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Mission into the Future – Our Impressions GTS 2001, Haupt und Realschule Syke, Germany Germany – Solar Enregy

The first Comenius meeting – “We have visitors”

International guests in Werder Bremen Bootball Stadium

Greece – Nature and sustainability

In an ancient theater – Our project was indeed a “theatre”- Unfortunately not for pubic

UK, Liverpool – Wind energy

Comenius participants’ insider joke – Members of German team: “We sank with our Greek friends.”

Members of German team

Italy - Preparation for the “Recycling Fashion show”

Holland - Climate debate

Turkey – Future technology

The making of “Solar insects”.

In Liverpool all the students gave a presentation on how wind energy in their homecountry is considered as a source of renewable energy.

In Liverpool the students could look for inspriration for the Eco-Fashion Show in Naples. All students had fabricated clothes with recycled materials.

In the Netherlands the students simulated a European Parliament session.The held a debate on the theme: should oil drilling in the Mediterranea n Sea be forbidden or not? At their own schools the students did research on their own countries point of view concerning this matter. In the Netherlands they presented their arguments and debated on the subject wheater is would be a good idea or not to drill in the Mediterranean Sea if there would be oil.

In Turkey students visited a science museum where the could see new ways of generating energy.

LATVIAN COMENIUS TEAM SHPOGY SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES SEPTEMBER 2012 ECO MONTH at Shpogy secondary school 1. ECO GAMES organized by senior students for junior students –BE GREEN

ECO TOURISM. Visiting Cēsis district

OCTOBER 2012 1. LOGO COMPETITON AND OUR WINERS

Students (12-16 years old) took part in the competition; they brought their pictures

A special group of judges evaluated the pictures and selected two, as the thought, best LOGOS (the authors Mārtiņš Kivlenieks and Annija Abarone) and we brought them to Bremen, Syke.

OCTOBER- NOVEMBER 2012 PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR COUNTRY, REGION AND SCHOOL Sandis Proms and Jānis Stupelis worked hard on the presentation and the result was amazing. They presented it in Bremen, Syke .

International meeting in Germany . This is what we (teachers Eva and Guna Livdﾄ］e; students Jﾄ］is and Sandis) saw and experienced in Germany.

A study visit to the AWG recycling plant, and WERDER STADION IN BREMEN

NOVEMBER 2012 1. Comenius team worked hard on SOLAR COOKER. It was our homework- to make a solar cooker and bring the presentation about it to Greece, Drama.

Teachers Jānis Suveizda and Juris Švarcs helped the kids; we made even two different cookers:

DECEMBER 2012 MICRO RESEARCH WORK. Linda Vingre and Anna Sintija Ivanova worked on a research work “Heal the world”. They represented Shpogy Secondary school and in Daugavpils district they got the second place for the research work and the presentation

JANUARY 2013 SAVING ENERGY. Students worked on presentations and did a survey how to save energy in their own homes.

We ran a serious competition on those who will be ambassadors in Greece, Drama. Here are the results Jānis Lūkas Kozlovskis Laura Lāčauniece and Karīna Terentjeva and teachers Ārija Mihailova and Antra Dombrovska

FEBRUARY 2013 Our international meeting in Greece, Drama. There the students presented their homework- solar cookers.

Then we explored cultural, ecological and socio-political sustainability in Greece: Ancient Greek theater at Filipois archaeological site at North Greece

Alistrati Cave

Social solidarity clinics

MARCH 2013 VISITING RENEVABLE ENERGY PLANTS - Hydro Electric power plant. These three small HEPPs are in Daugavpils region, Ambeļi.

APRIL 2013 1. The students worked on research work about renewable energy. In our region we managed to visit only HEPP and they made presentations why should we build a HEPP in our district, what could be the benefits and disadvantages. Gatis Pētersons and Krisīne Mozule explored the possibilities of building the HEPP and made some drawings and models. Violetta Surgutova explored solar energy and possibilities investing in it.

2. International meeting in Liverpool. The focus of the meeting- WIND ENERGY. We presented our work about Hydro energy, visited PEEL Energy LTD, built kites and do some sailing. Kristīne Mozule, Gatis Pētersons and teacher Guna Pētersone

3. Joint work or LielÄ talka and International Forest Day is a tradition in Latvia. Every year in April people clean the neighborhood, plant trees in the forests and parks, make places of rest, etc.

MAY 2013 1. Students from grades 7 and 8 participated in regional research work competition.

Laura Lāčauniec and Jānis Stupelis choose the topic “How to make a solar cooker”.

They were awarded with the Second place.

2. The end of the school year. The students and classes who participated in different recycling programs were invited to awarding ceremonies and received certificates

SEPTEMBER 2013 “MAZPULKI” (Young farmers) participated in the competition “Our Hike” organized by The Ministry of Agriculture. The aim of the hike was to learn what possible forest utilization options are. The Young Farmers were invited to Riga to the Ministry because their project won the second place and they received 300Ls prize.

OCTOBER 2013 ECO- DRESS. Girls participated in the competition- made a dress from recycled materials, made a presentation how they had created the dress, and the jury selected two dresses for fashion show in Italy.

NOVEMBER 2013 International meeting in Italy, Naples. We explored geothermal energy (Vesuvius and Solfatara) and participated in ECO- Fashion show.Violetta Surgutova, Annija Abarone and teacher Jānis Suveizda

DECEMBER 2013 GLOBAL WARMING. Students attended a lecture, participated in workshop and after that made presentations on the topic “Global Warming”

JANUARY 2014 1. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT. Students “measured” their footprint.

2. Preparing for Crises game

FEBRUARY 2014 1. International meeting in the Netherlands, Driehuis with Diﾄ］a Zdanovska, Lﾄ《ma Akote, Viktorija Panovska, Edgars Melnis and teacher Solveiga Liepa

2. FUTURE TECHNOLOGY- poster competition, the best six new inventors with their posters went to Turkey- international competition

MARCH 2014 International meeting in Turkey, Istanbul with G. Livdāne and students Violetta Surgutova, Aija Klusa, Iveta Skuķe, Diāna Rozentāle, Rolands Kolosovskis. We attended Energy seminar at Technical University, made solar insect, went on sightseeing

JUNE 2014 Shpogy secondary school students participated in a competition organized by “Zaļā Josla” and collected paper and cardboard for recycling. We collected 3220.00kg. The most active students went to award ceremony “Zaļās jostas izlaidums Brīnumskapī” in Sigulda. Participants- junior students

JULY 2014 INVESTIGATING NATURAL, CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY IN LATVIA. A trip through Latgale and Zemgale to Kurzeme.

Participants- Shpogy secondary school teachers and students.

We have started many activities connected with MF. • • • • •

Our school collects recyclable materials such as batteries, aluminium cans and plastic caps.

October is the month of Kindness for Homeless Animals in our school. We collect donations (specially food) for dogs and cats from the shelters.

11th of October is the Day of Tree – our “Comenius group” has planted a tree during their visit in the forest. we are preparing a model of a city which shows it’s destructive impact on the environment.

15th of October – visit in a center of science HUMANITARIUM- we will take part in workshops about the destructive impact of humans on the environment.

11.10.2012 - we celebrated The National Tree Day. Each class in school (20classes) has planted one tree. Our Comenius Group has got their own tree too. We enjoyed the weather and had a walk in the forest.

16.11.2013 Before the meeting in Italy our students prepared a small eco fashion show.

They had a really good time.

Our students have taken part in the contest “ECOLOGICAL SUPER-GADGET”. Their task was to invent an eco-gadget that helps our planet. Below you can see photos of: Maxooxygen, Ec0-Mug, Air Freshener, Ec0-Pot, Cleaning Shoe, Eco-Farm, Paper to Paper, Eco-Bag, Eco-Coins, Restart, Paper Producer. Now the young inventors have to present their gadgets and “sell” them. Four best students will win the trip to Turkey.

Our students care about the environment. They took part in Action Days organised by our school. They were cleaning our neighbourhood, planting trees, learning about ecology, recycling and helping animals.

Our students have created the models of a windmill or wind farm. They also took part in the “Debate about Global Warming”.

Polish students participating in the project took part in a very interesting trip. They had workshops on a trail of vanishing professions. They’ve also visited an open air museum of folk culture. It was a really nice experience for them. Thanks to the trip they’ve understood the value of old inventions and life in the past.

Polish solar cookers

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