Going green throughout Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Going green throughout Europe

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: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Energy and resources; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

“Going green throughout Europe” is a project planned in the field of Education for Sustainable Development, it deals with a theme of the Europe 2020 Strategy for the promotion of smart, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In this context of innovative development, the European training systems have had the task of spreading a knowledge towards the Green Economy among the younger generations, in order to stimulate, in the citizens of tomorrow, behaviors that are more respectful of environmental issues and the protection of their own territories.
The project involved 3 European schools (IIS “Focaccia” Italy, “Sfanta Ecaterina” Technological High School Romania, Secondary School “St. Kliment Ohridski” Bulgaria) their task has been the spreading of green culture, in order to stimulate a profound change in the lifestyles of citizens, starting with the territories in which they live. The energy issue turned out to be one of the strategic priorities in the training offer plans of the partner institutes, which emphasized the policies for implementing renewable energy sources and for raising awareness and education on energy saving.
The main aim of the project plan involved the creation and design of an app to calculate the virtuosity of each Institute in terms of energy saving, but for the spreading of the pandemic situation, there has been the creation of a padlet (https://padlet.com/procidaroberta/reenqllchpwe) where the results of the research carried out by the students on renewable energy sources and urban waste disposal systems in the three countries of origin were reported.
The specific objectives pursued during the 36 months of the project can be summarized in the following points:
-to enhance students’ digital-technical skills and influence their employment capacity;
-to enhance knowledge in the field of green energy and environmental sustainability;
-to stimulate students to adopt environmentally friendly behaviour;
-to enhance transversal and linguistic skills;
-to improve the key competences, especially as concerns the social and civic ones;
– to promote cooperation between students and school systems of different countries;
-to enhance the levels of internationalization of schools with a view to opening up to the European context.
Each mobility was attended by 24 students (8 per partner institute), aged between 15 and 18 years. The direct beneficiaries of the project were therefore 72 students (24 per Institute). The preparatory activities to each mobility, were carried out in extra-curricular time, during the first two mobilities, lasting 7 days each (including travel), the students involved were also engaged during school hours. The third mobility has been carried out online because of the Covid spreading . The students of the three school partners have worked together developing online activities. The project activities of each individual school have given the possibility to participate to all 24 students interested in the project. In addition, 4 teachers for school participated in the project, 2 as teachers of specific subjects and 2 for project coordination.
The project was developed through a methodology based on educational activities which included:
– readings on the themes of the project;
– gamification and creative activities to bring students closer to the issues of education for sustainable development;
– IT laboratory activities in view of the development of applications, which have enhanced the technical and digital skills of the students;
– analysis and research on renewable energy sources and urban waste disposal systems in the three countries of origin of the schools involved;
– group activities to develop students transversal skills related to respecting tasks and responsibilities, to make them able to solve difficult situations, knowing how to manage the time available for the delivery of a product and knowing how to work to achieve the fixed objectives .
The impacts achieved were assessed through the administration of a questionnaire (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12Ut6Im20SvwpOjKDBx25_Uc4hAI6vWBP54OXPuq-CLo/edit)
– enhancement of technical-digital skills and analysis and data collection for 80% of participants;
– enhancement of language skills for 80% of participants;
-increasing critical thinking and active citizenship levels for 100% of participants;
– development of analytical and research skills for 70% of the participants;
-awareness of environmental and energy issues for 95% of the participants.
The project has set itself as a medium-long term objective the substantial improvement of the training and teaching offers of the schools involved, with the main aim of stimulating students to make greater use of digital tools and to raise their awareness on sustainable development issues.

Project Website

https://www.facebook.com/IstitutoSuperioreFocaccia

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 55065 Eur

Project Coordinator

Istituto Superiore Basilio Focaccia & Country: IT

Project Partners

• 32 SU s izuchavane na chuzhdi ezici “Sv.Kliment Ohridski”
• Liceul Tehnologic “Sfanta Ecaterina”