Eco Art Galleries

Erasmus+ School EducationSmall-scale partnerships in school educationID: 2022-1-FR01-KA210-SCH-000084023
EC Contribution
€600
Consortium Size
4 orgs
Start Year
2022
Summary

Get pupils involved in studying the environment and fighting against climate change, by giving them a greater awareness of and respect for the environment. Create links with ecology by revealing c...

Objectives

Get pupils involved in studying the environment and fighting against climate change, by giving them a greater awareness of and respect for the environment. Create links with ecology by revealing cultural elements of world history, past and present, as there are many of them based on ecology in mankinds’ history. Reminding these elements is a duty for educational institutions and the best way of showing that nature and environment are indispensable to our lives. All activities carried out underline the importance of protecting nature, help to encourage the fight for environmental protection, by allowing digital learning by pupils that includes elements of recycling and sustainability. The aim is to contribute to prevent environmental problems and to train pupils to be sensitive and respectful towards nature. The aim of the project is to show the link between the history of humanity and the environment through the discovery of the partners' past cultural assets, thereby raising awareness of environmental issues. The multilingual cultural assets of the participants are intended to benefit multilingualism and thus enrich the programmes by comparing environmental education and ecological concepts in different school education systems.

Activities

E-Encyclopedia Analysis of education systems and school curricula related to environmental and climate change. Looking for artists who have worked on planet protection. Endemic Plants Research about endemic plants of the participant countries, discovering their evolution in conjunction with climate change and pollutants. Discovery of Green Observation of plants and natural elements. Workshops led by environmental researchers to understand the greenhouse effect, climate change and their consequences. The pupils worked together to come up with possible solutions Digital Guides on Plants Care Research and discussions on plants : living conditions, growth to in order to create beautiful gardens or to bring more green into schools. Recycling from Waste A survey was carried out in schools to determine the level of awareness of the concepts of waste and recycling. The results identified the most important types of waste, which the pupils used to design flower pots or artistic objects to recover and reduce them. Ecologic Art Gallery Exhibitions in schools and virtual productions and visits to share cultural heritage and show the importance of nature throughout the evolution of human history.

Impact

Pupils took part in experimental activities related to recycling and reusing useless objects. They also had the chance to carry out scientific experiments to understand climate change and its consequences, led by climate researchers. Back at their schools, they shared their knowledge with their friends and classmates to raise awareness about protecting the planet, recycling and creating new useful or artistic objects from used materials.In this way they actively participated in not throwing and reusing materials. An environmental group was created with the participation of many pupils. In addition, all schools became more environmentally friendly and students learned more about the culture and discovered nature in poetry, art, literature and music. Participants created and kept good friendships and visited each other's country in order to see and get familiar with the local environment and nature (host families). The schools maintained their gardens or flower pots made from recycled materials, and new coming fresh pupils were very enthusiastic in keeping these green spaces and developing recycling.

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