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NGO/University partnership to educate general public about the Baltic marine environment

NGO/University collaboration to raise awareness & preserve the fragile Baltic Sea; engaging public through innovative educational programs.

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NGO/University partnership to educate general public about the Baltic marine environment

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  1. NGO/University partnership to educate general public about theBaltic marine environment Svyatoslav TYURYAKOV Stefan HANSEN Evgeny MOROZOV

  2. Universal concern to preserve the ocean The problem • Formulated, e.g. by IOC • Perceived by few public

  3. Local boundary conditions • The Baltic Sea • Small • Densely inhabited • Intensively exploited • Fragile • Level of awareness • Decrease of awareness from W-SW to NE

  4. Acting forces • Museums • Aquaria • Science centres • Universities • Schools • NGOs Better awareness level

  5. Proposed solution • NGO/University partnership • NGO: Hohe Tied e.V. (Kiel) • University: RSHU (St Petersburg)

  6. Early days of the partnership • Personal connections do matter Feb. 2002 Center for Applied Ecology (Sillamäe, Estonia) proposes Hohe Tied to cooperate with a RSHU group, based on Centaurus-II • Context of a larger event may help Jun. 2002 Centaurus-II participates in Kiel Week Jun. 2003 Partnership strengthens, taking full Jun. 2004 advantage of Kiel Week

  7. Early days of the partnership • Kiel Week • Target Group • General public (groups of pupils, families, etc.) • Process • 2 cruises (4 h) a day in Kiel Bight • Brief theory on the Baltic Sea • 2 sampling points (‘dirty’ & ‘clean’) • All information in plain language • Feature: combination of • university knowledge • NGO approach • scale of the sailing event • Outcome • Very positive and strong feedback from the target group

  8. Man and Sea • Educational concept • Ideals of education for sustainable development • Active role of a pupil in educational process • Higher efficiency of learning in contact with subject • Handbook • 11 scientific chapters (theory + practice) • 3 chapters on organisation and team-work • Connection points between topics • Stimulation of understanding the ecosystem

  9. Going across the Baltic • Learn2care • Bringing ‘Man and Sea’ to Russia (2008) • Testing of ‘Man and Sea’ by local educators • Appreciation and willingness to continue

  10. Learn2care • 2008 • 9 days of work in the Gulf of Finland on Centaurus-II • 123 local teachers participated • Organisational structure set up • 2009 • Adaptation of ‘Man and Sea’ to conditions of the eastern Gulf of Finland

  11. Learn2care • 2010 • Focus on teachers : in-depth training of 30 teachers with participation of 150 pupils • Expedition toolbox: providing teachers with instruments to work within ‘Man and Sea’ • Formal education program: encouraging local teachers to use ‘Man and Sea’

  12. Acknowledgements • Lighthouse Foundation (Kiel) for supporting the practical part of Learn2care • Russian State Hydrometeorological University (St Petersburg) for supporting the ‘Man and Sea’ adaptation to conditions of the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland

  13. Thank you! www.centaurus.ru/eng/projects.php slavik@rshu.ru

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