Save the nature, save the future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Save the nature, save the future

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: Environment and climate change; Natural sciences; Creativity and culture

Project Summary

The project has the title “Save the Nature Save the Future”and its coordinator is Greece and partners are Portugal, Czech, Romania and Turkey. Project duration is 24 months. Totally 120 students aged 12-14 and 40 teachers will participate in LTTAs. The natural world is more than a source of beauty and admiration. It offers perfect opportunities for teaching the exciting world of STEAM and the technologies of the 21st century. Nature motivates students to learn, keeps them alert, promotes their creativity, and improves their abilities in mathematics, science, art, engineering, and technology using the five senses. The nature-based STEAM will introduce a powerful programme which will teach students a wide variety of STEAM subjects and skills in an approach influenced by nature. The cooperating with other European countries will help students to develop experience in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.
Our objectives are to:
-Enable students to incorporate knowledge into disciplines
-Build opportunities for students in order to become imaginative, creative, considerable in problem solutions, analytical thinkers, interested in science and capable to collaborate with others in the 21st century
-Develop new content and promote the introduction of STEAM skills into the curriculum so that teachers can teach STEAM subjects effectively.
The activities we are intended to accomplish are:
Gala opening project, forest events, insect hotels, solar panels, terrarium, bird feeders, 3D shapes, sundials; building towers and bridges; workshop on bird modeling aircraft; designing objects in the mud workshop; constructing simple machines from natural objects and weather stations; designing environmentally sustainable and smart homes in the mud workshop inspired by nature, solar ovens; creation of sunscreen prints, natural collages using natural objects collected leaves and musical instruments; restoration works; searching and documenting of the species data observed; design of mathematical structures using origami Maker Exhibition, eTwinning conference, STEAM Fair, business pitch and speaker activities, and the use of Audubon Bird Guide and iNaturalist applications.
All schools meet once a month, perform their roles and obligations in accordance with the 24-month schedule and inform the supervisor about the results.
The results are:
-Students are acquiring nature-inspired STEAM skills, understanding how mathematics, arts, sciences, technology and engineering can work together, becoming involved in scientific fields, learning to think critically and finding problems’ solutions.
-Students understanding of STEAM issues, capability in interdisciplinary integration, awareness and abilities will be improved; STEAM-related services are strengthening, school personnel and school efficiency are expanding, curriculum incorporation of acquired knowledge and skills will be ensured, cooperation between partner schools and key stakeholders is increasing.
-Teachers will learn new methods to align nature with STEAM; students will aspire to take advantage of nature, be motivated and make it a commodity. Teachers-participants will strengthen their professional skills in the European aspect. Students will learn how to link STEAM disciplines, develop problem solving, analytical thinking, questioning, innovation skills and will be interested in science issues. At European level, teachers will be able to study new approaches and strategies, they will develop a more advanced curriculum by implementing good practices into their teaching methods. The sharing of best practices in learning will be included in the partner school curriculum which teachers can use and further improve the latest knowledge and skills they gained in their classes. Students will use their knowledge and skills of the 21st century in the next educational steps and it will help them to be profoundly better. Management staff will share the results and successes of the project with new people who will come to school after years and it will enable them to learn from this experience.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 163751 Eur

Project Coordinator

3o Gymnasio Larisas & Country: EL

Project Partners

• Özel Şafak Ortaokulu
• Základni skola Sumperk, Vrchlickeho 22
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Ponte da Barca
• Scoala Gimnaziala Viceamiral Ioan Murgescu