Project Partners

• Poland: Zespol Szkol Technicznych w Plocku
• Portugal Associação para o Desenvolvimento Local da Ilha do Pico
• Romania : Liceul Tehnologic"Constantin Brancoveanu"
• Croatia: II. gimnazija
• Greece: 5o Gymnasio, Karditsas
• Türkiye: Atatürk Ortaokulu, Akçakoca / DÜZCE

Project Budget

• 250 000,00 €

The Main Objectives

The project focuses on the key competences that are necessary in the 21st century &on environmental issues.
The main achievement is to arm students with ecological &consumer habits & skills to prepare them to become more conscious consumers, more active &more ecologically oriented European citizens.
By observing lessons/experiments teachers will get to know good practices &teaching methods.

Project Results

• The guide of ecological actions in European schools
• E-book with eco-workshops
• eTwinning project
• Project website
• Project logo
• Ecology club in 5 schools
• 18 online scenarios about ecology
• 6 digital games/apps
• 6 public events called “Be eco”
• 6 project brochures in native languages &in English
• 6 final PPTs
• Project evaluation report
• PPTs/films/reports from local activities &eco-workshops
• Increased knowledge about ecological issues
• Improved collaboration, teamwork, organizational &managerial skills

Target Groups

• Students who organise ecological actions in schools.
• Students participating in the training sessions and lessons on ecology.
• Students willing to learn and change their ecological and consumer habits.
• Teachers of English, biology, chemistry, science, physics, mathematics, entrepreneurial education, environment education, media education, technology and design, citizenship and development, IT etc. participating in local and international activities.
• Teachers interested in the project topic.
• School communities: principals, students, parents
• Associated partners

The Needs Project Addresses

Although our project is about ecological issues, it is a cross-cutting project (chemistry, biology, physics, science, mathematics, ICT, English &entrepreneurship). The emphasis is placed on skills &competencies of students &teachers which will be developed through ecological activities.
We plan to use formal (lessons and training sessions) &informal (ecoworkshops &local activities) education to raise people’s awareness &change their consumer habits &behaviour.

Our local activities will promote active citizenship, sense of initiative &youth entrepreneurship as students will have to plan,organise &manage the working time showing their skills &competences. During eco-workshops teachers will acquire new ideas, approaches, teaching methods by observing lessons, experiments. They will be able to implement them in their lessons. Students will gain knowledge of ecological problems, will change attitudes towards consumption, recycling & climate change. Both students & teachers will develop key competences. They will get reduce fear of speaking in a foreign language as all the activities will be done in English thus increasing the participants’ English language & communication skills. Project will demand work on eTwinning platform &the use of ICT thus enlarging participants’ digital competences.

A lot of new teachers will get involved in the project so in each partner school there will be more teachers who have worked on an international project increasing professional skills. Proposed activities & results will be used in extracurricular and curricular activities. They will be developed as a result of transnational cooperation, bringing together different disciplines &ecological actions to reduce climate change & increasing civic awareness.
Thinking &acting together in an international group we will achieve an eco-education through new methods & good practices that will be beneficial for: teachers, students, schools, local communities, municipalities, the whole society.

Mobilities And Workshops

Greece-O3/2024	Ecological footprint
Türkiye-05/2024	Climate Change
Romania-09/2024	Sustainability
Croatia-11/2024	Never refuse to reuse
Portugal-01/2025	Renewable Energies
Poland-04/2025	Clean water

Impact

ON STUDENTS
development ICT skills	improvement of English language skills
development of the team spirit and cooperation	increased knowledge of ecological local and global issues
becoming more responsible and more aware consumers	being more motivated and more involved in promoting European ecological and civic values
development of critical thinking and entrepreneurship	improvement of social, communication, civic and organisation skills
stress management during mobility activities

ON TEACHERS
the application of European ideas and approaches towards ecological issues	increased knowledge of ecological local and global issues
awareness of the need for continuous self-improvement	the application of different techniques, teaching methods, good practices
improving English language skills and digital competences	the acquisition of the ability to provide equal opportunities and access to education for all children, regardless of gender, age, financial status, religion or other criteria of discrimination

ON SCHOOLS
modernisation of the educational process	strengthening the European dimension
improving the school's image	creating communication and collaboration between teachers from European countries
increasing flexibility/adaptability to innovation in education	improving the work climate (atmosphere conducive to learning, stimulating students' confidence and creativity)
improving interpersonal relationships in the educational environment	promotion of cooperation and peer learning
exchange, as well as the transfer of innovative educational practices to increase the level of teaching	encouraging the development of competences in foreign language and communication There will be other groups or organisations that will benefit from the project.

PARENTS will
create a closer connection with the school	gain awareness of local ecological problems
broaden their minds about ecological issues and international cooperation

LOCAL COMMUNITY will
have a closer collaboration with school management	have a greater confidence in the professionalism of the teachers and their actions
gain information of the international and local activities carried out in the school