Innovative learning methodologies in schools for strengthening the awareness and active citizenship about plastics consumption. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovative learning methodologies in schools for strengthening the awareness and active citizenship about plastics consumption.

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Environment and climate change; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

CONTEXT
European Commission has identified Action on Plastic as a priority in the Circular Economy Action Plan. The first-ever European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy was adopted in January 2018 and European Commission is promoting an EU-wide pledging campaign for the uptake of recycled plastics.
On the other hand key competences are considered by European Commission fundamental for a personal fulfilment, active citizenship and social inclusion. These competences in population are essential to solve plastic challenges.
Art-based learning and Service-learning are educational methodologies to enable effective way in improving and raising the key competences in order to create more aware and active citizenship.

OBJECTIVES
In this context, the objective of Erasmus+ ReLearn Plastics is the improvement of key competences students by means of art, creativity and new learning methodologies with the purpose of strengthening the awareness and active citizenship about plastics consumption.
To achieve this general goal, the following specific goals have been defined:

– Supporting opportunities for students in acquiring and developing key competences, including basic skills through art-based learning and Service Learning Methodology .

– Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions,developing innovative methodologies to increase the awareness and action in students about plastics.

PARTICIPANTS
Partnership includes four Schools:

IES Cid Campeador – Spain
P.G.M.S. (Private Grammar & Modern School) – Cyprus
E gimnazija – Serbia
Biotehniski center Naklo – Slovenia

And four non school organizations acting as experts in different topics:

Universtiy V Maribor – Slovenia
CSI Centre for Social Innovation LTD -Cyprus
Associació Cultural CRESOL – Spain
Youth Club of municipality of Stara Pazova- Serbia

The countries represented by the partners are Slovenia, Spain, Cyprus and Serbia.
The direct target groups of ReLearn Plastics are 100 students and 10 teachers from 4 Schools. Indirectly the project will benefit other groups, mainly teachers from other high schools (100) and professionals working in the field of climate change and art (100).

ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGY
ReLearn Plastics implementation follows this structure:

1) Beginning – Agreements, preparation of activities and organization.
2) School staff training – Preparation of a technical manuals and training course of school teachers
3) School student training – Implementation of methodologies in classrooms and experiences and learning exchange for school students.
4) Closure – Final evaluation road map for future joint ventures.
5) Project Management (transversal) – Tri-monthly reports, virtual and transnational meetings.
6) Dissemination (transversal) –Website, social networks, meetings, mainly addressed school students and teachers and professionals.

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS
The IOs produced by ReLearn Project are:

IO1- Learning Material: Plastics in Europe.
IO2- Learning Guide: “Plastic Awareness through Art-methodologies”
IO3 – Service Learning Methodology: “Active citizen for plastics reduction”.
IO4 – Guide and practical tools. Implementation “Plastic Awareness” in classroom.
IO5 – Guide: Best practices of implementation Service-Learning for Active Citizens plastic challenges.

LEARNING, TRAINING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES.
LLTA1- C1- Short-term joint staff training events for teachers in Spain:
Training in Plastic Challenges, Art-learning Methodologies and Service-Learning Methodology.

LLTA2 – C2 Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils for students in Slovenia:
Exchange event with Aware and Active Students in Plastics Challenges

MULTIPLIER EVENTS
2 Multiplier Events will be carried out in each country.
The first one in September-October 2021 at midterm of the project and the second one in September 2022 at the end of the project.
8 multiplier event will be realized in order to disseminate the results and intellectual outputs.

RESULTS AND IMPACTS
It is expected that ReLearn Plastics implementation contributes at:

– Strength the school teachers’ competences regarding plastic challenges, art and innovative educational methodologies.

– Facilitating new opportunities for school students based on high-quality and innovative learning and international experience.

– Improving key competences in school students.

Project Website

https://relearnplastics-project.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 185000 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERZA V MARIBORU & Country: SI

Project Partners

• Youth Club of municipality of Stara Pazova
• P.G.M.S. (PRIVATE GRAMMAR & MODERNSCHOOLS) LIMITED
• IES CID CAMPEADOR
• CSI CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION LTD
• E gimnazija
• Biotehniski center Naklo
• Associació Cultural CRESOL – Art i Creativitat per un desenvolupament social, sostenible i solidari