Here is the overall plan for our Erasmus+ Project, as agreed initially.

LEARNING TEACHING TRAINING MEETINGS

Week 46, 11.-15.11.2019

IES Juan Antonio Fernandez Perez, Melilla, Spain: Project planning, introduction to SDGs and critical thinking pedagogy

This meeting will allow us to build on the strong foundation already in place for the project to flourish to discuss and clarify its implementation by reviewing its objectives and calendar. This meeting is vital to the success of the project. Valuable time will also be set aside to observe and explore various practices at the Spanish school lesson observation and pedagogical discussions with staff. Our training focus is on Agenda 2030 and the importance of the SDGs as a whole. We will focus on practical critical thinking techniques that will help us enable students to explore the themes of the project. We will also discuss ways to embed the project into our curricula and discuss the businesses and external partners we may wish to engage with over the duration of the project. We will also discuss setting up the eTwinning project platform and blogs. From September 2019 until the meeting each partner school will:

- hold a staff meeting in school to explain the project

- ask for expressions of interest from staff and students

- undertake a common agreed baseline evaluation of knowledge of SDGs amongst students and staff

- set the logo competition for students

- introduce the SDGs to students

With regards the Spanish school hosting the first event it will also bring the global dimension to the school. During the meeting in Melilla:

- a logo for our project will be displayed and chosen from the logos partner schools will contribute

- speakers will talk about programs taking place in our city to achieve the SDGs:

Mr Paredes, Agricultural Engineer in Environmental Sciences, Coordinator of “Gloria Fortes Farm School”. We will visit the urban gardens.

Ms Moreno, Engineer in Chemistry, Head of the Quality and Natural Environment Division. Studies on an endemic sea gastropod in danger of extinction. The species is emblematic for the Mediterranean biodiversity conservation. We’ll visit Port Authority and see examples of the species.

Mr Bocanegra is the coordinator of the platform “Melilla on a bike", which campaigns to promote less polluting ways of moving around.

Mr Claro is responsible for the area of Nature of the organization “Guelaya”. We will go hiking along Río Nano, where we will enjoy endemic flora and plant trees to reforest Rostrogordo Pines Forest.

We will evaluate poverty in Melilla with European Network for the Fight against Poverty.

As our school is an “Eco-school” we will explain what the project consists of. Our gardening teachers will teach us how to make “compost”.

We will visit Victoria Grande Fortress and Rosario Bastion, awarded for their 100% LED technology and low-consumption energy.

We will visit the old town and the modernist triangle as examples of conservation of our architectural heritage.

We will visit the city incinerator plant which uses the energy of the burnt rubbish for its own functioning and sells the surplus to the local electricity company.

Week 17, 20.-24.4.2020

"Escuela sa de Miranda", Braga, Portugal: Sharing of SDG 14 Water Best Practices

Students and staff will visit the Portugese partner school to share the outcomes of their research into the pollution of oceans SDG task set in Melilla and any actions resulting from their research.  This will be in the form of presentations or videos and possibly debates.  Sharing of outcomes will challenge stereotypes of country issues. Tasks that were agreed in Melilla for each meeting will also be presented/shared during the visit. There will be opportunities to discuss the next school based project activities and any matters arising from partner schools.  Students and staff will take part in various workshops/lectures and visits to places of interest relevant to the oceans theme.  Valuable time will be set aside to explore teaching and learning styles with colleagues at the Portugese school through lesson observation and pedagogical discussions.  This will also be a valuable opportunity to discuss and refine the evaluation process for the project.

Preliminary program for the Meeting in Portugal will include the following:

- Guest speaker - Lecture about Ocean protection – “Steps to a sustainable sealife”  by an expert of the Maritime Coast Guard, responsible for the security of the Portuguese North Sea Coast (maritime law enforcement, environmental protection, fisheries control,…).

- Visit to Porto de Leixões; Getting to know about the project  “Ocean free of residues” carried out by this entity in partnership with the international organization Waste Free Oceans.

- Boat trip along River Douro.

- Visit to the Nau Seiscentista in Vila do Conde, a typical boat from the16th century.

- Protected  Area of Esposende – visit to the beach and walk along the shore (Ecovia Litoral Norte).

- Visit to River Minho Aquamuseum in Vila Nova de Cerveira.

- Visit to the school Museum – learning about the evolution of maritime species.

- Visit to an exhibition focusing on sealife (ancient maps and science books) in the school library.

- Workshops – Art From Waste and Illustration of Maritime Species.

- Lessons observation and pedagogical discussions.

- Theater play based on a literary book related to the ocean.

- Pedagogical games about the theme “The Ocean Is Us” as a reference to our Portuguese history.

- Outdoor activities / sports in the Picoto Park in Braga.

Week 41, 5.- 9.10.2020

"Lycée Antoine St-Exupéry", Les Avirons, La Reunion: Sharing of SDG 1 and best practices

The meeting in Reunion will be the occasion to study more closely the reality of poverty in this ultra-peripheral part of the E.U today, its historical foundation, and how poverty can impact sustainable development. Students will be asked to evaluate the reality of poverty in Reunion as a whole, and in their town/school, to comprehend more closely which statistical indicators can be used and what they mean, and to compare data with partner schools/regions/countries. They will be asked to study the links between this poverty and the historical context of Reunion as a former colony. Also, they will see the close link between poverty and gender issues. They will then be asked to investigate ways to fight poverty at the local level, and to commit to a volunteering project. Buying local will be focused on, as a way to encourage local agriculture and business and its role in fighting poverty. They will meet associations like Chancégal, which work on gender issues and their consequences in society (poverty, violence, harassment). Overconsumption and waste will be seen, and its paradoxical link with poverty. Specific days will be the focus of our activities: World Clean Up Day/International Day for the Eradication of Poverty/International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women/Fet Kaf Abolition of Slavery/ International Women’s Day. Guest speakers will be invited to the meeting: the president of Roulé Mon Zavirons, local representative of the World Clean Up Day; members of the Chancégal association; representatives of local volunteer groups (FondaKtion André Malet) as well as members of parliament and the Mayor of Les Avirons for a more institutional point of view. In the context of the social crisis of the Yellow Vests, local citizens will also be invited to share their points of view and ideas. Visits with our partners will be organized: to historic places of interest that highlight the island’s past as a colony and its impact on today’s society; to the Cuisine Centrale in Les Avirons, and to local markets: this will help study the reality of local sourcing of food products in Reunion. Volunteer groups will be visited. We will also plan to visit or to meet the Citizen Councils that have been recently set up, as well as the Department or Regional Councils.

Week 7, 15.- 19.2.2021

Laanila High School & Svenska Privatskolan, Oulu, Finland: Sharing of SDG 12 best practices

Students and staff will visit the Finnish partner schools to share the outcomes of their research into the consumption SDG task set in Melilla and any actions resulting from their research.  This will be in the form of presentations or videos and possibly debates.  Sharing of outcomes will challenge stereotypes of country issues. Tasks that were agreed in Melilla for each meeting will also be presented/shared during the visit. There will be opportunities to discuss the next school based project activities and any matters arising from partner schools.  Students and staff will take part in various workshops/lectures and visits to places of interest relevant to the consumption theme.  Valuable time will be set aside to explore teaching and learning styles with colleagues at the Finnish schools through lesson observation and pedagogical discussions.

Preliminary program for the Meeting in Finland will include the following:

- Lectures, discussions and workshops at Laanila High School and Svenska Privatskolan i Uleåborg on SDG 12 Best Practices

- A workshop for recycled clothes/textiles. Students will bring a used piece of clothing to Finland and in a workshop they’ll make something new of it

- A visit to Kiertokaari recycle center and waste combustion center

- A visit to forests nearby, for example Hailuoto or Pilpasuo

- An overnight visit to Pikku-Syöte, Pudasjärvi

- Indoor Wall climbing / Observatory / Snow shoe walking / Bow and Arrow

- The forest trail “Magical forest”

- Geocaching, Fatbiking, Basket Disk Golf

Tasks for the students:

- Plan an educational game/play to play in a forest during the visit to Pikku-Syöte where we will experience the tasks in real life

- Bring a piece of clothing with you to Finland

Guest speakers:

- A tour in a forest guided by a forest expert Anna Taskila

- Ansa Jokiranta: Forest of possibilities School Project in Finland (ansa.jokiranta@forestindustries.fi)

Week 40, 4.- 8.10.2021

Ysgol Dyffryn Taf, Wales: Sharing of SDGs Decent Work, evaluation & planning

In Wales the project themes will be integrated into the humanities curriculum for years 7, 8 & 9 in addition to being focused on by the Erasmus focus group in Years 10-13. They will also learn about the history behind key dates like international workers day on the 1st May each year and such key dates will be celebrated on a whole school basis to maximise project impact.

The focus for the Wales meeting will be better work for all. In preparation for the Wales visit we will work with the NGOs Oxfam and Antislavery in addition to the local coastguard to raise awareness amongst pupils of modern day slavery and trafficking issues in Wales and Europe/the Wider World, and what constitutes fair work for all. They will work with the charities to promote awareness of the issues to the School Community and they will write letters to their Local Assembly Member to raise awareness of the issue and urge them to promote fair work in the constituency area and at Wales level. Students from all visiting countries will be asked to prepare videos raising awareness of fair work issues in their respective countries to be shared during the Wales visit and guest speakers will be invited to the meeting to take part in lectures, discussions and workshops on Fair Work with the other attendees. Students will also take part in an art workshop focused on promoting fair work that can then be promoted in all schools.

During the Wales visit we will visit St Fagans, the Museum for Welsh Life to see how worker conditions in Wales have changed throughout history. We will take a tour of the the new building that was opened in 2019 to learn of their drive towards achieving environmental sustainability. We will also visit the Welsh Assembly to learn about the environmentally sustainable design of the building and visit the chambers. During the visit the students will deliver a letter to the Assembly Members written jointly by each of them outlining their wishes for the SDG goals we will have studied as part of the project.