CONTEXT European Commission has identified Action on Plastic as a priority in the Circular Economy Action Plan. The first-ever European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy was adopted in January 2018 and European Commission is promoting an EU-wide pledging campaign for the uptake of recycled plastics. On the other hand key competences are considered by European Commission fundamental for a personal fulfilment, active citizenship and social inclusion. These competences in population are essential to solve plastic challenges. Art-based learning and Service-learning are educational methodologies to enable effective way in improving and raising the key competences in order to create more aware and active citizenship. OBJECTIVES In this context, the objective of Erasmus+ ReLearn Plastics is the improvement of key competences students by means of art, creativity and new learning methodologies with the purpose of strengthening the awareness and active citizenship about plastics consumption. To achieve this general goal, the following specific goals have been defined: - Supporting opportunities for students in acquiring and developing key competences, including basic skills through art-based learning and Service Learning Methodology . - Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions,developing innovative methodologies to increase the awareness and action in students about plastics. PARTICIPANTS Partnership includes four Schools: IES Cid Campeador - Spain P.G.M.S. (Private Grammar & Modern School) - Cyprus E gimnazija - Serbia Biotehniski center Naklo - Slovenia And four non school organizations acting as experts in different topics: Universtiy V Maribor - Slovenia CSI Centre for Social Innovation LTD -Cyprus Associació Cultural CRESOL - Spain Youth Club of municipality of Stara Pazova- Serbia The countries represented by the partners are Slovenia, Spain, Cyprus and Serbia. The direct target groups of ReLearn Plastics are 100 students and 10 teachers from 4 Schools. Indirectly the project will benefit other groups, mainly teachers from other high schools (100) and professionals working in the field of climate change and art (100). ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGY ReLearn Plastics implementation follows this structure: 1) Beginning – Agreements, preparation of activities and organization. 2) School staff training – Preparation of a technical manuals and training course of school teachers 3) School student training – Implementation of methodologies in classrooms and experiences and learning exchange for school students. 4) Closure – Final evaluation road map for future joint ventures. 5) Project Management (transversal) – Tri-monthly reports, virtual and transnational meetings. 6) Dissemination (transversal) –Website, social networks, meetings, mainly addressed school students and teachers and professionals. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS The IOs produced by ReLearn Project are: IO1- Learning Material: Plastics in Europe. IO2- Learning Guide: “Plastic Awareness through Art-methodologies” IO3 – Service Learning Methodology: “Active citizen for plastics reduction”. IO4 – Guide and practical tools. Implementation “Plastic Awareness” in classroom. IO5 – Guide: Best practices of implementation Service-Learning for Active Citizens plastic challenges. LEARNING, TRAINING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES. LLTA1- C1- Short-term joint staff training events for teachers in Spain: Training in Plastic Challenges, Art-learning Methodologies and Service-Learning Methodology. LLTA2 - C2 Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils for students in Slovenia: Exchange event with Aware and Active Students in Plastics Challenges MULTIPLIER EVENTS 2 Multiplier Events will be carried out in each country. The first one in September-October 2021 at midterm of the project and the second one in September 2022 at the end of the project. 8 multiplier event will be realized in order to disseminate the results and intellectual outputs. RESULTS AND IMPACTS It is expected that ReLearn Plastics implementation contributes at: - Strength the school teachers’ competences regarding plastic challenges, art and innovative educational methodologies. - Facilitating new opportunities for school students based on high-quality and innovative learning and international experience. - Improving key competences in school students.
The general goal of ReLearn is the improvement of key competencies students by means of art, creativity and new learning methodologies with the purpose of strengthening awareness and active citizenship about plastics consumption.. To achieve this general goal, the following specific goals have been defined and achieved: 1. Supporting opportunities for students in acquiring and developing key competencies, including basic skills through art-based learning and Service Learning Methodology. 2: Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions, and developing innovative methodologies to increase the awareness and action in students about plastics. 3: Creating engaged and participatory students fighting against plastic challenges.
European Commission has identified Action on Plastic as a priority in the Circular Economy Action Plan. The first-ever European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy was adopted in January 2018 and European Commission is promoting an EU-wide pledging campaign for the uptake of recycled plastics. On the other hand, key competences are considered by European Commission fundamental for a personal fulfilment, active citizenship and social inclusion. These competences in population are essential to solve plastic challenges. Art-based learning and Service-learning are educational methodologies to enable effective way in improving and raising the key competences in order to create more aware and active citizenship. Specific needs addressed by ReLearn Plastics are described as follows: - Students in these schoolsand regions need to raise and improve key competences in order to increase socio-educational and personal development and active citizenship. - Students in these regions need to enlarge and increase the awareness about plastic problems and environment. - A lack of motivation in students needs to be covered by new teaching techniques, as for example methodologies based in art and creativity or Service Learning Methodology. - The profile of the teachers in these regions needs to be supported by experts in specific methodologies or subjects. - Families, and other external stakeholders need to be involved in the education to enable success for all learners.