The sySTEM of Water Erasmus Project

Project Title

The sySTEM of Water

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: Energy and resources

Project Summary

The sySTEM of Water ”project was established in partnership and cooperation with UK (coordinator), Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia and Turkey.The duration of the project is 24 months.7.125 billion people live on our planet.This number is expected to increase to 10 billion by 2050.As population increases, demand for resources increases; this causes more problems.Fresh and clean water sources are in danger of extinction due to global warming, rapid population growth, environmental pollution and the direct mixing of industrial wastes into water resources without any treatment.The solution of these problems is possible with creative, innovative and entrepreneurial individuals who are educated in the fields of water literacy and STEM.In order to manage the water correctly and maintain the quality of life, it is necessary to include skills related to real life problems in education.Therefore education is the most effective measure to create water awareness and consciousness.Objectives of the project are: Students acquire knowledge of water issues to develop lifelong sustainable values, dealing with barriers to water demand and consumption, and eventually become water literate; To raise awareness about the sustainability of water, conscious use of available resources, water saving, prevention of water pollution and most importantly the importance of water for living things; To provide teachers professional competencies in teaching water literacy as well as 21st century STEM skills through E+ program; To increase the teaching capacity of our institutions in terms of raising qualified citizens who can produce solutions for the needs of the next century; To develop new collaborations with stakeholders and partners in the future and to benefit from each other’s experiences.A total of 60 students and 40 teachers will be mobilized for 2 years. Students, key personnel and other staff who will provide added value to the project will participate in the mobility.Local organizations, environmental engineers, colleagues in neighboring schools, local administrators, parents and other stakeholders will participate in the activities, with the students aged 10-14 and their teachers from the partner schools.Partners will benefit from each other’s experiences in learning, teaching and training activities in partner schools, sharing good practices, and colleagues exchanging information.In addition, STEM will develop skills, indoor and outdoor workshops, water literacy seminars, playing and learning with water concentration cards, preparing giant sculptures from waste materials, role playing activity named “Who dirtied the water?”, Tackling real-life in ICT lab Activities such as waterfest, project days, Twin Space will play a big role in helping us reach our goals.Our schedule is divided into 24 months, who, when and what to do is clear.Project managers will gather their team once a month, review the tasks and responsibilities in the work plan.Expected results are; The students’ skills of questioning, critical thinking, finding solutions to real-life problems, developing cooperation, as well as the skills of communicating in a foreign language improve; Teachers gain experiences in the European dimension and have the opportunity to meet new teaching methods; The students’ interest in the sciences covered by STEM increases. Students acquire 21st century skills and find solutions to real world problems; Students become water literate; The relations of schools with stakeholders develop; Project activities, campaigns and actions create awareness of water footprint and awareness of water literacy on local, national and transnational communities.Students can endeavour to produces alternative solutions based on collaborative support with the help of creative and analytical thinking skills of the activities.STEM strategies inspire teachers to develop effective and more engaging lessons.Through LTT activities and mutual knowledge transfer, teachers have the potential to educate individuals who understand the relationship between sciences, engineering and natural environment-water.In the coming years, schools will organize local activities to promote water literacy and eventually issue water literacy certificates to students who follow the instructions.Schools will include water management in their long-term strategic plans. The staff of the schools will use and further develop their skills in teaching water literacy and 21st century STEM skills for many years in their professional lives as a result of their European experience.The teaching capacity and internationalization of our institutions will increase in terms of raising qualified citizens who can produce solutions for the needs of the next century.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 121790 Eur

Project Coordinator

Thomas Becket Catholic School & Country: UK

Project Partners

• Hajdúböszörményi Eötvös József Magyar-Angol Két Tanítási Nyelvu Általános Iskola és Alapfokú Muvészeti Iskola
• M. Adnan Özçelik Ortaokulu
• Municipal Primary school “Ljuben Lape”
• Istituto Comprensivo San Giovanni Bosco