W.A.T.E.R.- World’s Attitude to the Treasure – Environment and Responsibility Erasmus Project

Project Title

W.A.T.E.R.- World’s Attitude to the Treasure – Environment and Responsibility

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: Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

The conservation of water resources on Earth is important for the global well-being of man, but this vital resource is threatened as a direct result of sustainable practices. Sustainable development cannot be achieved by technological solutions, policy regulation or financial instruments alone. We need to change our thinking and actions. The project partners are from different parts of Europe, but they have the same understanding of the seriousness of this issue. In one country, it is not possible to fully see the problem, perceive the diversity of water use and find effective solutions to save resources. Therefore, we see the need to involve project partners from different geographical regions with different economic and social situations, but with a common idea to achieve better results.
The aim of our project was to improve the quality of education on sustainable development in the school education process and to help young people develop the knowledge, skills, values, global awareness and behavior needed for sustainable development and to learn about water aspects in different areas of people’s lives. To study the similarities and differences in human-water interactions in a given environment and to compare the impact of water on national culture in different partner countries in different geographical locations.
5 partner schools were involved in the project and we planned 5 short-term student group exchanges for the next 20 students and 20 hosts. Each school provided 2 teachers to accompany them. Participants were students aged 13-18. However, due to the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic, we only implemented 3 mobilities with 10 or 15 students and 4-6 teachers, depending on whether the partner had already organized admission mobility or not.
Transnational activities are divided into the following areas: water science, water health, water art, water sports, water nature, water literature, water business, water history and water daily life. Each activity led our students to concrete results in order to acquire new knowledge, develop various skills and competencies and motivate them for sustainable education and development. Through the project activities, students developed their life and career skills: social and intercultural interaction, leadership and responsibility, as well as adaptability, self-discipline and self-direction, planning and initiative. An international project helped to increase intercultural competences by working together and communication skills in English, as well as ICT skills. Teamwork ensured the development of critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. It improved their ability to analyze facts, gather and compare information, analyze, synthesize, communicate and draw conclusions that made them more responsible European and global citizens.
To achieve the project’s goals, there were various types of activities: workshops, exhibitions and presentations of students’ work to showcase their talents and acquired skills, research, research, performances, experiments, orienteering competitions, nature trips and walking tours, theater sports, sports activities, educational games , conference, data and material collection activities, flash. Methodology: pair work, group work, individual tasks, logic games, puzzles, quizzes, seminars, research work, inter-program teaching approach, presentations, experiments. Results during the project: students became more aware of water aspects in relation to various important areas of human life. Appropriate, high-quality skills and competences were developed that can change students’ attitudes towards water as a resource. Students became more aware of the understanding of the environment and conservation, learned how to preserve and use them for future generations. Both students and teachers learned from each other and exchanged good practices.
All partner schools disseminated the results at local, regional, national and European level. Project result: Methodological e-learning materials and adapted good practice “EUROPEAN W.A.T.E.R BOOK” was disseminated through several means. After each short group exchange, each partner school disseminated teaching methods, good practice, methodological approach or adapted / tested teaching material through publication, media presentation or seminars / workshops for other teachers in the partner schools. and teachers from other schools in the region.
The results of the project are available to others and ready for download. The project partners made sure that all stakeholders were systematically updating the results to guarantee the “global” availability of the results offered. The e-Twinning platform provides continuous access to them and is available to anyone interested in W.A.T.E.R. project results.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 113719,84 Eur

Project Coordinator

Skrundas secondary school & Country: LV

Project Partners

• Liceo Scientifico Statale G. Battaglini
• Bafra Ataturk Anadolu Lisesi
• Escola Secundária de Loulé
• GENIKO LYKEIO AKROTIRIOU