Local Activities - WP 2 (Guide of Good Practices)

Objectives:

  • Raise awareness of selective waste collection.
  • Develop practical skills for waste collection.
  • Encourage responsible consumption and waste avoidance.
  • Develop practical greening skills.

Objectives:

  • Teach waste differentiation.
  • Decrease use of disposable plastic.
  • Understand the importance of energy conservation.
  • Understand the value of food resources.
  • Notice different elements of ecosystems.

 

Bulgaria:

  • Objectives:
    • Focus on water conservation.
    • Raise awareness of climate change.
    • Beautify the school environment.
    • Promote environmental protection.
    • Implement separate waste collection.




Lithuania:

  • Objectives:
    • Celebrate Earth Day.
    • Manage school flower gardens.
    • Create a Barefoot Trail for nature connection and eco-awareness.
    • Label plants for education and environmental awareness.

Turkey:

  • Objectives:
    • Highlight the importance of water conservation.
    • Increase understanding of climate change.
    • Encourage appreciation of nature through art.
    • Promote soilless farming as a sustainable agriculture method.
    • Raise awareness of recycling through an art exhibition.

Local Activities – WP 2 (Guide of Good Practices) in Romania

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Awareness of the Selective Collection of Recyclable Waste

    • Educate students on the importance of waste recycling, focusing on paper, plastic, and aluminum.
    • Encourage students to actively participate in practical activities of collecting recyclable waste.

  2. Developing Practical Skills for Selective Collection of Recyclable Waste

    • Inform students about the importance of selective waste collection.
    • Organize a waste collection activity resulting in significant amounts of paper, plastic, and aluminum waste.

  3. Encouraging Responsible Consumption Practices and Avoiding Waste

    • Promote responsible consumption practices among students.
    • Organize a Circular Economy Fair where students can exchange and reuse objects, emphasizing the ecological impact of reusing items.

  4. Development of Practical Greening Skills

    • Equip students with necessary tools and divide them into groups for garden cleaning activities.
    • Conduct garden cleaning activities, providing students with the satisfaction of contributing to a cleaner environment.

TASKS:

  1. Informative sessions about waste recycling.
  2. Collection of recyclable waste.
  3. Promotion of responsible consumption practices.
  4. Circular Economy Fair organization.
  5. Garden cleaning activities.

PERIOD FRAME:

  • Various activities spanning from 2 hours to 3 days.

TARGET GROUPS:

  • 5th to 12th-grade students.

RESOURCES:

  • Projector, ecological bags, waste storage space, gym, tables, items for reuse, recyclable materials, gardening tools (gloves, brooms, rakes).

Italy

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Students Know How to Differentiate Waste Correctly

    • Educate students on correct waste sorting.
    • Conduct activities such as sorting relay races and showing recycled products.
    • Monitor improvements in waste sorting.

  2. Students Decrease Use of Disposable Plastic

    • Conduct a school garden clean-up to highlight plastic waste.
    • Create posters with suggestions to reduce plastic use in daily life.

  3. Students Understand the Importance of Energy and Learn to Save It

    • Provide a theoretical lesson on the harmful effects of fossil fuels.
    • Engage students in discussions and debates about alternative energy sources.
    • Encourage energy-saving behaviors through incentives.

  4. Students Begin to Understand How Valuable Food Resources Are

    • Raise awareness about the resources required to produce different foods.
    • Monitor food waste in students’ families and share ideas to reduce waste.
    • Watch micro-documentaries on food waste and share recipes against waste.

  5. Students Learn to Notice the Different Elements That Make Up Ecosystems

    • Engage students in observing and photographing plants and insects in the school garden.
    • Catalog plants and insects using digital tools and discuss biodiversity.
    • Plant new flowers and plants to increase biodiversity.

TASKS:

  • Waste sorting relay race
  • School garden clean-up
  • Creation of posters to reduce plastic use
  • Energy-saving discussions and debates
  • Monitoring food waste and sharing recipes
  • Observing and photographing plants and insects
  • Cataloging biodiversity and planting new flowers

PERIOD FRAME:

  • Activities ranging from 1 day to 1 week.

TARGET GROUPS:

  • Pupils

RESOURCES:

  • Waste bins, recycled products, gloves, clean-up bags, poster board, markers, interactive whiteboard, wifi for viewing documentaries, notebooks, pens, images of foodstuffs with pre-collected data, smartphones for taking photos, bulbs, seeds.

Bulgaria

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Directing Attention to the Protection of the Natural Resource Water

    • Conducting lessons to raise awareness about the global water crisis.
    • Building skills for preserving water wealth and worshiping Mother Nature.
    • Practically learning how to use water for irrigation from a well in the school yard.

  2. Bringing Attention to the Problem of Climate Change

    • Improving knowledge about climate change through activities organized at school.
    • Watching educational videos and reading books by candlelight during Earth Hour.

  3. Protecting the Environment and Beautifying the School Yard

    • Participating in activities during Forest Week, including cleaning waste and planting trees.

  4. Collection and Delivery of Plastic Caps for Recycling

    • Collecting plastic caps for recycling over a period of five months.

  5. Promoting the Importance of Environmental Protection

    • Creating drawings and projects on the theme “Together for a cleaner environment.”
    • Participating in and awarding participants in the international competition “Together for a cleaner environment.”

  6. Separate Waste Collection

    • Educating students about separate waste collection and its importance.
    • Purchasing bins for separate waste collection and placing them in school.

TASKS:

  • Conducting lessons on the global water crisis
  • Practical learning from a well in the school yard
  • Watching educational videos and reading books during Earth Hour
  • Participating in Forest Week activities
  • Collecting and delivering plastic caps for recycling
  • Creating drawings and projects on environmental protection
  • Implementing separate waste collection in school

PERIOD FRAME:

  • Activities ranging from 1 day to 5 months.

TARGET GROUPS:

  • Students from I-IV grade

RESOURCES:

  • Irrigation system of the school
  • Sheets, photos, projector, educational video, candles
  • Ecological bags, hiking equipment, flower seedlings, fruit trees, plastic caps
  • Waste storage bins

Lithuania

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Earth Day:

    • Raising students’ awareness about the preservation of natural resources and environmental protection.
    • Celebrating the beauty and importance of the environment and nature in human life.

  2. Management of School Flower Gardens:

    • Collecting garbage, weeding out, and planting flowers to maintain school flower gardens.

  3. Barefoot Trail:

    • Nature Connection: Experiencing the Barefoot Trail to appreciate and understand the beauty and importance of nature.
    • Eco-awareness: Promoting environmental awareness through the creation of a barefoot trail.
    • Educational Value: Using the trail as an educational tool to teach about nature’s formation and local ecosystems.

  4. Labeling of Plants:

    • Education: Allowing students and the school community to learn about the environment, understand plant roles, and learn plant names and properties.
    • Environmental Awareness: Promoting awareness and responsibility for the environment by highlighting the importance of plants.
    • Availability of Information: Providing easy access to information about each plant through QR codes or other means.

TASKS:

  • Collecting garbage, weeding out, and planting flowers in school flower gardens
  • Installing a barefoot path by preparing the area, stacking curbs, and pouring materials
  • Labeling plants in the school area with QR codes or signs for educational and environmental awareness purposes

PERIOD FRAME:

  • Activities ranging from one day to one and a half months.

TARGET GROUPS:

  • 7 classes for Earth Day activities and Barefoot Trail installation
  • 5-8 classes for Labeling of Plants activity

RESOURCES:

  • Work tools (rakes, gloves, shovels)
  • Pine cones, crushed stone, waterproof film, sand
  • Tea, snacks
  • Notes, computers for creating QR codes
  • Order signs for plant labeling
 

Turkey

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Direct Attention to the Importance of Water:

    • Observing students while they wash their hands to assess water usage.
    • Conducting a conversation about water conservation and showing an educational video on not wasting water.

  2. Understanding Climate Change:

    • Improving knowledge about climate change through activities at school.
    • Watching an educational video and participating in Earth Hour by turning off lights for one hour.

  3. Understanding the Art of Nature:

    • Collecting waste from nature, such as leaves, during a forest trip.
    • Using the collected waste to create an art project at school.

  4. Promoting Soiless Farming:

    • Obtaining equipment for soiless farming and starting the project with students.
    • Teaching students about sustainability through the practice of soiless agriculture.

  5. Art of Nature Exhibition:

    • Displaying the art created from waste collected in nature to raise awareness about recycling and the artistic potential of natural waste.

TASKS:

  • Observing students’ water usage habits while washing hands and discussing water conservation.
  • Watching educational videos on water conservation and climate change.
  • Participating in Earth Hour by turning off lights.
  • Collecting waste from nature during a forest trip and creating an art project from it.
  • Starting a soiless farming project with students to promote sustainability.
  • Hosting an art exhibition showcasing creations from natural waste to raise awareness about recycling.

PERIOD FRAME:

  • Activities ranging from 1 day to 1 week.

TARGET GROUPS:

  • Students from grades I-IV for water conservation and climate change activities.
  • High school students for nature art project, soiless farming, and art exhibition.

RESOURCES:

  • Educational videos
  • Hiking equipment
  • Equipment for soiless farming
  • Waste from nature for art project
  • Materials for art exhibition