“Parques Nacionales Europeos: aprovechamiento didáctico y social. Sostenibilidad y empleo.” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Parques Nacionales Europeos: aprovechamiento didáctico y social. Sostenibilidad y empleo.”

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Open and distance learning; Pedagogy and didactics

Project Summary

“EUROPEAN NATIONAL PARKS: DIDACTIC AND SOCIAL EXPLOITATION. SUSTAINABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT”

CONTEXT

Environmental respect and care

School internationalization

The schools aim to become reference centres for National Park education

To seek stable co-operation between the schools and the National Parks

Exploit National Parks as educational resources

REQUIREMENTS

Devising materials we deem necessary for the systematic introduction of the study of the National Park and its environment to the Educational Project of European Union secondary schools

METHODOLOGY

Interdisciplinary work into Didactical Programs for each Department in schools

Development plan to justify advise on, and facilitate the timetabling of interdisciplinary activities

Design activities in the five reference Parks, applicable to any National Park

Introduction of active learning methodologies

Introduction of ICT into every phase of the proyect

OBJECTIVES

Four areas:

-Renewal and innovation in teaching and learning processes

-Sustainable environmental exploitation and employability

-Cultural approach to the environment and environmental education

-Sustainability and environmental impact

PARTNERS

Countries with a National Park of international importance alongside a major city

Schools next to Parks with potential for co-operation

Common projects among schools (existing or potential)

– Instituto Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain.

– Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Bernardo Dovizi”, Tuscany, Italy.

– Jana Fundacji Szkolnei, Varsovia, Poland.

– Lyceum Artis, Sofia, Bulgary.

– Escuela Primary Palekastro, Creta, Greece.

OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Facultad de Geografía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)

Facultad de Formación del Profesorado UAM

Unidad de Programas de la Dirección de Área de Madrid

Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas Universidad Complutense Madrid

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas UCM

Facultad del Profesorado UCM

RESULTS

-Schools become reference and interpretation centers for National Parks

-Space for dialogue and meeting among institutions and entities related to the Parks

-Employability perspectives

-Professional and academic orientation towards environmental specialitites

-Integrate study of Parks into school curricula

-Meaningful learning through active teaching methods

OUTCOMES

Didactical and methodological Guide for interdisciplinary work. Active methods and interactive learning for studying any European natural protected area. Two parts:

-General approach, for acquiring knowledge and competences in different subjects through National Park. Available to any Park in the EU

-Practical approach to each partner park with virtual visits and multidisciplinary activities

Guide will be hosted on an Internet Educational Portal.

ACTIVITIES

Six transnational meetings

Five teaching and learning activities with students

Educational Internet Portal and Didactical Guide as Intellectual Products

Two Multiplier Events: National Park Days and haunch Events for Didactical Internet Portal and Didactical Guide

IMPACT

Hasting changes to departmental programmes

Teacher with specific training

Better academic results

Greater awareness of other European realities

Schools become reference points for National Parks

Environmental projects promotion

Facilitation of employement opportunities linked to sustainable exploitation of National Parks

Promote cooperation among different entities not existing before the project life

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 71025 Eur

Project Coordinator

IES Sierra de Guadarrama & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Istituto Comprensivo Statale Bernardo Dovizi
• PALEKASTRO PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Gimnazjum z Oddzialami Dwujezycznymi nr 14 im. Jana Gutenberga Fundacji Szkolnej
• Chastno SOU po izkustva i chuzhdi ezici “Artis”