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Second life

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2019-1-LV01-KA229-060396
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | School Exchange Partnerships Funder Contribution: 187,716 EUR

Second life

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“Second life” is the project under the framework of Erasmus+ strategic partnership for schools program. It unites primary schools from Latvia, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Poland with the aim to promote environmental sustainability, consciousness between pupils, raise awareness of such problems like climate change, waste treatment/recycling, human being impact on nature and energy. The project will also exchange experiences of integration of environmental education principles into the learning process of school curricula and emphasise how environmental education relates to the development of different crucial skills - such as entrepreneurship, logical/critical thinking, communication, independent decision-making, spatial thinking - the direction and distance determination, planning, concentration, memory etc. The project specific objectives are following:1. Inspire pupils to become sustainably minded, environmentally conscious people that care what will be left after them to the next generations;2. Ensure pupils engagement in the learning process about project main topics - Second life of waste (recycling), human footprint into the nature – nature protection, energy sources/renewable energy;3. Ensure principle of learning by doing, peer to peer learning during exploration of project topics;4. Motivate youngsters practically research, explore and participate in activities aimed at environment protection issues awareness;5. Practically research and learn about second life of waste;6. Develop pupil’s handicraft and entrepreneurship skills creating and selling handicrafts made from waste materials;7. Develop and improve English language skills communicating in host families and preparing project work materials and participating in eTwinning project;8. Raise awareness of the different European national education systems and cultural diversity;9. Gain experience in social and communicative skills living in guest families.10. To discover and learn about partner countries cultures, and languages;11. Introduce and promote innovative methods that facilitate environmental education for primary level school children;12. Exchange experiences and good practices by using eTwinning platform, carry out peer learning activities and workshops;13. To help participating schools to increase ability to work in international projects.About 500 pupils will be directly involved in the activities of the project and nearly 3774 students will indirectly involve in the project. 50 teachers are expected to involve directly to the project activities. From all participating schools over 383 teachers and other school staff will indirectly benefit from the project.The project will consist from following activities: Project kick-off meeting, 6 learning, teaching, training activities for pupils and accompanying teachers and school staff, set of local activities in each school – workshop weeks devoted to different environment topics, thematic activities, seminars, presentations, etc. To promote virtual collaboration aTwinning project will be launched with participation of all partner schools.The main methodology used carrying out the project will be: formal and non-formal methods such as presentations, workshops, group work, gamification, peer learning and active learning, discussions, field visits, outdoor learning by real experiences. Additional emphasis will be made to exploit the multidisciplinary approach - LTT activities will be connected with the school curricula and the developed skills during the activity will increase pupil’s motivation to learn and will help to acquire primary school curricula.The project envisages following results:- schools will strengthen and develop closer cooperation with each other;- innovative education process development will be promoted by introducing new initiatives that facilitate environmentally conscious behaviour;- awareness will be raised about recycling, waste treatment and other project topics;- school teacher professional development will be promoted;- pupils will learn to save the nature, recycle waste in their families, they will learn about different European cultures;- pupils will practically research, explore and participate in activities that are aimed to improve their basic skills and key competences;- participants will develop English language skills;- awareness of the different European national education systems will be raised.

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