The coordinator establishment of the project (Les Deux Canons school) has been labeled "ecoschool" for 4 years and labeled E3D (level 3) for almost 6 years now. Our project, which will last 2 years, is inscribed in the continuity of the work that has been implemented for many years in our school regarding sustainable development. This project aims at bringing awarereness, generating and enhancing initiatives related to sustainable development for all the students from the European partner countries concerned (Greece, Poland, Portugal and Reunion Island). It can also have an impact on the local and regional level by the means of a local communication and dissemination for the project and through the research of local partners (associations, professionals, local press and mass medias, etc...). We expect this project will have an effect on the participants, but also on their school staff, as well as the parents of the students involved, as the different activities will need the collaboration of people out of the project and working in the establishment and the collaboration of the families too. Throughout these two years, this project will concern several groups of students from 11 to 14 years old, who will take over by writing and keeping a diary every step of the way, in order to maintain the project's consistency. Thus, the project will include several activities planned through a clear logic. Moreover, the results of each activity will be communicated and published on the eTwinning platform. At some point, short-exchanges will take place with all the partner countries (first Greece, then Poland, Portugal and finally Reunion Island). These short-exchanges aim will be the materialization of some activities made in advance and the preparation of the following ones. Before every exchange, videoconferences will be implemented according to each school technical means and possibilities. - First of all, we will prepare an evaluation at the very beginning to draw up in inventory of what does already exist in each establishment, in the families of the students and at the local level (examples relevantly chosen on that theme in each partner establishment and/or region) concerning sustainable development. It will thus allow an awareness on what is already done in that matter and then, the comparison between the different schools will inspire and enhance initiatives to improve the commitment of the establishment and/or region regarding sustainable development. - Then, this theme being quite vast, we will focus in particular on the managing of waste and biodiversity in these different places of Europe. Thus, the partners will present and explain how waste is dealt with inside their schools, in their families or even their local areas. Afterwards, they will introduce and present their local biodiversity by showing a few examples. These examples will allow the discovery by all the participants of the fauna and flora of these different areas. - Furthermore, they will be able to highlight the introduction of some endangered species, explain the origin and cause of that danger (human activities or other) and how the protection of these species is dealt with locally. - Being familiar with this new biodiversity, the students will be brought to awareness regarding the importance of its preservation. This fundamental protection will be demonstrated with examples chosen locally and illustrating relevantly this theme. So to conclude, this project will allow participants to: - become aware that this matter concerns all of us - have a betterknowledge of their region in terms of sustainable development - give meaning to learning - develop a sense of civic duty inside their establishements as well as in their families - be ambassadors of their region during these various short-exchanges throughout Europe - develop language skills - discover other European cultures through this theme - develop digital skills thanks to the use of the eTwinning platform, the creation of slide shows, videos, quiz, etc...
Context The coordinator establishment of the project has been labeled "ecoschool" for 7 years and labeled E3D (level 3) for almost 9 years now. Our project is inscribed in the continuity of the work that has been implemented for many years in our school regarding sustainable development. Eventually this project lasted 3 years instead of the initial 2 years because we asked for a one-year delay due to the COVID crisis. Objectives This project aims at bringing awarereness, generating and enhancing initiatives related to sustainable development for all the students from the European partner countries concerned (Greece, Poland, Portugal and Reunion). It can also have an impact on the local and regional level by the means of a local communication and dissemination for the project and through the research of local partners (associations, professionals, medias, etc...). We expect this project will have an effect on the participants and their school staff, as well as the parents of the students involved, as the different activities will need the collaboration of people out of the project and working in the establishment and the collaboration of the families too. Throughout these three years, this project has concerned several groups of students from 10 to 14 years old, who have taken over by posting their works and creations every step of the way on the eTwinning platform and on the schools' websites, in order to maintain the project's consistency. Unfortunately, the eTwinning plateform has been removed and all the students' works could not be updated on the new plateform even now. Activities The project has included activities planned through a clear logic. The results of each activity has been published on eTwinning until it was removed. Instead, we decided to create a padlet to continue posting the students works. At some point, short-exchanges have taken place with all the partner countries (first Greece, then Poland, Portugal and Reunion). These short-exchanges aim has been the materialization of some activities made in advance and the preparation of the following ones. Before every exchange, videoconferences have been implemented according to each school technical means and possibilities. - First of all, we have prepared a common survey at the very beginning to draw up an inventory of what does already exist in each establishment, in the families of the students and at the local level concerning sustainable development. It has thus allowed an awareness on what is already done and then, the comparison between the different schools has inspired initiatives to improve the commitment of the establishment and region regarding sustainable development. - Then, this theme being quite vast, we have focused in particular on the managing of waste and biodiversity in these different places of Europe. Thus, the partners have presented and explained how waste is dealt with inside their schools, in their families or even their local areas. They have also listed and presented all the actions led in their schools related to sustainable environment. Afterwards, they have introduced their local biodiversity by showing a few examples. These examples have allowed the discovery by all the participants of the fauna and flora of these different areas. - Furthermore, they have highlighted the introduction of some endangered species, and explained the causes of that danger (human activities or other) and how the protection of these species is dealt with locally. - Being familiar with this new biodiversity, the students have been brought to awareness regarding the importance of its preservation and chose local examples. Results This project has allowed participants to : - become aware that this matter concerns all of us - have a better knowledge of their region in terms of sustainable development - give meaning to learning - develop a sense of civic duty inside their establishements as well as in their families - be ambassadors of their region throughout Europe, but also inside their own schools. - develop language skills and subscribe in English European sections for the students involved in this project - discover other European cultures - be confronted to the problematics of sustainable environment by traveling in the different partner countries - develop digital skills thanks to the use of the eTwinning platform, creation of slide shows, videos, quiz.... Benefits - dissemination has induced the creation of new Erasmus projects in the school and encouraged other teachers to have better training in English - a growing interest for English via the creation of a non linguistic subject section (biology in English) - creation of an Erasmus Corner in the library - opening of the students to Europe.