„Think globaly, act locally“ is project based on idea of minor activities, that analysed local problems and help to solve them globally to fullfill the ideas of sustainible development. We focus on theory of „ Butterfly effect“ , where also minor things can cause the change in attitude and to have impact on the whole approach. Through the certain project all four partner schools (Slovakia, Greece, Poland, Italy) with minimum of 15 willing teachers and 300 pupils between 6 – 14 y.o. to be involved, will contribute in knowing and getting closer to different cultures, customs and habits that coexist in the EU with concering on environmental issues. The first year we will get to introduction of this topic, create environmental calendar, logo, mascot, notice boards, analyses temperature, ecofootprints, create community garden, speak about historical impact to environment and search for endagered animals and plants by using modern ICT tools, Art and other subjects. The second year we will focus on black dumps, using of energy and chemical analyzes. The teachers will create the Atlas of environmental problems and migrants with methodology of implementation environmental education to school systems in partners country. Initial ongoing and final evaluation of the procesudere will be carried out and our work will be disseminated within the partners schools as well as their communities. Final product will include the Atlas. All participants will benefit through becoming active citizens and develop competencies in thinking and taking actions regarding environmental issues both locally and globally. Two environmental trainings will develop awareness of the value of nature and the of eco actions.
“Think Globally and Act Locally ” is a project based on the idea of small local activities that analyse local problems and help global direction and sustainable development. We focused on the “butterfly effect” theory, where small things can not only change attitudes towards environmental issues, but can also affect the whole approach. The project involved 4 partner schools from Slovakia, Greece, Poland and Italy. Within the countries of EU, there were 15 willing teachers and 400 pupils aged 6 – 14, who were getting to know each other’s culture, customs with emphasis on environmental issues. Besides the involved teachers and pupils, the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tekov Museum and other organizations participated in the project. During the first project year participating schools introduced and presented their project plans in various ways. They measured the ecological footprint of pupils and members of the project team, created environmental calendar, logo and mascot of the project and installed project boards. Coordinating country organized the seminar on the technical terminology used in the project. At the project meeting participants evaluated conceptual maps, created community gardens, observed urban and local problems in the cities and changes of landscapes in historical horizons, searched for endangered animals and plants and created the database of them. They analyzed the temperature measurements of each country and the various environmental impacts associated with the climate change. Literary, artistic and musical work of the involved pupils was presented. During Christmas time, countries exchanged Christmas postcards made by children from recycled material. Various information and communication technologies have been used to process and disseminate information. During the second year national teams dealt with the usage of energy, waste, black dumps and chemical analyzes of water and soil. They organized local environmental excursions, discussions and lectures on various environmental topics. They made the second environmental calendar focused on eco-days, evaluated the final eco footprint and a questionnaire to verify the impact of project activities on changing environmental thinking of pupils. Project teams carried out two educational activities for pupils from Slovakia and Poland, the aim of which was to expand their environmental actions and strategies in order to increase their environmental awareness. Meetings of teachers from participating countries have led to interesting results not only in the environmental but also in the multicultural field. The outcome of the Erasmus + project is Atlas of Environmental Education. The Atlas contains methodologies and outputs from all participating primary schools and the editor is PaedDr. Peter Varga, PhD., Teacher of coordinating country - Slovakia. Significant impact and long term-benefits of the project for other European schools are in the usage of the publication Atlas through the eTwinning portal.