1ST MANAGERIAL MEETING IN TOURCOING ( FRANCE )

SCHEDULE OF LTT ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT.

ECO THINKING FOR ECO LIVING

SCHEDULE OF LTT ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT.

The Project will start on 01.10.2019

6 students, 2 teachers will take part from each school in each exchange. They will take 4 working days+ 2 travel days.

The host school will organize all the activities and will be responsible for recommending the best accommodation and travel arrangements.

The teachers will keep in touch to decide on the exact dates of the exchanges and other issues through eTwinning, Facebook, e-mails and WhatsApp.

.- 1^ST MANAGERIAL MEETING from 15^th to 17^th of January 2020 in Tourcoing

( France )

.- C1 – March 2020- In Kedainiai, Lithuania,

BEFORE THE EXCHANGE:

-The participants from each partner school will prepare presentations about:

1-their countries/cultures

2-regions/cities/towns

3-their schools

- The students will do a research about carbon footprints and learn what it is and how to calculate it. They will calculate the carbon footprint of their region and let the others know during the exchange.

-FRANCE will create a Facebook group.

-The teachers of each school will apply a pre-questionnaire to the participants about their expectations. (And a post-questionnaire after the Exchange)

 -SPAIN will start an eTwinning Project on the same topic.

-Each partner school will be responsible to register their students on these platforms.

The program of the Exchange in the application is as follows:

1st day:

-Welcoming by the school staff.

-Presentations: The participant students will give presentations about their countries, regions and schools and calculated footprints of each partner country.

-  joint peer workshops:

-  At the Gymnasium Laboratory, investigating the chemical composition of the treated wastewater, ascertaining whether phosphates are present in waste water.(group work, learning by doing).

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2nd day:

-  Students will carry out school ambient air pollution measurements, noise levels, and mobile phone electromagnetic field studies in a holistic

approach to safe and healthy environments, and is preparing a proposal for management to reduce pollution and noise.(learning by doing)

-A visit to public authorities to know about the works done to save energy in the region. (observation) 3rd day:

- In educational excursions at the Kaunas Regional Waste Management Centre,

pupils monitor biological recycling of waste, learn how to sort waste

and at home carry out mini-projects, consolidating practical skills.(learning by doing) - In the fertilizer production plant AB Lifosa, students monitor the utilization of heat

energy produced during the production process, carry out environmental pollution research.(observation)

-A teachers meeting to discuss the Project issues and the activities planned for the next exchange.

4th day:

-International groups of students will collaborate to create slogans/mottos about energy saving in English and they will translate them in their languages. (group work)

-Cultural workshops like learning folk dances or making handcrafts where they can

cooperate to learn more about Kedainiai, Lithuania and Lithuanian culture (group work)

 C2- May 2020 - In Kopavogur, Iceland

BEFORE THE EXCHANGE:

-The participant students will make research and prepare presentations about the environmental problems like climate change, greenhouse gas emissions etc in their regions and countries.

-Each school will apply a pre-questionnaire to their students. (Also a postquestionnaire after the Exchange)

-A Youtube channel of the videos of activities will be started by LITHUANIA

-The digital photo gallery of the photos from the 1st Exchange will be created by

TURKEY

-The Project website will be created under the supervising of LITHUANIA

The program of the Exchange:

1st day:

-Welcoming by the schoolmaster and staff.

-Presentations (group work): The participant students will make presentations about the environmental problems like climate change, greenhouse gas emissions in their regions and countries.

Indoor workshop (learning by doing):

-International cooperation to promote anti-consumerist attitude by making practical objects out of recyclable materials for daily use to be exhibited in the partner schools

-Constructing a simple environment friendly device in international teams with the help of science teachers

Outdoor workshop (learning by doing): Interaction with the school’s environment

(walking, gaming, kayaking, outdoor grilling)

Cultural workshops, where each country presents its own country, culture and a taste of food culture 2nd day:

A field trip all day with the theme on geothermal energy (observation)

-Educational tour to the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant

-Visit and presentation in Fridheimar on tomato cultivation under the glass roof with

the help of renewable energy. Lunch/tomatoe soup buffet -Gullfoss waterfall/Geysir geothermal area 3rd day:

Learning about Iceland's contribution to energy saving (observation)

-Visit to the Perlan Museum – Wonders of Iceland in Reykjavik where we will get an eductional tour on Icelandic nature and climate change, that is affecting the world.

-Visit to the solid waste separation plant, solid waste recycling plant (Sorpa) in the Reykjavik region to understand how recycling process works.

4th day:

-Visit to the ecological community of Solheimar in Iceland.

-Visit to Reykjavik Botanic Garden to learn about different type of plants as a respect to the nature.

A teachers meeting to discuss about the tasks, deadlines within the project, and the activities planned for the next exchange.

A Christmas tree made with 1,200 glass bottles awareness about recycling in CÓRDOBA.

Ecovidrio, the non-profit organization responsible for the management of recycling of glass packaging waste in Spain, in collaboration with the City of Córdoba and Sadeco, has launched an awareness campaign to raise awareness of the importance of the inhabitants of recycling glass containers during Christmas celebrations.
In addition, Ecovidrio has placed three igloos linked with the Magic Kinds and one with Santa Claus under the giant tree, where Cordoba can deposit glass containers and thus contribute to the responsible management of waste during the celebrations. Around the tree there will also be an informative 'stand' (days 14, 21 and 28 December and January 4) in which environmental educators will carry out training activities to inform citizens about the environmental benefits.

According to the latest official data of 2018, Cordoba recycled a total of 3,101 tons of glass containers, which means that each person recycled an average of 9.5 kilograms of this material. Córdoba has an average of 374 inhabitants per container, a total park of 871 containers for glass container waste installed throughout the territory.

Our natural parks: Sierra Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama.

One of our team members has recently been hiking in this natural park. It is called Sierra Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama because of the three mountain ranges it comprises. It is located by the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Málaga and from all the peaks you have wonderful views of the coastline and the sea.

A picture of the morning sunrise in the East.

Our colleague walked the path that leads to the summit of El Cisne (The Swam) with 1488 metres above sea level, from the little hamlet called El Acebuchal.

The stunning silhouette of El Cisne.

Along the track, views of both El Cisne (on the right side of the picture) and El Lucero peaks (on the left) are ready to admire.

El Lucero, on the background, is 1782 metres high.

During the climb, hikers will find a couple of streams of crystal clear waters and rocks with funny shapes.

A picture of Río Higuerón.

The sentinel rock, halfway through.

Finally, the summit of El Cisne provides the climber beautiful views of the whole natural park, with other minor peaks, the Mediterranean Sea, Sierra Nevada and even the Moroccan Coast in very clear sky  conditions.

From the summit, looking North.

From the summit, looking West.

From the summit, looking South.

First meeting with the parents of our Erasmus + students

A first meeting was held with parents just before the Christmas break, to welcome and let them know the deatils of the European project in which their children are going to be involved for the next couple of years. The meeting was led by the project coordinator. 

Parents had the opportunity to learn about all the objectives the project encompasses and ask any other further questions of their interest.

LET'S GO RECYCLING

Just in one of the corners by the entrance, our "green" bins are up to the top with all materials that may have a second life: paper, plastic caps, batteries...

FRENCH STUDENTS FROM 4º ESO A y B AGAINST BLACK FRIDAY

Exhibition of our students' posters, which show disagreement with Black Friday commercial initiatives. Green Fridays are far more positive for the planet's health.

LITTLE CORNER TO THINK GREEN AT ALHAKEN II HIGH SCHOOL

Next to our school library, a little corner for reflection, which invites us not to forget about the fight against climate change.

 

HIKING ACTIVITY FOR TEACHERS FROM IES ALHAKEN II

A bunch of school teachers joined together on a Sunday morning for a hike in the mountains surrounding the city. We took a bus to a little village called Santa María de Trassierra, where we started the hike all the way down to Córdoba.

                                     

We went through some dense forests, full of Meditarranean vegetation: holm oak, kermes oak, locust tree, huckberry, etc. 

The path that we walked follows the original route that Romans used 2000 years ago to connect the city (Corduba) to the copper mines in the mountains.

Another nice spot during the hike is the replica of the Fountain of Elepahant, which was built at the time of the Muslim caliphate in Córdoba in the XIth century. This area was a large recreation place in the mountains where the upper classes would come to relax far away from the bustling city of those years.

By the end of the path, there is a fork which leads to the old Palace-City of Madinat Al-Zahra. One of the most beautiful places in this other path is the so-called Puente de Los Nogales (Nut trees Bridge). This three arches bridge connected the caliphal palace and the city and allowed heavy carts, full of goods, to be moved to and from Madinat Al-Zahra.

GOOD ACTIONS FROM OUR STUDENTS: " GET TO KNOW OUR LOCAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT "

Early in the autumn, still looking like summer, students started the many outdoor activities that are carried out throughout the school year.

The photos show our younger students enjoying a walk in one of the paths around the city. It is an area full of streams and water springs.

They started their walk by the remainings of the Roman water main. Nowadays, It is a cistern or water tank with two spouts, with its current construction dating back from the XVIIIth century.

Then they passed under an iron bridge that was opened to traffic on the 5th of September, 1873, in the late Industrial Revolution. They also strolled, most of the time, by a couple of streams: Pedroches, which is the main one, and Barrrionuevo, a tributary.

The banks of both streams make up a lush riverside forest, in which a great variety of vegetation -tress and bush- can be found: elm, poplar, arbutus, acorn tree, locust tree, hackberry, holm oak, fig tree, kermes oak, pine tree or hawthorn. An abandoned olive grove is not far from the path, too.

At the highest part of the path, our students had the opportunity to see an old quarry that was last mined in the late 1980s as well as a huge old country house -Los Velascos property-, with a well-kept threshing floor, where formerly farmers used to separate the grain from the cereal plant.

GOOD ACTIONS FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL

Campaign that has been launched by the City Council to make citizens aware of the benefits of a clean city by the use of the bike lanes, public transport, cleaning service, citizens' individual actions, recycling bins, etc.

BAD NEWS IN "CORDOBA", THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER

Bad news in the local newspaper: reports show that CO2 emissions are far from controlled, with the highest levels ever recorded. Food for thought for scientists and policy makers at the Madrid Conference for the climate.

NOTICE BOARD AT SCHOOL: STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ECOTHINKING for ECOLIVING

Here are the names of participant students in the Erasmus + project. Their own handwriting!

TEACHER TRAINING ON THE ADMINSTRATIVE AND ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT OF ERASMUS+ PROJECTS

Now available at our local teacher training centre.

PARENTS' MEETING FOR ERASMUS+ STUDENTS

Next Tuesday, the 17th, a meeting will be held to provide parents with information regarding the development of our Erasmus+ project, in which their children are going to take part. The project coordinator, Miss Ana Moral, will greet and meet parents at the school library at 7:00 pm.