Log in Nature. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Log in Nature.

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 : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Natural sciences; Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

The world of nature and its social perception constitute elements of our cultural legacy. Nature is
present in art and protected by law. At the same time, young people with their poor knowledge of
their regional and European environment rarely get into contact with it, thus our project- opposing this
phenomenon.
Therefore, the general objectives of the project are:
· reducing the number of students with the deficit of nature syndrome.
· reducing the intensity of deficit of nature syndrome.
Specific objectives:
· creating conditions for a direct contact with nature.
· giving children the possibility of creative play in natural background.
· working up student’s interests with nature.
· developing a positive emotional contact with nature.
· expanding students’ knowledge about nature.
.giving students the possibility to know nature in a polisesoric way.
· eliminating fear from contact with nature.
· lowering the level of stress, hyperactivity and the level of developmental shortages.
Each year 40 students will be selected from each of the school. Together 480 students within two
years of the project. Students 12-13 year-olds with the deficit of nature syndrome:
• Children from families, where ambitious parents arrange lots of extra classes for their kids. Such
students do not have time for contact with nature.
• Children coming from poor cultural backgrounds. Because of spending most of their time with
media devices, they don’t feel the need for contact with nature.
• Children in danger of computer or smartphone addiction or the ones already addicted.
The project will also embrace children with various disabilities whose contact with nature is hindered
due to their physical dysfunctions.
The project will also embrace teachers. They will have the possibility to participate in international
training sessionsas well as to participate in local activities: workshops, trainings and so on. They will
enhance their competence and expand their workroom through the acquisition of knowledge
embracing elements of upbringing preparing for living close to nature.
We have planned various actions whose purposes are: getting to know the nature and establishing a
positive, direct and emotional contact with it, i.e.:
• trips
• hare and hounds in an attractive area
• setting up green gardens on the window sills
• competitions
• educational games
• designing guides
• camping with hare and hound games
• meeting interesting naturalists
• projects
• workshops
• art exhibitions
• making albums
• multimedia presentations
• international meetings
The following results shall be achieved:
Immaterial ones:
Pupils will:
1-learn the joy of free fun close to nature, 2-know the local flora and fauna and their role in culture
and economy, 3-learn the methods of observation of the world of nature, 4 – become more sensitive
to the beauty of nature, 5- get the courage to know the nature, 6- learn about the European ways of
nature preservation, 7-know the natural legacy of one’s country and Europe and its connection with
cultural legacy, 8- spend more time close to nature.
Teachers will:
1-make field lessons, 2-assist students with building their positive relations with nature, 3-learn to
use nature for therapeutic purposes, 4-find out about institutions re-building people’s relation with
nature 5- spend more time with students close to nature.
Schools will:
1-enhance educational spaces by introducing plants, 2-set up school gardens, 3- set a file of lesson
plans on nature and positive relations with it, 4 – establish a steady cooperation with EU schools, 5 –
include into their teaching programmes the methods of field work in order to build a positive contact
with nature.
Material ones:
Workshops scripts and teaching games
Calendar with photographs of birds
Pot gardens
Guides on pot planting
Albums from trips showing the beauty of nature
Multimedia presentation “Forest in winter”
“Wild animals” exhibitions
School gardens
Guides on polisensoric experiencing plants and their practical exploitation.
Evaluation shall be made on every stage of the project. First, the ex-ante evaluation (a questionnaire
form examining the starting-point situation), next- an on-going evaluation (observation and interview).
The results achieved as well as the quality of local actions and international meetings shall be
monitored systematically and appropriate recommendations shall be formulated.
Initiatives drawn up in the project will be continued.
Partner schools will be exchanging the teaching materials gathered along the project via e-mail.
International school bases of teaching materials will be founded.
Planned activities (innovations) will enter the curricula of the project schools, including “Aves of the
faun” and “Synergy with nature” programmes. All action will be presented on school websites. The
collected materials together with teaching aids will enrich school programmes of all the project
partners.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 32480 Eur

Project Coordinator

Szkola Podstawowa nr 28 z Oddzialami Integracyjnymi & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Priekules vidusskola
• Scoala Gimnaziala Pojorata
• AGRUPAMENTO ESCOLAS RAFAEL BORDALO PINHEIRO
• 11 DIMOTIKO SCHOLEIO ALEXANDROUPOLIS
• Istituto Comprensivo Rossella Casini