Week 46, 11.-15.11.2019
IES
Juan Antonio Fernandez Perez, Melilla, Spain: Project planning, introduction to
SDGs and critical thinking pedagogy
This meeting will allow us to build on
the strong foundation already in place for the project to flourish to discuss
and clarify its implementation by reviewing its objectives and calendar. This
meeting is vital to the success of the project. Valuable time will also be set
aside to observe and explore various practices at the Spanish school lesson
observation and pedagogical discussions with staff. Our training focus is on
Agenda 2030 and the importance of the SDGs as a whole. We will focus on
practical critical thinking techniques that will help us enable students to
explore the themes of the project. We will also discuss ways to embed the
project into our curricula and discuss the businesses and external partners we
may wish to engage with over the duration of the project. We will also discuss
setting up the eTwinning project platform and blogs. From September 2019 until
the meeting each partner school will:
- hold a staff meeting in school to
explain the project
- ask for expressions of interest from
staff and students
- undertake a common agreed baseline
evaluation of knowledge of SDGs amongst students and staff
- set the logo competition for students
- introduce the SDGs to students
With regards the Spanish school hosting
the first event it will also bring the global dimension to the school. During
the meeting in Melilla:
- a logo for our project will be
displayed and chosen from the logos partner schools will contribute
- speakers will talk about programs
taking place in our city to achieve the SDGs:
Mr Paredes, Agricultural Engineer in
Environmental Sciences, Coordinator of “Gloria Fortes Farm School”. We will
visit the urban gardens.
Ms Moreno, Engineer in Chemistry, Head
of the Quality and Natural Environment Division. Studies on an endemic sea
gastropod in danger of extinction. The species is emblematic for the
Mediterranean biodiversity conservation. We’ll visit Port Authority and see
examples of the species.
Mr Bocanegra is the coordinator of the
platform “Melilla on a bike", which campaigns to promote less polluting
ways of moving around.
Mr Claro is responsible for the area of
Nature of the organization “Guelaya”. We will go hiking along Río Nano, where
we will enjoy endemic flora and plant trees to reforest Rostrogordo Pines
Forest.
We will evaluate poverty in Melilla with
European Network for the Fight against Poverty.
As our school is an “Eco-school” we will
explain what the project consists of. Our gardening teachers will teach us how
to make “compost”.
We will visit Victoria Grande Fortress
and Rosario Bastion, awarded for their 100% LED technology and low-consumption
energy.
We will visit the old town and the
modernist triangle as examples of conservation of our architectural heritage.
We will visit the
city incinerator plant which uses the energy of the burnt rubbish for its own
functioning and sells the surplus to the local electricity company.
Week 17, 20.-24.4.2020
"Escuela sa de
Miranda", Braga, Portugal: Sharing of SDG 14 Water Best Practices
Students and staff will
visit the Portugese partner school to share the outcomes of their research into
the pollution of oceans SDG task set in Melilla and any actions resulting from
their research. This will be in the form
of presentations or videos and possibly debates. Sharing of outcomes will challenge
stereotypes of country issues. Tasks that were agreed in Melilla for each
meeting will also be presented/shared during the visit. There will be
opportunities to discuss the next school based project activities and any
matters arising from partner schools.
Students and staff will take part in various workshops/lectures and
visits to places of interest relevant to the oceans theme. Valuable time will be set aside to explore
teaching and learning styles with colleagues at the Portugese school through
lesson observation and pedagogical discussions.
This will also be a valuable opportunity to discuss and refine the
evaluation process for the project.
Preliminary program for
the Meeting in Portugal will include the following:
- Guest speaker -
Lecture about Ocean protection – “Steps to a sustainable sealife” by an expert of the Maritime Coast Guard,
responsible for the security of the Portuguese North Sea Coast (maritime law
enforcement, environmental protection, fisheries control,…).
- Visit to Porto de
Leixões; Getting to know about the project
“Ocean free of residues” carried out by this entity in partnership with
the international organization Waste Free Oceans.
- Boat trip along River
Douro.
- Visit to the Nau
Seiscentista in Vila do Conde, a typical boat from the16th century.
- Protected Area of Esposende – visit to the beach and
walk along the shore (Ecovia Litoral Norte).
- Visit to River Minho
Aquamuseum in Vila Nova de Cerveira.
- Visit to the school
Museum – learning about the evolution of maritime species.
- Visit to an
exhibition focusing on sealife (ancient maps and science books) in the school
library.
- Workshops – Art From
Waste and Illustration of Maritime Species.
- Lessons observation
and pedagogical discussions.
- Theater play based on
a literary book related to the ocean.
- Pedagogical games
about the theme “The Ocean Is Us” as a reference to our Portuguese history.
- Outdoor activities /
sports in the Picoto Park in Braga.
Week 41, 5.- 9.10.2020
"Lycée Antoine
St-Exupéry", Les Avirons, La Reunion: Sharing
of SDG 1 and best practices
The meeting in Reunion
will be the occasion to study more closely the reality of poverty in this
ultra-peripheral part of the E.U today, its historical foundation, and how
poverty can impact sustainable development. Students will be asked to evaluate
the reality of poverty in Reunion as a whole, and in their town/school, to
comprehend more closely which statistical indicators can be used and what they
mean, and to compare data with partner schools/regions/countries. They will be
asked to study the links between this poverty and the historical context of
Reunion as a former colony. Also, they will see the close link between poverty
and gender issues. They will then be asked to investigate ways to fight poverty
at the local level, and to commit to a volunteering project. Buying local will
be focused on, as a way to encourage local agriculture and business and its
role in fighting poverty. They will meet associations like Chancégal, which
work on gender issues and their consequences in society (poverty, violence,
harassment). Overconsumption and waste will be seen, and its paradoxical link
with poverty. Specific days will be the focus of our activities: World Clean Up
Day/International Day for the Eradication of Poverty/International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against women/Fet Kaf Abolition of Slavery/
International Women’s Day. Guest speakers will be invited to the meeting: the
president of Roulé Mon Zavirons, local representative of the World Clean Up
Day; members of the Chancégal association; representatives of local volunteer
groups (FondaKtion André Malet) as well as members of parliament and the Mayor
of Les Avirons for a more institutional point of view. In the context of the
social crisis of the Yellow Vests, local citizens will also be invited to share
their points of view and ideas. Visits with our partners will be organized: to
historic places of interest that highlight the island’s past as a colony and
its impact on today’s society; to the Cuisine Centrale in Les Avirons, and to
local markets: this will help study the reality of local sourcing of food
products in Reunion. Volunteer groups will be visited. We will also plan to
visit or to meet the Citizen Councils that have been recently set up, as well
as the Department or Regional Councils.
Week 7, 15.- 19.2.2021
Laanila High School
& Svenska Privatskolan, Oulu, Finland: Sharing of SDG 12 best practices
Students and staff will
visit the Finnish partner schools to share the outcomes of their research into
the consumption SDG task set in Melilla and any actions resulting from their
research. This will be in the form of
presentations or videos and possibly debates.
Sharing of outcomes will challenge stereotypes of country issues. Tasks
that were agreed in Melilla for each meeting will also be presented/shared
during the visit. There will be opportunities to discuss the next school based
project activities and any matters arising from partner schools. Students and staff will take part in various
workshops/lectures and visits to places of interest relevant to the consumption
theme. Valuable time will be set aside
to explore teaching and learning styles with colleagues at the Finnish schools
through lesson observation and pedagogical discussions.
Preliminary program for
the Meeting in Finland will include the following:
- Lectures, discussions
and workshops at Laanila High School and Svenska Privatskolan i Uleåborg on SDG
12 Best Practices
- A workshop for
recycled clothes/textiles. Students will bring a used piece of clothing to
Finland and in a workshop they’ll make something new of it
- A visit to
Kiertokaari recycle center and waste combustion center
- A visit to forests
nearby, for example Hailuoto or Pilpasuo
- An overnight visit to
Pikku-Syöte, Pudasjärvi
- Indoor Wall climbing
/ Observatory / Snow shoe walking / Bow and Arrow
- The forest trail
“Magical forest”
- Geocaching,
Fatbiking, Basket Disk Golf
Tasks for the students:
- Plan an educational
game/play to play in a forest during the visit to Pikku-Syöte where we will
experience the tasks in real life
- Bring a piece of
clothing with you to Finland
Guest speakers:
- A tour in a forest
guided by a forest expert Anna Taskila
- Ansa Jokiranta:
Forest of possibilities School Project in Finland (ansa.jokiranta@forestindustries.fi)
Week 40, 4.- 8.10.2021
Ysgol Dyffryn Taf,
Wales: Sharing of SDGs Decent Work, evaluation & planning
In Wales the project
themes will be integrated into the humanities curriculum for years 7, 8 & 9
in addition to being focused on by the Erasmus focus group in Years 10-13. They
will also learn about the history behind key dates like international workers
day on the 1st May each year and such key dates will be celebrated on a whole
school basis to maximise project impact.
The focus for the Wales
meeting will be better work for all. In preparation for the Wales visit we will
work with the NGOs Oxfam and Antislavery in addition to the local coastguard to
raise awareness amongst pupils of modern day slavery and trafficking issues in
Wales and Europe/the Wider World, and what constitutes fair work for all. They
will work with the charities to promote awareness of the issues to the School
Community and they will write letters to their Local Assembly Member to raise
awareness of the issue and urge them to promote fair work in the constituency
area and at Wales level. Students from all visiting countries will be asked to
prepare videos raising awareness of fair work issues in their respective
countries to be shared during the Wales visit and guest speakers will be
invited to the meeting to take part in lectures, discussions and workshops on
Fair Work with the other attendees. Students will also take part in an art
workshop focused on promoting fair work that can then be promoted in all
schools.
During the Wales visit
we will visit St Fagans, the Museum for Welsh Life to see how worker conditions
in Wales have changed throughout history. We will take a tour of the the new
building that was opened in 2019 to learn of their drive towards achieving
environmental sustainability. We will also visit the Welsh Assembly to learn
about the environmentally sustainable design of the building and visit the
chambers. During the visit the students will deliver a letter to the Assembly
Members written jointly by each of them outlining their wishes for the SDG
goals we will have studied as part of the project.
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