One of the five consistent goals of the Europe 2020 strategy is about the climate and energy. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emmission, in comparison to 1990, by at least 20%, and if the circumstances allow, 30%; and in EU energy consumption, increasing renewable energy up to 20% and achieving energy efficiency at the rate of 20%. It is stated that, aligned to the new vision created for Europe, the transition to a low carbon and energy efficient economy will be completed by 2050; renewable energy resources instead of carbon resources will be encouraged for economic growth, and energy efficiency will be achieved.The goal of this project is to build energy conservation consciousness in early years of life, and to draw attention to the contribution to economy of energy conservation by the target age groups and to the impact of renewable energy on clean environment. Today, with our energy need increasing every day, economic use of energy, spreading the use of clean energy and raising awareness around it will also have a positive impact on the development of environmental consciousness. When it is considered that the habits are most easily developed during childhood, consciousness around energy conservation will also easily develop in early years of life. This is why the target age group of our project is 6-11 years. The goal of our project is to help students from the target age group develop consciousness and behaviour of using energy without wasting it, to ensure permanent learning of the subject matter, to educate parents about the issue, to explain the importance of using clean energy, to encourage using environment-friendly energy use, and to build environment consciousness.This project is based on the idea which states that the cheapest energy is the not-wasted, saved energy. This aspect of the project takes into consideration the contribution of the project to the economy of the contry; one of the aims of the project is to entrench consciousness around this aspect. The project brings together the work from the countries of Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Greece and Poland. Turkey, one of our partners, has experience at the national level, whereas Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece and Poland have experience with the Comenius project. Some of the project activities are drama practice, music practice, improving English language skills (because it is the common language), drawing contests, banner preparation and logo desing. During the project, students’ behaviour will be observed based on the observation forms created by our partners and the results will be derived periodically for assessment, reporting and comparison. Information about the project will be given through the surveys, interviews, seminars and conferences; these activities will be carefully evaluated.Among the project goals are investigating methodologically and observing at their place the various applications by our partners, figuring out the differences in curriculums and considering different aspects in the curriculums for adaptation to our own, using different methods and techniques – if any – while working on the subject, benefiting from out work colleagues’ work experiences, and enabling students to be fully active in the learning process through arranging interesting activities. The target group shows continuity, so even after this particular project is over, the project will allow for further work with students in that age group and their parents. Thus, because of the target group as well as the subject matter, it is a sustainable project which also allows for popularization and will have long-term benefits. Behaviour which will be learned by the end of the project will have become a habit, so it also has the characteristic of being passed down from generation to generation. Due to this aspect of the project, the findings are valuable also for future and the project has long-term effects. The handbook will be a source that explains the project process and experiences, important for understanding and disseminating the final results of the project after it is over.
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