School-based Ecology and Endangered plant Discoveries Erasmus Project

Project Title

School-based Ecology and Endangered plant Discoveries

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Environment and climate change; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

School-based Ecology and Endagered plants Discoveries (SEEDS) is collaborative project among 5 partner schools from Turkey, Romania, Finland, Portugal and Italy. “SEEDS” undertakes a key role of taking attention to nature consciousness and endangered plants under the risk of extinction. Clearly, the wellbeing of youth and wellbeing of our planet are intrinsically connected. They will have the chance to live, if they gain awareness about the necessity of protecting their own environment. Unless we take precautions to protect and preserve endangered plants, they will disappear forever. Without them, the earth’s ecosystem may very well crumble. When we endanger wildlife, we are also endangering ourselves.

During the period of this school partnership projects, participants will understand exactly what endangered plant species exist in each partner country, they will investigate the causes of endangerment and efforts being taken to conserve plants. Then, they will produce awareness raising materials including; a list of endangered plants in Europe (17000 Endangered plant species), a catalogue that shows endangered plants of each country(39 Endangered plant species), manual, eco blog/ website, eco-report, posters and presentations. Actually, the challenge of endangered plants research entails not only the gathering information but also its management, performing and communication. With this perspective, we ensure our students to take part in useful activities in different environs and with diffent students from other countries. Our students and parents will be aware of the problems in our environment, differences of plants, importance of global warming, and cultures. Students will make biological contributions to the environment. Participants all will be experienced in taking responsibility for their own environmental problems which will contribute to their ability to learn and self-develop scientific studies. And by this way, we will have known of over 100 plants and we will disseminate information about the taxonomy, biology, ecology, and status of endangered plant species in Europe and we will promote activities to protect them throughout their natural range. Thus, within the first year, schools will compare each other’s country in geographical and ecological problems by using project-based methods of scientific studies such as making analysis, commenting on en event, finding problems etc. Then, in the second year, partners will define and try to find likely solutions to the extinction of plants

Moreover, SEEDS involves collaborations among physicts, biologists, geologists and ecologists among five countires. Biodiversity loss is our loss, and we consider that this collaboration at international level will be an effective way to help stop its loss. Last but not least, the seeds we saw to thoughts of our students today will grow, and will be harvested in the future as becoming environmental adults.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 132595 Eur

Project Coordinator

Abdurrahim Karakoç Anadolu Lisesi & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Mikkelin lukio
• Istituti Paritari Plateja Maritain ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE SCUOLA 3.0
• Agrupamento de Escolas António Correia Oliveira
• Liceul Tehnologic Ing. IONETE AURELIAN Malu Mare