Vodovod Ltd. and ES “Đuro Pilar” Slavonski Brod –A Good Practice Example

1. Vodovod Ltd. and ES “Đuro Pilar” Slavonski Brod –A Good Practice Example IVthInternationalConferenceOfWaterAgency “Impact of international communication on our water footprint” KORANA AMBROZIĆ & IGOR NIKIČIĆ VODOVOD LTD. & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL “ĐURO PILAR” SLAVONSKI BROD OCTOBER 5TH 2018

2. IVthInternationalConferenceofWaterAgency October 5th 2018 Backround • Inthemiddleof 2014, the Waste WaterTreatmentPlant (WWTP) wasbuiltinSl. Brod; 80.000 PE - Third stageoftreatment • Wehavetheresponsability to informandeducatethelocalcitizensabout new WWTP • It becameaneducationalcenterwiththeinvolvementinthe project “Thewater agent” andbytheactivitywiththe “Wateragency”

3. IVthInternationalConferenceofWaterAgency October 5th 2018 Cooperation with… 1. Project “Water agent” • September 26th 2016 • Three schools from SlavonskiBrod – 6devices • In the partnership with Water agency from Slovenia 2. World water day 2017 • March 22th 2017 • 130 scholars came to visit WWTP Sl. Brod • Inthepartnershipwith National CroatianWaterAgency “Hrvatske vode” 3. European sustainable development week (ESDW) • “Wateragentsofriver Sava” • June 1th 2017 • In the partnership with Water agency from Slovenia

4. IVthInternationalConferenceofWaterAgency October 5th 2018 Cooperationwith… 4. Project “Waterfriends” • Publiccompetition for co-financingtheprojectsofnon-profit organizationinthefieldofwater management byNational CroatianWaterAgency“Hrvatske vode” • Applicant:Non-profit organization “Academico” Slav. Brod • Partners: Vodovod Ltd. Sl. Brod andWaterAgency • Aimsof project: • Raising awareness of the target group on drinking water status and adequate drinking water consumption • Practical exercises at the Water station • Outdooreducation. Recycling waste materials, wastewater, WWTP..

5. IVthInternationalConferenceofWaterAgency October 5th 2018 Cooperationwith… • 6 devices for measuring the water flow in 2 schools – ES “Đuro Pilar” and “Hugo Badalić” – 95 scholars • Paid bus for 52 scholars and they came to visit WWTP Sl. Brod

6. IV. InternationalConferenceofWaterAgency October 5th 2018 Cooperationwith… 5. European sustainable development week (ESDW) • June8th 2018 • In the partnership with Water agency from Slovenia • Elementary school “Đuro Pilar” • Water station, Eco riddle, small experiment-dirty water to clean, badges and etc. • 110 scholars –from second to fourth class

7. IVthInternationalConferenceofWaterAgency October 5th 2018 “Canadian Hibiscus” WWTP Sl. Brod Thankyou for listening!

8. „Djuro Pilar” primaryschool, Slavonski Brod, CROATIA A schoolwheregoodideascometrue

9. For the past few years, our school has been focusing on the development of pupil skills in the STEM area. Sustainable development, protecting the environment and ecological awareness are our priority goals. We have been working on a series of projects and activities to raise the ecological awareness of our pupils and our local community. Starting in 2014 with “School in the forest, forest in the school” project, we started our cooperation with the Croatian forest company “Hrvatskešume” and continue the cooperationthrough the „Together for the school park” project that was financed by the Croatian National Foundation for the Development of Civil Society and HEP through the “Contribution to the community” programme. It is a project of building an educational QR park with autochthonous tree seedlings and aromatic plant spiral. Our school has also been participating in an IPA Interreg project “Smart schools” with a goal of upgrading school energetic efficiency and economical natural resources consumption.

11. This year we continue to follow our goals with “Open classroom” a project building a communal classroom for exploring the flora and fauna of our area „in situ”. We have also started an Erasmus+ KA2 project called The Green Micro:bit. Working with a Slovenian and Croatian school on upgrading the ecological capacity of our school and spreading sustainable development knowledge.

12. During 2018/2019 school year, our school has participated in the Water agent project in cooperation with Academico NGO and Vodovodd.o.o. Company. The project brought innovation to our Science classes, especially in lower grades (ages 7-11). Our pupils got a chance to see water meters for the first time and they found it interesting to see the amount of water they used. This is the first project on water preservation in our school. Visit of theETOR during the European sustainable development week has given all of our pupils a chance to be acquainted with the water usage process, which was fun and educative for them.

13. Water agent 2017/2018

14. „DjuroPilar” primary school is permanently and strategically investingin the ecological awareness of our pupils with a goal of developing young minds into capable, responsible European citizens who will ensure our efforts are sustainable in every day lives of our community.

15. „Djuro Pilar” primaryschool, Slavonski Brod, CROATIA A school where good ideas come true