REPORT of the SHORT-TERM EXCHANGES of GROUPS of STUDENTS

                                                           “Be Green for an Healthy Ocean”

ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO STATALE IGNAZIO BUTTITTA                                              BAGHERIA, SICILY, ITALY - 26 - 30.05.2023 The LTTA C6 focused on “Be green for a healthy Ocean”.  The participants were 85 of which 22 teachers and 63 students hosted by the Italian families. The mobility started with an official welcome by Mr G. Carlino, headmaster at Town Hall. He introduced the partners, the eTwinning Ambassadors, Mrs L. Messineo from Palermo and the one from Catania, the representatives of the local Department of Education. Mr A. Maggiore, the school coordinator, presented the project and then he invited each partner to describe the activities done, the outcomes and to what extent was the impact of the project on the students, the school staff and the families. Every morning pupils attended two classes and then they did the project activities. They watched a play based on sea pollution performed by the Italian students and in multicultural groups, they discussed, analyzed and debated the causes and consequences of the impact of carbon emissions in the air, the importance of the treatment of wastewater. Then each group reported the positive actions to take to heal the sea.   Workshop: Your Carbon Footprint - the Romanian students Razvan Castaliu demonstrated how to measure the daily human actions impact on environment. Then the students worked through 6 areas of action: dwelling, water, recreation, electricity, transportation and waste. After doing their carbon footprints (https://www.footprintcalculator.org/), they examined their personal and household habits and choices in relation to their carbon footprint; identified which personal activities and household choices produce the most CO2 emissions and suggested lifestyle changes they can make to reduce their footprint.                                                                                                Study visits: -The Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bagheria: pupils learned how sewers collect wastewater and deliver it to plants for treatment and how water is purified  -Weather Forecasting Center in Trapani: students learned about daily measurements of temperature, soil temperature, wind directions and rainfall and did some activities on climate change and the carbon cycle. -“Flash Mob”: students performed the pollution themed flash mob in Bagheria Square dancing on the tune of the song composed by the school partner of Lisbon and to which each school partner contributed with a stanza. Cultural Visits: The partners visited Palermo, Cefalù, Bagheria and its XVIII century villas and the “Museo delle acciughe” in Aspra-Bagheria where the guests could experience the traditional fishing methods and visited the salted sardine industries.  Finally the students did an online evaluation survey on the LTTA and teachers met to discuss about the final report.