be held in partner schools simultaneously and they will share their experiences and ideas via ICT tools. Activities 1. Logos and Slogans Competition Students will 1) recognize logos used in recycling; 2) create a logo and slogan to use in promoting a school recycling program. 2. Recycling Students will identify recyclable materials available for collection in their school and community. Posible materials for recycling; Aluminium cans, used paper, package materials, PET, PVC..e.t.c 3. Waste Reduction Students will explore the ways of reducing the amount of waste produced in their school and community. 4. Re-Use Exhibition Students will explore the ways of reusing the wastes that cannot be recycled. An exhibition will be held in spring. Utilizing the advantage of the big group of schools we are positive that we can ensure the active involvement of all partners in the project as a whole by the following methods: • we will organise our work in multinational teamwork • have a shared project management with fixed deadlines • use of twinspace for all partner schools • keep up a regular and intensive communication via e-mail, telephone and video-conferencing Coordination and Cooperation of Partner Schools Partner schools will be in close contact all the time during the project. The coordinator school of the project is responsible for the coordination of the partner schools’ communication. The methods that are going to be used are; • E-mails • Skype • Twinspace • Video conference • E.t.c Project Calender Date Activity Project Group Meeting November 2011 Project Kick-off Meeting November 2011 Announcement of Logos and Slogans Competition December 2011 Announcement of waste reduction campaign December 2011 Announcement of recycling campaign December 2011 Announcement of reuse campaign and exhibition December 2011 “Logos and Slogans competition” exhibition January 2012 Field Trip to a recycle facility March 2012 Workshop “Reusing Materials” April 2012 Re-Use exhibition May 2012 Evaluation of the project June 2012 hide
• Expected results: For all involved institutions there will be multiple benefits on several levels. Students and teachers involved in the project will broaden... read moreFor all involved institutions there will be multiple benefits on several levels. Students and teachers involved in the project will broaden their knowledge on different countries of the European Union as well as gain insight into various academic and civic topics related to environmental issues. Learning from each other will be affected by giving examples to the partner schools on how to investigate and realize different environmental topics and by cooperating personally in various workshops. Furthermore an intensive and successful cooperation among schools will result in a deeper understanding of the characteristic features and values of other European countries. Common roots, shared values and the perception of differences will be part and parcel of the learning process and will enable students and teachers alike to cope with difficult situations on one hand and enjoy an enriched and personal contact on the other hand, which will hopefully be turned into a lasting one or even become friendship. On a second level the students will acquire and practise personal and social soft skills, such as • successful teamwork • accepting and taking responsibility • respecting the diversity of the countries of the European Union • being tolerant towards others • seeing themselves and their personal environment in a larger European context • and finally being active as European citizens At the end of our project we hope that our students will be capable to live and work in any country of the EU and take an active part in the further development of the EU. Our schools as a whole will also profit because a new, European dimension will enter the classroom and regular lessons will be enriched by the knowledge and close personal contact of the students and teachers involved in the project. All teachers will be able to profit from the shared work throughout the project and in that way even broaden their horizon. Cooperation between teachers is encouraged and might result in a lighter workload for the individual teacher. We sincerely hope that, at the end of our project, life in our schools will be richer, fuller and characterised by mutual respect and tolerance when dealing with each other. The final product of the project is planned to be exhibitions at schools and in twinspace. hide

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