CC19 Erasmus project

2019 - 2022 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMETAL PROTECTION IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Climate Change and Environmetal Protection in a European Context Project Introduction ........................................................ 3 Teachers‘ Meeting Stockholm ......................................... 4 Student Conference Bratislava ........................................ 5 Online Meetings 2020 - 2021 .......................................... 6 Teachers‘ Meeting Barcelona ........................................ 10 Final Student Conference Bottrop ................................. 11 Work and Presentations .............................................. 14 Ecological Problems at Partner Schools and Their Solutions ..................................................................... 15 Bilateral Students Conference Karlovy Vary .................. 18

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ERASMUS+ CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMETAL PROTECTION IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT 2019 - 2022

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This presentation reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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Project Introduction Started in 2019 1. Main topics: 2. Ecological problems of each school 3. How to solve them ??

4. Help to find a solution

Meetings 1. TM Stockholm - 2019 2. SM Bratislava – canceled –CORONA 3. TM Barcelona - 2021 4. SM Bottrop - 2022 5. Bilateral SM Karlovy Vary - 2022

Measurable Objectives 1 Introduction – students, school, country 2 Investigation questionnaire 3 Suggestions - for all schools 4 Results – what can we change and how

Our Erasmus+ project will help our schools to change the environmental thinking and behaviour of people. We want to show the ecological way of thinking about a) Consumption, waste and recycling: paper, glass, plastic and microplastic, biodegradable waste, electronic waste, clothing b) Pollution and climate change: Energy, agriculture/nutrition, traffic, climate and weather phenomena c) The conscious use of resources at school and at home: shopping and consumption habits The students as well as the teachers will carry out learning activites in which they find out about suitable projects dealing with sustainable livestyles and environmental protection in the different partner countries. They will also visit eco-friendly companies in the area in order to learn from them about how to develop environmentally-friendly concepts.

For two years we want to change our minds into a more ecological way of thinking and help our students to save our planet by changing in small steps in our schools and homes.

We altogether can help to change the the behaviour of our families and friends.

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Teachers Meeting Stockholm 2019 - November

In Sweden, the teachers carried out three learning activities/visits to local actors in Sweden, which gave them an insight into how teaching environmental issues, recycling and waste and energy is dealt with in Sweden. Teachers visited: 1. A workshop on teaching about sustainable development at the Naturskolan, Velamsund, 2. Henriksdal Upgrading Plant with a presentation

by Scandinavian Biogas Fuels AB 3. the Älta recycling centre with a presentation by Nacka Vatten och Avfall AB.

Furthermore, teachers visited classes at Nacka Gymnasium with a focus on lesson observations and presentation of a digital resource for the teaching of ecological concepts.

Morevover, the Spanish partners provided teachers with a learning activity on how to use the eTwinning platform for project work, and the project meeting was also used for the planning of the activities of the first project year: - the students will be selected and prepared for the work during the project meeting in Bratislava (each student must be prepared to work in an international group)

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- the students are going to carry out research and conduct a questionnaire, as well as preparing a video about the situation at school and interviewing each other about the topics of consumption, waste, recycling; pollution and climate change and the conscious use of resources at school and at home (travelling to school, rubbish and plastic, electronic waste, electricity use, water use.

- the results of the learning activities in the local areas will be brought to Bratislava to be compared so that each group will evaluate the questionnaire and compare the results and will then create a set of ideas for practical actions to improve the environmental situation in their respective schools.

Student Conference Bratislava 2020 - March

CANCELED due to the CORONA virus The project activities of the joint project meeting of students and teachers in Bratislava were all prepared, the trips were booked and the suitcases were already packed. On the evening before departure, March 8th, 2020, we received the news that all schools in Bratislava were closed and no foreign guests could be received due to the occurrence of the first corona cases, so that the meeting had to be canceled at extremely short notice.

The students were creating the butterfly bow, feeders and birdhouses, were interested in food waste, were looking for solutions for waste sorting, .....

After the first shock the teachers decided to work with the students and solve the ecological problems at the respective schools.

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Online Meetings 2020 - 2021

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Despite the difficult Corona situation, closed schools, distance learning and lockdowns in all partner countries, work on the Erasmus + project Climate Change and Environmental Protection in a European Context continued promisingly Pupils' interest was unexpectedly high During the year, students studied the background and possibilities of environmental protection, looked for tools to improve the climate, and monitored the impact of lockdowns on the state of the planet Students were divided into 8 international groups, which were preparing for online meetings through Google Meet Students (and teachers) created their „business cards“ on the common Flipgrid platform and suggested a name for their groups. The group leader – the teacher – then invited the group to an online meeting in May 2021. Some of the groups managed to meet twice.

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Teachers Meeting Barcelona 2021 - November

The teachers’ learning activity and project meeting provided an insight into the way one of the participating countries deals with problems of climate change and environmental protection.

During the meeting 1. a guided visit to the CRAM (Marine Animal Recovery Center), 2. a walk around the protected area of the Llobregat Delta, 3. a guided visit to the Planta de Triatge de Gavà (a plastics recycling plant) 4. a guided visit to sustainable buildings in Barcelona were carried out.

5. Furthermore, the participating teachers of 6 countries visited the partner school in Barcelona to get an insight into environmental protection at the partner school and how this problem is dealt with in the lessons as well.

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Final Student Conference Bottrop 2022 - May

On the first day there was a presentation of each school, the students themselves and some games were carried out to get to know each other face-to-face because due to the Corona pandemic it was actually the first physical meeting for the students.

During the project work in international groups (one student from each country per group), each group dealt with the environmental problems of one school and looked for very specific solutions to improve the situation in the respective country, so that international teamwork was particularly important.

In the afternoon, after the project work, the surroundings of Bottrop were explored together with a focus on environmental issues: 1. climbing the heaps which are left from former coal mining that are so typical for the Ruhr area 2. a visit to the Centro Oberhausen (a former steel factory area) with the environmental exhibition “The Fragile Paradise” in the "Gasometer", another symbol of the former industrial history which has been transformed into an area of recreation.

On the last day of the meeting, the presentation of the results took place: The main environmental problem of each partner school was solved by the international groups with a bundle of very specific measures and proposals for financing.

There are 6 presentations – 6 solved problems of our 6 partner schools

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Work and Presentations

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Ecological Problems at Partner Schools and Their Solutions Groups 1-2

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Groups 3 - 4

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Groups 5-6

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Bilateral Student Conference Karlovy Vary 2022 - June

Originally, the conference was meant to be carried out earlier, in March of 2022, as a trilateral conference with the participation of German students as well.

However, due to the Corona pandemic wave earlier in the year and the early ending of the school year in North Rhine Westphalia in June of 2022, the German teachers and students were not able to participate. The meeting of three countries became the bilateral meeting in Karlovy Vary. Dear German friends, we missed you there.

On the first day there was a friendly welcome and meeting of the groups of students from Czech Republic and Slovakia. After a short sightseeing tour around the school the students and teachers started to work in international groups, each group on another task:

The first group gathered and worked on a summary of the environmental problems of the schools and specific solutions to improve the situation in the respective country.

The second group worked on a summary of the project ideas and partners.

The third group collected the results of the online meetings and the large student meeting in Bottrop.

The fourth group prepared a poster and short film about both Bottrop and Karlovy Vary student meeting and the final presentation gathering all three presentations into one result.

Some students decided to make a film about there Erasmus experiences and make a brochure.

The students enjoyed the meeting in Karlovy Vary and missed the German friends very much.

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Other activities: In the afternoon, after the project work, the surroundings of Karlovy Vary were explored together with a focus on environmental issues.

Therefore, climbing the Diana sightseeing tower with the view of the whole area with its hot water springs and uranium deposits was on the programme as well as the visit to the Jachymov Uranium mine and the Karlovy Vary Museum.

The area is very special due to being a tectonically active region with over 80 springs. The hottest of the springs can approach 74°C, while the coldest have temperatures under 40 degrees. All of the springs combined provide roughly 2,000 litres of water every minute.

In 2021, the city became a transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its spas and architecture from the 18th to 20th centuries.

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On the last day of the meeting, the presentation of the results took place: The three presentations about our threeyear work were presented and gathered into one common one which will be transformed into an interactive summary presentation for the website. A short film about the meeting in Bottrop was presented and photos for the short film about the Karlovy Vary meeting were collected.

These results were presented to the school community in Karlovy Vary and and will be incorporated into the other partner schools as well: They will be presented to the student councils and the the respective school management so that the plans for environmetal protection can be implemented after the students have returned to their schools.

The Czech and Slovakian students and teachers, however, have profited from the conference in numerous ways: First of all they have seen the Czech partner school and city under environmental aspects: They have visited the world famous spa Karlovy Vary - transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Spa Towns of Europe". They have visited the Jachymov Uranium Mine - a place with a negative history where political prisoners seen as dangerous by the communist regime worked. Many perished due to the hard work in a radioactive environment. Now the radon baths in Jachymov treat patients from all over the world.

In addition, the conference fulfilled the purpose of reviewing all the results and putting them together into some final documents and films: Especially the results of the large student conference in Bottrop were reviewed and put together into a summary showing also all the nice moments of the students' three-year work. All these results will be published on the project website.

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