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Croatian Footprints team. TRIal runs PROGRESS REPORT. Raising students ’ awareness of environment protection by keep ing our surroundings clean. SUBJECT OF TRIAL RUN 1. Giv ing students the right foundation on environmental concerns.
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CroatianFootprints team TRIalruns PROGRESS REPORT
Raisingstudents’ awarenessofenvironmentprotectionby keeping our surroundings clean SUBJECT OF TRIAL RUN 1
Giving studentsthe right foundation on environmental concerns. Making children and young people become better citizens of the world and encourage them to make the planet a safer place to live for generations to come. OBJECTIVES
Every day (depending on theweatherconditions) during the lunch brake ECO Squad patrols the schoolyard with the task to keep it clean and tidy. All students are members of the ECO Squad, but each day five different students patrol the schoolyard, guided and assisted by teachers on duty. ACTIVITIES
Theschoolyardbeforeandafterthepatrollingoftheecosquad Methodsofmeasurment
Raisingstudents’ andteachers’ awarenessof energy andwaterconsumption SUBJECT OF TRIAL RUN 2
Reducingconsumptionof electric energy anddrinkingwater OBJECTIVES
“Turnoffthelights” stickers close to lightswitchesinteachers’ roomandclassrooms “Save water” stickersnext to washing-stands Theaccountantobservesand notes themonthlyconsumptionofelectrical energy anddrinkingwatersince June 2011 Statisticsteacherduringlessonswithstudentscreatesstatisticswiththefiguresgivenbytheaccountant. activities
Comparingfiguresofelectrical energy andwaterconspumptionbeforeandaftertheactivitieshavebeenimplemented Methodsofmeasurment
Raisingawarenessofhealthynutritionamongstudentsandteachers Developing student awareness regarding the preservation of Croatian national identity Implementationofinterdisciplinarytheme (content) health andenvironmentalprotectioninmanysubjects objectives
Reminding (and/or getting to know) studentsandteachersofthetraditionalmediterraneanhealthynutrition SUBJECT OF TRIAL RUN 3
Curriculumprescribedcontentdealtwithinclassroom: nutritionand health, advantagesoflocalandecologicalproducts, usingseasonalproducts (ingredients) – (Nutritionandmerchandisinglessons) Translationofrecepiesindifferentforeignlanguages (English, German andItalianlessons) – leads to strongerinterconnectionofsubjects Thanksgivingday for thefruitsoftheEarth-studentsandtheirteachersmade 24 differenttypesofbread (withasparagus, olives, garlic, sesame, nettle, pumpkinseed…) and a publicationwasissued – “Zrno po zrno” – Grainbygrain activities
WorkshoporganizedinassociationwithTourist office oftheKaštelirCounty – How to kneadbreadbyhandand bake it in a traditionalbreadovenburning wood. Easterworkshopinassociationwiththe same tourist office – pastry cook studentsmadetraditionalsweetbreadcalled “pinca” followingourgrandmothers’ receipe
Numerousworkshopsandactivitiesheldpromotingthe use ofwildedibleplantsthatcanbefoundinoursurroundings (studentsgatheredasparagus, madeandtastedasparagus pate, madejamofdog-rose berries, chestnut cake, traditionalistrianminestronewithfennel, nettlelasagnawithwildediblemushrooms) A bookletwiththesereceipes is currentlybeingdeveloped
A questionnairewillbeimplementedamonga group ofstudents, withtheobjective to examinetheireatinghabitsthat is, theextent to whichthetraditionalmediterraneaningredients are presentintheirnutrition METHOD OF MEASURMENT
DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ONE OF THE EXPECTED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS UPON COMPLETION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION