SCHOOL COORDINATOR
Istituto Comprensivo Statale Ignazio Buttitta, from Buttitta, Italy
paic86500l@istruzione.it
Contact person: Antonino MAGGIORE
Istituto Comprensivo Statale Ignazio Buttitta, from Buttitta, Italy
paic86500l@istruzione.it
Contact person: Antonino MAGGIORE
“Ignazio Buttitta School” is situated in an economically
disadvantaged suburb of Bagheria, a town just a few kilometers from Palermo.
The pupils enrolled are 680 from 4-14years old. Most of them are not motivated
and do not attend school regularly as a consequence their results are not
satisfying and are at risk of social exclusion. Students with learning
difficulties are included in the classrooms and have their own support
teachers. Our students live in a poor economic, cultural and social environment
where the access to culture is significantly limited or absent. Their parents
are mostly uneducated and part time/seasonal workers and don't care much about
their children’s education. They often rely on school their education that
having no positive models to inspire them, often come to episodes of deviance.
In this context our school plays the role of an educational and aggregation
agency able to activate actions of adequate value to recover and contrast hidden
problematic situations and relational hardships. The school arranges afternoon
classes and clubs aiming to strengthen the basic skills of students to compensate
the disadvantages of their cultural, economic and social background and reduce
the phenomenon of school dropouts. The teachers propose activities through
innovative approaches to enhance their learning style and strengthen the skills
of communication in the mother tongue, foreign languages, Science and Math.
Since 1999 the school has been running European projects as coordinator and partner (Comenius, Individual Pupil mobility, eTwinning projects, PON and Erasmus+ projects) involving teachers, pupils and parents in activities carried out together with other EU countries.
Through this project and the partnership between students and staff in schools from various educational and environmental sea settings, we hope to create relationships that contribute to the wellbeing of our students, staff and local community and enable them to value our coastal landscape and culture and contribute effectively to our local and global society.
Since 1999 the school has been running European projects as coordinator and partner (Comenius, Individual Pupil mobility, eTwinning projects, PON and Erasmus+ projects) involving teachers, pupils and parents in activities carried out together with other EU countries.
Through this project and the partnership between students and staff in schools from various educational and environmental sea settings, we hope to create relationships that contribute to the wellbeing of our students, staff and local community and enable them to value our coastal landscape and culture and contribute effectively to our local and global society.
PARTNERS
(in alphabetic order)
FRANCE
COLLEGE LA CHATOIRE from Le Tampon, France
Contact person: Miguel TURPIN
FRANCE
COLLEGE LA CHATOIRE from Le Tampon, France
Contact person: Miguel TURPIN
"La Chatoire" college
is an establishment located in an urban area in the town of Tampon in the south
of Reunion Island.
Our establishment is composed of: 720 students aged 10 – 16, 4 levels divided into 27 classes, 54 teachers, 14 education, health and social workers and 15 maintenance staff.
Since 2016, we have participated in the Erasmus KA1 and KA2 program. Our European Development Plan is oriented towards international openness, the evolution of teaching practices, academic success, the development of European citizenship and sustainable development.
"Réunion, the intense island" is a land of contrasts and diversity. This jewel of the Indian Ocean is displayed on its 2,512 km² as one of the most unique territories, departments and regions of overseas. Reunion Island is home to exceptional and endangered coral reefs. The pressure of human activities has become so strong that the reefs are disappearing. Indeed, many people, through ignorance and inadvertence, trample on the corals scattered in the lagoon. However, corals constitute the most populated seabed in the world and serve as a refuge and nursery for more than 3,000 species of plants and animals in Reunion.
Aware of this issue, our school has an important preventive role and must transmit on from generation to generation the right gestures for the safeguard of our marine heritage.
Our engagement in this new partnership project would allow a continuity of our actions in this field and would also be a useful teaching support for the different programs but also a source of motivation for our students.
Our establishment is composed of: 720 students aged 10 – 16, 4 levels divided into 27 classes, 54 teachers, 14 education, health and social workers and 15 maintenance staff.
Since 2016, we have participated in the Erasmus KA1 and KA2 program. Our European Development Plan is oriented towards international openness, the evolution of teaching practices, academic success, the development of European citizenship and sustainable development.
"Réunion, the intense island" is a land of contrasts and diversity. This jewel of the Indian Ocean is displayed on its 2,512 km² as one of the most unique territories, departments and regions of overseas. Reunion Island is home to exceptional and endangered coral reefs. The pressure of human activities has become so strong that the reefs are disappearing. Indeed, many people, through ignorance and inadvertence, trample on the corals scattered in the lagoon. However, corals constitute the most populated seabed in the world and serve as a refuge and nursery for more than 3,000 species of plants and animals in Reunion.
Aware of this issue, our school has an important preventive role and must transmit on from generation to generation the right gestures for the safeguard of our marine heritage.
Our engagement in this new partnership project would allow a continuity of our actions in this field and would also be a useful teaching support for the different programs but also a source of motivation for our students.
PORTUGAL
Escola Básica e Secundária de Canelas from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Escola Básica e Secundária de Canelas from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Our school is sited in Canelas, Vila Nova de Gaia, near Porto
district, on the north-west coast of Portugal. We have 2.500 students aged 3-18
and it offers a great variety of courses, from regular education to vocational
and professional courses.
It is made up of 10 primary schools and a main school with elementary/secondary levels. We have a wide-range of activities and school clubs with particular focus on environmental projects and our country’s heritage.
Our mission is
- empower our students and promote the active participation of all members of the school to integrate human rights values and principles into all areas of school life, and active participation in the defense of the environment.
- promote a democratic environment, innovative teaching methods and responsible citizenship
- teach our students to respect and appreciate their own culture and heritage
-prepare students for this new global society, teaching them not only the core content subjects but also improving their critical thinking, communication skills, collaboration, and creativity.
We are constantly working hard to preserve our traditions and a sense of closeness between the students, employees and the workplace.
Our school has environmental aims, too. Students are keenly involved in initiatives to promote awareness and understanding of environmental concerns, developed by the Environmental Club and the "Eco-Escolas”.
We are committed to sustainable development and protecting natural environment promoting a range of activities in "Serra de Canelas", a green area nearby.
The school has an environmental and intervention policy in environment where quality is high, being differentiated nationally by all educational programs for the environment in which it operates, in particularly, “ECO SCHOOLS”. Our standards are considered to be of excellence, which translate the numbers of awards and distinctions, which practice the environmental situation or example at the high level of the Portuguese educational system.
It is made up of 10 primary schools and a main school with elementary/secondary levels. We have a wide-range of activities and school clubs with particular focus on environmental projects and our country’s heritage.
Our mission is
- empower our students and promote the active participation of all members of the school to integrate human rights values and principles into all areas of school life, and active participation in the defense of the environment.
- promote a democratic environment, innovative teaching methods and responsible citizenship
- teach our students to respect and appreciate their own culture and heritage
-prepare students for this new global society, teaching them not only the core content subjects but also improving their critical thinking, communication skills, collaboration, and creativity.
We are constantly working hard to preserve our traditions and a sense of closeness between the students, employees and the workplace.
Our school has environmental aims, too. Students are keenly involved in initiatives to promote awareness and understanding of environmental concerns, developed by the Environmental Club and the "Eco-Escolas”.
We are committed to sustainable development and protecting natural environment promoting a range of activities in "Serra de Canelas", a green area nearby.
The school has an environmental and intervention policy in environment where quality is high, being differentiated nationally by all educational programs for the environment in which it operates, in particularly, “ECO SCHOOLS”. Our standards are considered to be of excellence, which translate the numbers of awards and distinctions, which practice the environmental situation or example at the high level of the Portuguese educational system.
PORTUGAL
CELFF Centro de Estudos Línguas Formação
Fogueteiro SA - Colégio Guadalupe from Amora, Portugal
CELFF Centro de Estudos Línguas Formação
Fogueteiro SA - Colégio Guadalupe from Amora, Portugal
www.c-guadalupe.com
Contact
person: Carmela MELO
Guadalupe School is a private establishment that welcomes 940
students from the ages of 3 to 18 years old, located in the suburbs of Lisbon
and is proud to be a national reference for the way it prepares its students for
university and for the family environment and its mutual help that exists among
all members of the school community.
Guadalupe School is very dynamic, because it proposes several extracurricular activities such as sports, dance, as ballet and hip hop and music. We believe music is fundamental to children’s development. We created a music academy inside our school, where our students can learn piano, violin, drums, and singing.
Learning foreign languages is also very important for us and because of that our students start learning English from the early age of 3 years old with a native English Teacher.
At Guadalupe School, there are disabled students who have special needs and for them, we have a team of psychologists and therapists who work with their teachers and families. For us, the development of mentalities in both social and cultural relationships amongst the whole educational community is essential. At our school, we are very motivated to give our students an environmental education.
In our school we start the environmental education in kindergarten with activities concerning the importance of protection environment. We are a green school which is a distinction given to the schools that develop good practices concerning the protection of environment and environmental education. We are also a Cambridge school, with Cambridge curricula with science subject and it would very good for us implementing ocean literacy.
Our school its situated 3 km from the ocean, so our history and our economy are connected with the ocean. We feel that we need to improve our knowledge about ocean and help our students looking to the ocean as part of their identity.
Guadalupe School is very dynamic, because it proposes several extracurricular activities such as sports, dance, as ballet and hip hop and music. We believe music is fundamental to children’s development. We created a music academy inside our school, where our students can learn piano, violin, drums, and singing.
Learning foreign languages is also very important for us and because of that our students start learning English from the early age of 3 years old with a native English Teacher.
At Guadalupe School, there are disabled students who have special needs and for them, we have a team of psychologists and therapists who work with their teachers and families. For us, the development of mentalities in both social and cultural relationships amongst the whole educational community is essential. At our school, we are very motivated to give our students an environmental education.
In our school we start the environmental education in kindergarten with activities concerning the importance of protection environment. We are a green school which is a distinction given to the schools that develop good practices concerning the protection of environment and environmental education. We are also a Cambridge school, with Cambridge curricula with science subject and it would very good for us implementing ocean literacy.
Our school its situated 3 km from the ocean, so our history and our economy are connected with the ocean. We feel that we need to improve our knowledge about ocean and help our students looking to the ocean as part of their identity.
ROMANIA
Scoala Gimnaziala Maria Rosetti from Bucharest, Romania
Scoala Gimnaziala Maria Rosetti from Bucharest, Romania
Scoala Gimnaziala Maria Rosetti
it's a primary and secondary public school in Bucharest with a stable
population, mostly middle-class families. We have 850 pupils from 6 - 15 years old;
lot of pupils belonging to different ethnical communities (Armenian,
Macedonian, Rroma) and different religions (orthodox, Greco-catholic, Romano–catholic,
muslins).There are 32 students with special educational needs, for whom we have
assured a teacher and a counselor who helps them in keeping up with the school
requirements. School has 42 teachers with high qualifications, 1 computer expert
and 1 educational counselor.
After the SWOT analysis we identify 2 main reasons why the school (teachers, pupils, parents) wants to participate in this project:
- the school has proposed since last year to become an Eco school by mainly providing an ecological education of the new generation
- this project will provide opportunities for pupils/teacher to collaborate with European schools on a transnational theme, to exchange scientific, cultural experiences, to improve their social skills, to integrate the participants in European projects, according to European standards.
LTTA offer:
- international learning experiences for students, in order to develop an understanding of the intercultural diversity necessary for their personal development
- high performance in all disciplines and the application of computer operating techniques
- a percentage of the secondary school graduation exams at the end of over 90%
- to mobilize the surroundings as partners in the educational process (municipal, employment organizations, civil society and youth. LTTA will be a benefit for teachers as well; they will improve their teaching methods, will establish new curricular approaches through the exchange of good practices.
After the SWOT analysis we identify 2 main reasons why the school (teachers, pupils, parents) wants to participate in this project:
- the school has proposed since last year to become an Eco school by mainly providing an ecological education of the new generation
- this project will provide opportunities for pupils/teacher to collaborate with European schools on a transnational theme, to exchange scientific, cultural experiences, to improve their social skills, to integrate the participants in European projects, according to European standards.
LTTA offer:
- international learning experiences for students, in order to develop an understanding of the intercultural diversity necessary for their personal development
- high performance in all disciplines and the application of computer operating techniques
- a percentage of the secondary school graduation exams at the end of over 90%
- to mobilize the surroundings as partners in the educational process (municipal, employment organizations, civil society and youth. LTTA will be a benefit for teachers as well; they will improve their teaching methods, will establish new curricular approaches through the exchange of good practices.
TURKEY
26 Haziran Ortaokulu from Tokat, Turkey
26 Haziran Ortaokulu from Tokat, Turkey
http://26haziranortaokulu.meb.k12.tr
Contact
person: Ferhat ŞIMŞEK
26 Haziran Secondary School is in Tokat with 625 students aged
11-14, 3 Managers, 34 teachers and 2 Counselling Service Teachers. We offer
Technology Based Learning opportunities. Our school has become a member of
consortium established by the Provincial Directorate of National Education in
relation to refugees in 2017 and it is a member of esafetylabel.eu. We have been
awarded with e-safety label and e-safety School Policy.
Tokat is 230 kms away from the Black Sea, the Yeşilırmek river flowing through Tokat province is polluted because waste and garbage collection system isn’t done properly. The waste water of
the villages, towns and district which are by the Dam lake, is poured directly to Yeşilırmak without being refined. Garbage, plastics, solid and liquid wastes, detergent wastes are infected to all Kazova, Tokat, Amasya and then to the Black Sea through the Yeşilırmak river. According to this research, the main reasons of pollution in Black Sea Region are the lack of sewage system, erosion, transportation by the seaside and negative effects of industrial companies.
Joining the project we aim to:
- raise awareness about sea and ocean pollution among the partners’ school teachers, students and parents
- better understand and evaluate the scope, origins, impacts of sea pollution
- share knowledge regarding eco-efficient waste management systems and practices
- imbue students and parents with recycling idea as an effective way to help the environment and prevent sea pollution
- give them the tools and develop critical skills to instill in them the ability to respect nature
- find solutions together about water and sea issues
- raising Cultural Awareness and European Dimension
This project will also help students and the community to behave in a more sensitive manner in the separation of solid wastes, understanding the vital importance of the sea and protection of water resources.
Tokat is 230 kms away from the Black Sea, the Yeşilırmek river flowing through Tokat province is polluted because waste and garbage collection system isn’t done properly. The waste water of
the villages, towns and district which are by the Dam lake, is poured directly to Yeşilırmak without being refined. Garbage, plastics, solid and liquid wastes, detergent wastes are infected to all Kazova, Tokat, Amasya and then to the Black Sea through the Yeşilırmak river. According to this research, the main reasons of pollution in Black Sea Region are the lack of sewage system, erosion, transportation by the seaside and negative effects of industrial companies.
Joining the project we aim to:
- raise awareness about sea and ocean pollution among the partners’ school teachers, students and parents
- better understand and evaluate the scope, origins, impacts of sea pollution
- share knowledge regarding eco-efficient waste management systems and practices
- imbue students and parents with recycling idea as an effective way to help the environment and prevent sea pollution
- give them the tools and develop critical skills to instill in them the ability to respect nature
- find solutions together about water and sea issues
- raising Cultural Awareness and European Dimension
This project will also help students and the community to behave in a more sensitive manner in the separation of solid wastes, understanding the vital importance of the sea and protection of water resources.
