Act eco-locally to change into eco-globally

By implementing the project we wanted to raise awareness about environmental issues & encourage more sustainable behavior among students, teachers & the community. Our goals were to help young peo...

By implementing the project we wanted to raise awareness about environmental issues & encourage more sustainable behavior among students, teachers & the community. Our goals were to help young people understand the importance of protecting the planet, develop eco-friendly habits & take part in practical activities like clean-ups & upcycling workshops. We wanted to achieve changes in consumer habits, in attitudes towards recycling &climate change, to increase motivation to save &reuse products. Thus, our main objective was to develop the ecological awareness & active citizenship & to increase the quality & relevance of ecological activities in 6 partner schools. Our goal was to develop in our students key competences (digital, linguistic, entrepreneurial, etc.) & skills needed for the society like: problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, decision making & creativity. They were developed through local & international ecological activities in interactive forms & methods: workshops, lectures, study visits, debates, greening activities etc. We also aimed to strengthen cooperation between partner schools, share good practices between teachers & give students the chance to learn & work together with others from different countries

We carried out 2 TPMs (Getting to know each other in Poland & Closing the project in Turkiye) & 6 short-term teacher-student meetings called eco-workshops with: 6 public events called “Be eco”, 17 local green activities, 10 study visits to ecological institutions, 13 lessons observed. We established 5 eco-clubs. Each school locally -organised planned activities:3 ecological actions & 3 workshops sessions -organised unplanned ecological activities-we have 34 of them -conducted lessons on ecology in different subjects with the use of innovative methods & modern technologies–we had 26 lessons not 18 -prepared reports with photos from each activity& lesson -created more than 1 digital game about ecology tested during eco-workshops–we have 14 games -had to prepare 3 scenarios but 28 online scenarios about ecology instead of 18 were prepared We worked on the eTwinning platform & Twin space, disseminated the results on the project website, Facebook & Instagram. We carried out monitoring completing 13 monitoring sheets &evaluation activities. Turkiye organised a final conference where 6 final PPTs and 6 film from eco-workshops were presented. In total 46 teachers &159 students from 6 partner schools were directly involved in the project.

PROJECT RESULTS The guide of ecological actions in European schools E-book with eco reports and games E-book with materials for teachers eTwinning project Project website Project logo Ecology club in 5 schools NOT 18 but 28 online scenarios about ecology NOT 6 but 14 digital games about ecology 6 public events called “Be eco”–international discussions during eco-workshops on local problems and solutions to them 6 project brochures in native languages and in English (each partner individually) 6 final PPTs–project data, local activities, results, dissemination, benefits/impact, project evaluation 2 Project evaluation reports OTHER RESULTS 6 films from eco-workshops 6 local acts brochures Project Facebook Project Instagram Evaluation reports of all project activities OUTCOMES increased knowledge about ecological issues changed attitudes towards consumption, recycling &climate change increased motivation to save, reuse & recycle products improved collaboration, teamwork, social, civic & intercultural skills enlarged language competences Among teachers: -enlarged digital competences -improved organizational & managerial skills -increased knowledge about ecological topics & teaching methods -developed professional teaching skills