The green changemakers
A brief description
The Green changemakers project aims to innovatively develop and implement education programs for sustainable development through the development of competences and active participation of students in the field of sustainable development while strengthening the partnership between schools and local communities in raising awareness of sustainable development. The activities of the project will encourage students to act and initiate actions aimed at achieving the goals of sustainable development and sustainable society in its entirety. A series of educational, informative, practical, and creative activities and methods of innovative and experiential learning will raise the level of knowledge, awareness, and skills for the adoption of “green” lifestyle in accordance with sustainable development. Informing the public and media about the importance of the topic of sustainable development, as well as project implementation, will promote project activities, the importance of sustainable development, environmental and nature care, and environmental action, all with the aim of developing a sustainable community.
The goals of the project
Raising awareness and involvement of students in processes of (local and global) sustainable development through strengthening of critical understanding and the acquisition of practical knowledge and skills necessary to actively participate in the challenges of sustainable development.
Empowering students to make informed decisions and apply sustainable lifestyles related to their own health in interaction with nature and the environment in addition to raising students’ awareness of the importance of sustainable development and their role in the community (implementation of student sustainable development projects at school and/or local community).
Empowering teachers and local community stakeholders on sustainable development by informing numerous communication channels within the project as well as encouraging active participation in environmental activities for the benefit of the local community.
Improving educational processes “green”, sustainable, global content by using interactive methods and experiential learning.
Procedure for the implementation of activities
- Presentation - information on the project/members – November 2021
- Presentation of project partners
- Logo - December 2021. /January 2022
- Netiquette - survey and draft creation for the assignments – February 2022
- SDG goals - March - study of 17 global goals - within each school individually - February/March 2022
- Create presentations that show SDG goals, Online Meeting/Online Meeting - March 2022
- Making ecological footprint calculators and presenting works - April/May 2022
- EVALUATION( self-evaluation and peer evaluation) - April 2022
- Online checks based on created presentations - May 2022
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Can artificial intelligence help sustainability and encourage lifelong learning? - June 2022
- Our contribution to achieving the objectives – practical activities (June/July/August 2022) and voluntary environmental action for collecting EE waste
- Presentation of practical solutions – online meeting – September 2022
- Commemoration of important days during the duration of the project with a invited guest speaker
- Creating e-books and blogs during the project - completion of October 2022
- Presentation of e-books and blogs – online meeting – October 2022
- Dissemination and evaluation - during the project
- A cloud of words for the end - September 2022
Expected results
At least, 3 partner online meetings conducted, ensuring a good communication channel among partners. At least, 3 joint online meetings of students conducted to get acquainted with, share tasks and present the results of activities. The realized invited guest speaker lecture and ecological action of collecting EE waste at the local level. Involvement of at least 3 partner schools - 6 teachers and 40 students. Evaluations will determine compliance of set objectives and implementation within given deadlines to prevent and address potential implementation problems. Satisfaction with the implementation of activities will be monitored through feedback of students/teachers. Realization of planned 17 activities in a year through improved knowledge, skills, and attitudes of students in the context of critical thinking and action in accordance with the goals of sustainable development. Improved competences of teachers for the implementation of sustainable development programs. Dissemination and visibility of the project through prepared blog and e-book.