"WHERE WE ARE? Recovery of interest in local resources "of the I.C. G. De Petra di Casoli was born from the needs of a territorial and didactic context common to other European countries. We speak of mountain municipalities or located in the most internal regions, subject to depopulation of the territory in favor of metropolitan or industrial areas. This determines an aging population, the abandonment and degradation of natural environments rich in biodiversity, history, culture and traditions left to neglect and unconscious discharge of waste of all kinds. Another context, common especially to the southern part of Europe, is linked to the lack of sufficient school results, related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We want to stimulate students' interest in STEM, applying them to the environmental context in order to safeguard the territory and to make the community aware of possible resources for eco-sustainable development. The project involves 5 Comprehensive School Institutes from 5 different countries: ITALY-I.C. G.DE PETRA of Casoli, Altino and Palombaro POLAND-I.C. JAN III SOBIESKIE of Czersl ROMANIA-I.C. and CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI Technological College of Petrila ALBANIA-I.C. FLATRAT AND DIJES by Fier TURKEY-I.C. SELCUKLU BILSEM in Konya TARGETS: - support soft skills in target groups, through non-formal activities, to increase interest in STEM in students, through their application to environmental contexts - increase awareness of the resources of the territory by the population and raise awareness of the environment - decrease the pollution of a unique eco-system by concentration of bio-diversity and protected species - fight the abandonment of the territory MAIN TARGET GROUP: - STEM teachers of secondary school (11-14 years) SECONDARY TARGET GROUP: - non STEM secondary school teachers (11-14 years) - teachers of the last years of primary school (9–11 years) DIRECT BENEFICIARIES: - secondary school students (11-14) - students of the IV and V class of primary school (9-11, will carry out only some activities) INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES: - pupil families - other educational institutions - other students - local communities STAKEHOLDERS: - "Majella National Park" body - "Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park" Body - Civil protection - Forestry Corps of the Carabinieri - Italian Environment Fund - Territorial School Offices - Eco.Lan S.p.A. (collection, recycling and disposal of waste). ACTIVITIES': For the activities we will elect a number between 5 and 25 participating teachers and a number between a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 300 participating students. We will make: - Natural Science workshops in the classroom and outdoors - fun activities with Mathematics, such as planning an excursion, calculating distance, height difference, position, tracing a route - workshops with experts on local culture and traditions, experts on waste management and energy resources, experts on bio-diversity - dissemination of results, to raise awareness among families and communities. For the Project Staff we will select 3 teachers from each country (tot 15) who will participate in the 5 Project Meetings, for the comparison of the results of the activities carried out. RESULTS: for Target Groups - acquisition of soft skills, through non-formal activities - gratification in the mediation of their subjects in a digital and technological environment for Direct Beneficiaries - knowledge of the territory (bio-diversity, resources, culture, traditions, and environmental "danger centers") - progress in school results in STEM - ability to use STEM in relation to the environment. For Indirect Beneficiaries - a new economic development based on eco-sustainable tourism - trend reversal of the abandonment of the territory - active participation of the population in the protection of local resources and the environmental context to be preserved IMPACT: for Organizations - Greater environmental awareness - Additional possibilities for specific actions via the E + program for Target Groups - ability to use non-formal mediation for better student learning - greater gratification from one's educational activity for the Beneficiaries - a different view of the STEM compared to before the project - a more conscious orientation possibility for the subsequent study path for Indirect Beneficiaries: - increase knowledge of the territory's wealth and resources - increase sensitivity for environmental protection - to contrast the abandonment of the territory with the possibility of a development based on Eco-Sustainable Tourism - encourage young people to plan their working future in this direction. We will have a significant and detectable impact at regional, national and European level.
- support transversal skills in target groups, through non-formal activities, to increase interest in STEM in students, through their application to environmental contexts - increase awareness of the resources of the territory by the population and raise awareness of the Environment - reduce the pollution of a unique eco-system due to concentration of biodiversity and protected species - counteract the abandonment of the territory
The candidacy for this project has matured in a context of territorial and educational needs common to many European countries. We are talking about mountain municipalities or those located in the innermost regions, subject to a depopulation of the territory in favor of metropolitan or industrial areas. This leads to an aging of the population, the abandonment and consequently the degradation of natural environments rich in biodiversity, history, culture and traditions left to neglect and the unconscious discharge of waste of all kinds. In the educational context, common above all to the southern geographical area of Europe, it is linked to the lack of sufficient educational achievements, related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Our activities have stimulated students' interest in STEM, applying them to the environmental context for the protection of the territory and to make the community aware of possible resources for eco-sustainable development.