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Αρχείο κατηγορίας eco activities
Eco activity Clothes repair
TITLE:
Cloth repair
DESCRIPTION
Students are taught how to repair a worn cloth
AIM
To learn basic sewing skills
To become creative
To develop awareness of second hand clothes
STEPS
Discussion about fast fashion
Ideas for second hand clothes
Photos
RESOURCES
Cloth, sewing stuff
COST
Zero
Eco activity School walls
TITLE:
Decoration at school area
DESCRIPTION
Taking care of all the environments around us
AIM
To make school more beautiful
To follow students’ advice for decoration at school
To do something entertaining and different from school lessons
STEPS
Teachers organize groups of students that are good at painting
Groups discuss ideas
School walls decoration starts
RESOURCES
Colours
COST
Cost of colours, about 50 euros per set
Eco activity Rugs from old Tshirts
TITLE:
Collecting old T shirts to make rugs
DESCRIPTION
The school set empty card boxes for students to throw away old T shorts. Then old T shirts are used to make rugs. A creative idea that supports recycling, circular economy and produces useful household items
AIM
To re use old clothes
To understand ecology and circular economy
To produce something new
STEPS
Announcement at school community
Cardboxes for collecting T shirts
Teachers coordinate re use of T shirts till the production of rugs
RESOURCES
Old T shirts
COST
Zero cost
Eco activity Painting on burnt wood
TITLE:
Painting on burnt wood to be presented at school
DESCRIPTION
Students visited the burnt area in the forest near Guimar. They collected pieces of burnt wood and then had them painted at school. All the paintings were used for decoration at school corridor
AIM
To develop environmental awareness
To get the feeling of burnt land by fied trip
To reuse burnt wood for decoration
STEPS
Field trip at the burnt forest
Free time for students collecting wood
Decoration of wood
RESOURCES
Wood, colours
COST
Cost of water colours, about 5 euros per set
Eco activity Volunteer
TITLE:
Beautiful environment
DESCRIPTION
While trying to improve the natural environment, we decided that having a beautiful city is important too. We invited a volunteer group that decorates electricity boxes by paintings and we supported them to make paintings in the village.
The idea was implemented together with the Mayor of the village
AIM
Make a beautiful environment by painting electricity boxes by the Volunteer group “We make beautiful our neighborhood”
STEPS
Get more information about the volunteer group
Inform the director of the school and the mayor of the village
Invite the group
Show the ugly electricity boxes in the village
Support the volunteer group
RESOURCES
Colours and other consumables
COST
Transfer of the volunteer group, colours and other consumables
Eco activity Reforesting
TITLE:
Refostering the area around school
DESCRIPTION
Unfortunately the big fires of July 2023 burnt the majority of the area around our school. We were unable to do something by ourselves so we contacted the Municipality to re-plant an area and to offer ourselves as volunteers.
The Municipality organized a re planting and all the school students helped. It was tragic to see the forest after the fire.
AIM
To re forest an area near school. To see the burnt area closely, to understand the importance of forest, to take action for protection of environment
STEPS
Research on texts in Greek about the summer fires
Research on texts in English to present the situation to our Spanish partners
Making a Padlet with our experiences and photos of the fire
Visit the Mayor of the village
Presentations by scientist about ways of re fostering the burnt area
Organising replanting with the Municipality
RESOURCES
Plants and agricultural equipment
COST
No cost, the trees and plants were donated by Municipality
Cost of transfer and snacks offered by Erasmus project
Eco activity A green school yard
TITLE:
A green school
DESCRIPTION
Our school has a yard and a small garden. We decided to take initiative and to make them greener and more beautiful.
We decided to plant herbs and small plants. We did everything by ourselves and we agreed to take care of them for the next years.
AIM
Create a greener school, understand the importance of plants and develop environmental awareness
STEPS
Our teachers told us about Mediterranean climate and Mediterranean vegetation
We read many books about the plants of Rodos and we discussed which plants we know and which ones we would like to have at school
We asked a gardener if these plants could grow and ways to take care of them
We brought stones from the beach to decorate the garden
After all, we saw that it was very easy to grow the plants
RESOURCES
Plants and gardening equipment
COST
No cost. The plants were donated by Municipality but in any case the cost is from 3-5 euros per plant. We used plants that can be easily propagated
Eco activity Bags
Eco bags for students, parents/guardians and friends of the Eco school
Remake of Eco bags from IES Guimar at school facilities
Eco activity Cat houses
TITLE:
Cat houses by second hand items
DESCRIPTION
There are a lot of stray cats that live in the school area. The idea was to create cat houses with second hand materials and at the same time to show respect for the strays. We used card boxes, old clothes, felizol, plastic covers to make the cat houses. We made posters with legislation about animal protection so that students and citizens do not behave badly to animals. We bought food for the animals and we cared to have always fresh water for them.
AIM
Create cat houses and support love for animals
STEPS
Discussion on the situation of animals in Greece and in the local area at Gennadi
Visit by a Police Officer to discuss about animal legislation
Research of educational material from Animal protection organizations
Ideas for location of an islet for cat protection near the school
Collection of useless material from super markets such as card boxes, felizol boxes, clothes, plastic cover, palettes
Collection of soft and warm material from students such as old towels, blankets, sweaters
Collection of plastic bowls for water
RESOURCES
Recyclable and second hand materials
COST
No cost. Everything was from useless materials
Eco activity Nature walks
TITLE:
Students visit areas of natural landscape
DESCRIPTION
The students visit areas of natural landscape and nature walks
AIM
To learn about the natural landscape of the island
To learn to co exist in nature
To love nature
To protect the environment
To socialize more with teachers and students
STEPS
Organisation of school trips
Discussion between students and teachers to decide on the areas to be visited
Research about the areas to be visited and their special importanc e
Recording of impressions
RESOURCES
Private items for walks in nature
COST
Zero cost
