Be the Solution to Pollution Erasmus Project

Project Title

Be the Solution to Pollution

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions; Environment and climate change; Teaching and learning of foreign languages

Project Summary

“Be The Solution to Pollution” is a two-year-long project consisting of 5 partner schools: Finnish(overall coordinator), Turkish, Spanish Portuguese and a Hungarian institution.
Altogether there are about 500 students (a lot of children with special needs as well) aged 11-16 and 25 teachers willing to work for the project from different cultures but one common aim: to protect our environment. Because The World is alarmed by the skyrocketing amount of waste; each year we create more than 400 million tons of solid wastes – about 4,5 pounds per person each day! And the amount of waste we create is constantly increasing. This was our starting point to this project. And we know that if we want to create a better world for our future generations we know we should start doing something because schools play a major role in the education of tomorrow`s consumers and decision makers.
The funding is of primary importance because most students cannot afford to travel abroad and the project is for them the only opportunity to meet foreign friends. The money will also enable us to provide funds for activities such as: workshops, visiting places of interest, and transport services.

Our aim is to enrich the knowledge & awareness of preventing the polluting factors that affect our environment, because we want to bequeath a livable environment to our future generations. Also acquiring different practical recycling techniques, developing language and cultural understanding, improving ICT skills and improving English skills are some of our objectives too.

Our project consists of five different types of pollution. Each partner country has selected a form of pollution which is crucial in their local environment. It’s important to the students in order to embed their spirit for non-polluted Europe to see all the places, do the research and have an experience of the nature and the effects of the human actions to the environment. When the students are doing their observations in the real environment their perception will be more comprehensive and empowering.

– “Be the Solution to air pollution” deals with mainly Air Pollution. The mobility on this topic will be organized in Hungary in December 2020. During this mobility we will learn about air pollution and its consequences as well as possible ways of protecting the cleanliness of air. Our other aim is to learn about recycling and decreasing rubbish as well.

– ” Be the Solution to light pollution” focuses on Light Pollution. The mobility about this area will be held in Turkey in May 2021 and The main purpose of this mobility is to provide the basic knowledge of light pollution, how to measure light pollution and how to prevent it.

– “Be the Solution to Noise pollution” is going to dig in to noise pollution. The mobility about this topic will be held in Finland in September 2021.

– “Be the Solution to Soil pollution” deals with soil pollution and recycling. The mobility about this topic will be held in Portugal in February 2022

– “Be the Solution to water pollution” concentrates on water pollution, how to save water and how to reuse it. The mobility will be held in May 2022.

Besides some of our activities will be like;

-Preparing the Erasmus corners and recycling corners at each partner school
-Preparing the mini farm at the school garden
-Recycling corners at the schools for each waste type (plastic / paper / metal / glass / composite / oil / batteries / e-waste)
-Preparing posters, brochures and presentations about pollution and recycling
-Photo exhibitions (Change & use it for another reason, Photographing the waste)
-Daily motivation activities (Zero waste day)
-Open air activities ( The Biggest Plastic Clean Up, Photographing the waste)

Finally, by exchanging of good practises the awareness for a clean environment will be raised and the necessity of not wasting recyclable materials will be ensured.
With the awareness that will be created on the students, all their senses of nature and their future will be activated, and will be supported by adults to achieve the goal. Not only will we focus on the conditions necessary to sustain the daily life of the current generations, but also on how valuable these studies are for future generations.

So just like the quote said;

“Be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution” Maddy Khan

WE WILL BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT A PART OF THE POLLUTION WITH THIS PROJECT

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 136600 Eur

Project Coordinator

Saunalahden koulu & Country: FI

Project Partners

• IE Pallerola
• Agrupamento de Escolas D. Afonso Henriques
• Toros Tarim Anadolu Lisesi
• Kossuth Lajos Gimnázium és Általános Iskola