Expérimenter la biodiversité, un chemin vers la réussite de tous. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Expérimenter la biodiversité, un chemin vers la réussite de tous.

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: Inclusion – equity; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The project was born from a finding that the pupils were not involved in their learning and were virtually unaware of their belonging to the planet in its evolution and thus even of Europe as a citizen. Thus through the biodiversity theme, the project was to bring students and members of the educational community of both schools to reflect, to get involved. The pupils of the two schools concerned were initially those of the main classes, but the project was able to be extended thanks to European grants and also to the increasing motivation of both. Thus, the participants were pupils aged from 3 to 12 years indirectly or directly through mobility for the older ones. Teachers and educational staff, representatives of the French commune or the Charlottenburg district, families of pupils, extracurricular educators and life support workers for pupils with disabilities. The distribution of the work programme, the development of tools for implementing the activities, the evaluation of the project and the dissemination of the project could be attributed to new partners who were not registered or very motivated at the start of the project.
Activities: The optional 2h WUV course was supplemented by 2h of French per week, to set up existing school projects in biodiversity and present them in the form of Powerpoint presentations to French children in Berlin, and a presentation from our beekeeper who owns hives in our school garden.
Together, we visited the Berlin Zoo and made a walk around 5 lakes with the expert J. Kretzschmar of the Berliner Guides, discovering the freshwater biotops of Berlin. Conversely, 12 French children introduced the children of the WUV marine species.
In La Rochelle, we visited together a Nature Center «La Moulinette», the Marine Aquarium, a beekeeping plant (with presentation) and a visit to a saline on the island of Ré – tasks targeted on the theme of biodiversity. All the contents were themed in German and French and the children exchanged their written documents. Class 5euB has received from 29.4.2019 to 6.5.2019 a class CM2 of the Ecole la Courbe in Aytré. Since October 2018, students have been in contact by mail, e-mail and Skype, in class and in private. The two classes have already met in the last school year, they exchanged around the preferred natural places in their hometown and in the school yard last year. Reports and photos were sent to the e-twinning platform and a linked photo book. The focus has been on edible plants in forests. The second week in Aytré was devoted to marine animals, algae consumption, sustainable farming, consumption and insect tasting. The exchanges were exhibited in Berlin during the annual summer festival and in France during the Erasmus day on 28 May 2019. In both schools, a European garden was created. In La Rochelle, bulbs were planted during a trilingual workshop. Seeds for a meadow garden purchased in La Rochelle were planted in Berlin. Documented project of photos and texts in all three languages. In partnership with Bulbs4kids, a long bed was planted with spring bulbs. This was done with classes 4eu,A and B associated with the German-Italian primary school SESB Hermann-Nohl, of the Tellerrand program of the SESB Über”, designed to bring schools together. In the spring of 2019, students from Europa Creek planted La Rochelle prairie seeds. At the same time, a fence and three panels in 3 languages explaining the project, the garden and displaying EU flags UK Germany and France. Charles Dickens’ integration class participated in the planning, documentation and implementation of a plantation for students with intellectual disabilities. During labour, these children learn to take responsibility by getting involved and taking care of themselves and the importance of connecting with nature and the environment. Book week 2019, the 3euA-3euB focused on the price, packaging, variety, origin of fruits and vegetables. They went to five grocery stores to buy pre-determined items. Posters brought and presented in France so that an international comparison can be made. The CDGS butterfly garden continues, with the participation of new students. Identical implementation envisaged in France if a new ERASMUS project is approved for 2019-2021. Students being trained, they can help each other. The students involved in the project were active and took charge of the proposed activities and proposed new ones. Partners have become more involved in setting up and disseminating activities.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 58600 Eur

Project Coordinator

Ecole Primaire La Courbe AYTRE & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Charles-Dickens-Europaschule