Man and the sea, history and prospects Erasmus Project

Project Title

Man and the sea, history and prospects

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: Civic engagement / responsible citizenship; Cultural heritage/European Year of Cultural Heritage; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

The project “Man and the sea, history and prospects” is co-built by three partner schools which are complementary.

As they are all close to the sea, their will to participate in such a project was born from the awereness they have of the present and future importance to train students to know the sea and its history better in order to act as responsible citizens when they are confronted to the various challenges of coastal management.
The high school “Enrico Medi” in Battipaglia (Italy, area of Campania) is located on a territory with a rich historic, patrimonial and archeological heritage. The links between human activities and the cultural and natural heritage are highly interesting to study. The social and educative value of the European natural heritage will be tackled. Indeed, the school is involved in the training of citizens, young people’s rights to have an access to culture, and proposes an education with an inclusive approach in a climate of peaceful and efficient collaboration.
The school Lucinda Andrade, in Sao Vicente (Portugal, North Coast of Madera Island) located on a rural territory depending on farming and tourism, must face a geographical isolation, related in particular to the characteristics of the island. The European opening, already initiated through other projects, takes here an essential form, for the community. The staff has furthermore developed computer skills that will help to implement open and innovative practices rooted in the digital era for this project.
The high school of Suscinio, located in Morlaix (France, department of Finistère in Brittany) is a state farm school which offers scientific courses focused on biology, ecology, landscape development and agricultural practices. For this reason, the staff has a large and important experience in the study and practical ground practice on territories, with sensitive, economic, historic, professional and environmental experiences. This expertise will be particularly useful to promote the acquisition of the abilities and skills necessary for the study of the assets and weaknesses of the coast. The existence of a European section in the school will favour the motivation for language learning and will also enable, from a sample group of students, to multiply the knowledge and skills acquired to all the classes.
This project is divided into four semesters with a mobility at each stage: in Madera, in France, in Italy and in France again. The mobile students, who will never be the same, will not be the only ones involved. Indeed, the three schools involved are committed to implement a large involvement of teachers and students in the thematic programme, with ambassador students during the mobilities. Initial research will be conducted by the partners before each mobility. This research will be exploited downstream through writing of accounts in school and local newspapers, video editing, exchanges on social networks, exhibitions. The promotion of the collaborative work will be ensured through new technologies and communication tools.
The activities organized on each territory will provide for ground observations, meetings with local actors from the coast. They will favour the knowledge of the specificities of the territory as well as the understanding of the diversity of the situations, through periods of exchanges and practices.
A festive week, completely dedicated to the sea, will be organized in the school of Suscinio to conclude the project. It will give the opportunity to value the knowledge and skills acquired while strengthening the links already created between students and teachers but also on the territory. After this project, young people will be able to grasp the sensitiveness and the strength of the links between the man and the sea, to perceive and express a common heritage on a European scale. In the field of coastal management, they will have the keys to understand the decisions made on different levels and to develop a critical view on the practices. Their language, cultural, social and professional skills will also be improved. The benefits of this project will go far beyond the staff and students directly concerned as they will also provide longlasting profits for the school community in general. Thus, each school will find the opportunity to strenghten its involvement in the relations between Man and the sea and the minimization of human impacts on the coast. European culture will thus be strengthtened for each participant. The dissemination of the project will enable to convey a concrete and positive image of European values.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 76280,54 Eur

Project Coordinator

EPLEFPA Chateaulin-Morlaix-Kerliver & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Escola Básica e Secundária D. Lucinda Andrade
• Liceo Scientifico e Linguistico “E. Medi”