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Project presentation:
Education to sustainable development. The aim of our project is to make our pupils find solutions in our school to reduce our carbon footprint, share these solutions and convince people of the interest for our planet of eco-friendly attitudes and positive power.
Throughout different actions our pupils can become the actors of the project and make things change not only at school but also at home and in the local community when sharing their experiences and choices.
They also develop their scientific knowledge of the environmental problems and they learn how to better cooperate within their group and with the school community. Finally, this project enables them to become aware of the notion of “circular economy” which is also essential to an education to sustainable development.
At the beginning of the project, to better understand the issues of the carbon footprint, students can discuss with a scientist from an institute specialized in environment. Throughout all the project, they can work with local associations to organize larger events based on the events done in the school.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop the awareness and motivation to live sustainably
- Become responsible for their choices and find the tools to convince the community of the righteousness of these choices
- Evaluate the result of their actions and how the community feels about them. Constantly try to improve.
- Understand not only the benefits for the planet but also for their own health.
- Develops their scientific skills
- Understand the importance of scientific data and inquiry to develop the project and be more effective.
- Use virtual tools but also experiment on the field
- Communicate their research findings, choosing the media according to the audience or the situation
- Act directly on their environment with the help and cooperation of others
- Understand the need to keep an open mind and to be ready to share.
RRI principles:
One of the key aspects of OSOS is the inclusion of RRI — Responsible Research and Innovation — principles (more information at RRI-Tools.eu). This is how this Accelerator fits into the RRI model:
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Governance |
Students will be able to find solutions to reduce-reuse-recycle in their school with the help of the school community at large and external stakeholders. I.e.: Students can learn about the importance of sustainable development regarding the 3Rs (reducing-recycling-reusing) and its impact on our planet by discussing with scientists. They can reflect on what can be improved in their school with the help of scientist and local associations and share the responsibility of changing their school with all the different stakeholders in their school (students, teachers, headmaster, canteen chef, cleaning team …). |
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Public Engagement |
At each stage of the project, the students will test their ideas and get feedback from the school community at large and the external stakeholders working with them. Students will imagine a series of actions to reduce-reuse-recycle in their school. Each action will involve the school community at large (students, families, teachers …), these actions can include exhibitions, creation of leaflets, surveys from those that have participated in the activities etc. |
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Gender Equality |
The solutions offered by the students to reduce-reuse-recycle will be established with a gender-neutral approach, it will benefit both men and women. |
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Science Education |
Students will use a scientific approach to reduce-recycle-reuse. They will investigate their school environment, look for ways to implement the 3Rs, find out solutions and implement them in the school. |
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Ethics |
Students will share responsibility in the project, in compliance with the research integrity and the social values of Science. The project is about reflecting on their school but it will certainly trigger a reflection about their homes and everyday life to become responsible citizens. |
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Open Access |
Students will share their knowledge and summary of their activities in an open school exhibition |
Available partnership opportunities
- Family: The pupils discuss with their families about the current situation and hopefully, families will support the pupils for the actions: recycling, avoiding food waste, helping for the clothes swap, modifying their eating habits, sharing about their experiences and choices’.
- Environmental Awareness Center of Elefsina Bring scientific data
- Teachers: Share ideas. Help to develop students project.
- Other studenst: Test and participle at the events. Discussion about sustainable development.
- Local community: Share experience.
Organization in charge of this Accelerator
This Accelerator has been developed by Dubois Christel (English Teacher), Gratien Mylène (Biology Teacher).
Lycée Léon Blum
8 Chemin du Tracas - B.P.34 31290 Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Téléphone : 0561460123
Mail : 0312915a@ac-toulouse.fr
4th Junior High School of Petroupolis
website:
e-mail: mail@4gym-petroup.att.sch.gr