The century we live in, the environmental problems that arise in connection with the fast depletion of natural resources now show their effects globally and people don’t know that they have been chopping down their own branch with their unconcerned attitudes. Uninhibited global environmental problems threaten the future of humanity as a common concern of all people. For constructing a more healthy human-nature relationship, giving people environmental awareness through environmental education is required. In the light of these information the project's main aim is to help students to gain environmental awareness by using ICT devices. It is more efficient using modern teaching methods than using traditional teaching methods on teaching global environmental problems for students to raise their knowledge level,take their attentions and awareness about project topic. The most suitable age of making up conscious about the environment (9-12)and the lack of the environmental conscious of students both in Turkey and in the other partner schools lead us to work on this subject.All the partners came together to share and exchange the ideas on the same subject and to widen "European opening-up”.Good examples of teaching methods will be exchanged among partners. We, all partner schools, (Turkey,France,England,Portugal,Poland and Greece)have seen that all of our partners have the same problem with their students. That's why, we come together for this project. There will be 3 transnational will be planned during the project. One meeting in the first year,two in the second year.M1:(2 teachers) This meeting will allow adjusting the project organization, considering the complexity linked to the number of countries, the introduction of the school and its school system. (Turkey December 2016)M2: (2 teachers)Evaluation of the first year of the project about what has been developed so far,the fulfilment of the objectives,to plan activities and products that will be developed until the end of the project, (Greece September 2017)M3: (2 teachers)Final evaluation of the project,giving feedback about the project. Beside 4 L/T/T meetings has planned.(France-February 2017)In the 1st L/T/T,Student will learn the nature and environmental problems and train to recycling. In the 2nd L/T/T ,(Portugal-May 2017) Studies of a breeding or a culture, life cycles of a species. Training in the work of the image, in the realization of videos, peer training.In the 3rd L/T/T,(Poland-November2017)Presenting the researching processes's of the schools through Video for "EP" the written documents about the collecting materials.In the 4th L/T/T,(England-April 2018)Presenting the preparing process for the activity plans and presentation of their usage with "EP".This project helps to the students to know the culture in many ways. The relations which make the society and culture integrated and incorporated beside the problems that come out in this process can be identified. By this project they will have the opportunity to learn tolerance, respect of diversity and a more open-mined and cooperative way of behavior will be elicited. Plus,the students will have an opportunity make life long international friends in all partner schools.In the long term,the participation to the project will offer the possibility of knowing the cultural reality of the typical context in the each partner of the Project. This project will promote the European dimension in the schools. The curiosity will grow and will open the mind of the schools in methodology and pedagogical European topics across the awareness of the Project context. The carried out activities and experiences will bring the partnership to a combined website ‘EP’ which will be one matter to sustain the Project goal.The teachers will learn new methods, develop their skills and get experience and "EP" will be a successful guide and example to teachers and parents.The schools will higher their education quality, cause an awareness on the neighboring schools and lead a development on the local Environment teaching level among teachers. By the help of Provincial Directorates project results will extended areas and this new techniques will follow the project.
A. Project context: "A second chance of environment" is a project on the theme of the environment reflected and developed by 6 schools. Our schools have common points: - strong desire to advance students and teachers through a pedagogy of projects in basic learning - setting up a climate to motivate and inspire students to take quality training and obtain the highest possible qualification. - dissemination of the values of the European Union: respect for human dignity, freedom, equality, respect for human rights - hosting disadvantaged groups for 4 schools - experience of part of the staff in European projects, such as Comenius, Erasmus +, Etwinning B. Objectives: Our goals are: - improve the acquisition of basic skills in mathematics, science, mother tongue, English, digital tools - promote student ambition and reduce school dropout - get to know the different European cultures - compare and improve pedagogical practices The choice of the theme of the environment is a theme that can be worked by several disciplines and at any grade level. C. Number and profile of participating partners : 5 1. French High school in a rural area in the Aude department in the town of Rieux Minervois. More than 40 % of the pupils are entitled to a financial aid from the state 2. Greek Secondary school in the middle sized town of Katerini, the pupils there are aged between 12 and 16 3. School on Lisbon (3-15 year old pupils), with socially mixed pupils and a lot of newly arrived pupils (29 nationalities) 4. British private primary school in Stroud, in a residential rural area, with pupils from well off families 5. Turkish secondary school in the rural region of Aydin in Germencikn with pupils from all social backgrounds, 60% of the pupils encounter economic difficulties. The Polish school disengaged from the project in 2016. D. Description of the main activities implemented 1. Activities centred around the environment. Description of an ecosystem. Show the environmental issue encountered on the field. Proposition for solutions. Activities implemented in the sciences, technology, language and arts classes. 2. Communication in English through various media: written, oral, and/or through arts and/or singing, with videos. 3. Mastering IT tools for communication E. Achieved results 1. All the activities on the theme of the environment have been done, there has been an increased environmental awareness on the behalf of the pupils, who have been thoroughly involved in the project. 2. The project based teaching and stimulation from the teachers have improved the basic learnings of the pupils. Innovative teaching methods have been devised. They have been tested and will be continued. 3. The pupils show more ambition in their choice of career, some have chosen more selective courses, others have chosen to join schools far from their families. In the past two years, school drop out has been reduced, because the pupils are part of a dynamic project, and they feel they are important at school. Thanks to this, the pupils should be better trained. This will bring some added value to the whole territory. 4. A better knowledge of the European cultures, the analysis of the questionnaires submitted to the whole community and the 5 schools show better results. 5. Teaching techniques have been improved. The exchanges have stimulated the teaching staff, leading to pedagogical innovation and/or to the sharing of good practices. F. Long term benefits Following these experiments, the benefits will be: 1 for the teaching staff a. being in a dynamic - Accepting, recognising and perpetuating innovations and adaptations of pedagogical improvements - A better professional ambition - More efficient team work thanks to a better organisation b Seeing thing differently - Better acknowledgement of the qualities and difficulties of their pupils - Awareness of the importance of welcoming the pupils c Locally anchored activities - Expertise from the local partners - Pedagogical activities around the local resources 2 For the schools - Long lasting relation with the partners - a better image - Continuation of European exchanges 3 For the communities - more ambitious pupils - a school focused on its local background and opened to the European world - the dynamic started by this project will be beneficial to the parents who will be more trustful in their children’s training.