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Explore how the Eco-Schools Programme fosters sustainable practices in daily life, schools, and globally. Learn about students' visions and commitment for positive change, and the IVAC approach emphasizing investigation, visions, and action. Discover perspectives for teaching, the seven steps of Eco-Schools, and growth statistics.
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Eco-School International Programme as a tool for Sustainable Learning Eigil Larsen National Coordinator Eco-Schools Denmark The Danish Outdoor Council
Students Visions (1800, 13 y.o.) I have many ideas about how I can improve: • my daily life (a) • my school (b) • the World (c) Answer: a b c • Fully agree/Agree 49 47 58 • Does not agree or disagree 38 39 32 • Totally disagree/Disagree 12 14 10 From Prof. Bjarne Bruun Jensen Danish University of Education
Students Commitment (1800, 13 y.o.) I would like to fight for improving: • my daily life (a) • my school (b) • the World (c) Aswer: a b c • Fully agree/agree 73 63 78 • Does not agree or disagree 21 30 19 • Totally disagree/Disagree 6 7 3 From Prof. Bjarne Bruun Jensen Danish University of Education
”Achieving influence is very easy” (3660, 13 – 15 y.o.) The students were asked about four different settings Leisure activities 36 % Family 44 % School 14 % Society 6 % From Prof. Bjarne Bruun Jensen Danish University of Education
Conclusions • Children and youth actually want to make a difference • They find it difficult to influence • We have to develop a frame where we can develop children’s and youth empowerment • - on personal level, community level and society level towards citizenship
The IVAC-approach • Investigation • What it’s all about? • Why is it important? • How was it in former times and how has it changed • Visions • What alternatives can we imagine? • How are conditions in other countries and other cultures? • What do we prefer and why? • Action and change • What changes will bring us closer to our visions? • What action possibilities exist in order to reach the changes? • Which actions will you carry out?
Perspectives for the teaching • Children want to be active • Investigate, ask questions, find answers, express themselves • Anther teacher role • Help the children to investigate etc. • Try to act • Use the schools as laboratory for actions, make suggestions for the council, try to act or start discussions in local community, make campaigns, being advisers etc.
Eco-Schools: an overview • Programme of Fee – Foundation for Environmental Education • Whole-school environmental education, management and certification programme, based on EMAS / ISO 14001 • Local Agenda 21 at the level of the school and its community • Participative: pupils involved in all stages of process, decision-making and activities, other stakeholders collaborate • Core themes: Energy, Water, Waste • NEW THEME:Climate Change • & Carbon Footprint • Green Flag as an eco-certification for good environmental practice
Eco-Schools: The Seven steps • Establishment of an Eco-School Committee • Environmental Review • Action Plan • Monitoring and Evaluation • Curriculum Work • Informing and Involving • Eco-code
Eco-Schools: Growth * Estimated numbers
Eco-Schools: Numbers 2004/05 Total Eco-Schools Students 4.487.807 Teachers 233.533 Schools 12.640 Local Authorities 1.661 Actively Involved Students 2.310.344 Teachers 96.687 Schools 6.737 Local Authorities 952
Eco-School Coordinations International CoordinationMs Estela Gonçalves Pereira(Eco-Schools International Coordinator)c/o ABAE/FEE PortugalEd. Vasco da GamaR. Gen Gomes AraujoBloco C Piso I Sala 1.26/1.271350-355 LisbonPortugalTel +351 21 394 2745Fax: +351 21 394 2749coordination@ecoschool.orgwww.eco-schools.orgwww.fee-international.org German Coordination Mr Robert LorenzDeutsche Gesellschaft für Umwelterziehung e.V., DGU-Office ErfurtAlbrechtstr. 4099092 ErfurtGermanyTel.: +49 361 2119939Fax: +49 361 2119940e-mail: RoLorenz@gmx.netwww.umwelterziehung.de Danish CoordinationMr Eigil LarsenThe Danish Outdoor CouncilScandiagade 132450 København SVTel.: +45 3379 0079Fax: +45 33790179kam@friluftsraadet.dkwww.friluftsraadet.dk