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- A RETROSPECTIVE -
ECOEDU BEYOND RHETORIC
ActivitiesThe first step of the project was to establish the project team: Introducing the project and the
partners Knowing each other Presenting the project’s objectives and
the activity plan Establishing the project team: the role
and responsabilities of each member, establish deadlines
Technical discussions on each step of the project
English course – 5 months, 100 hours Objective: Acquire Beginner level in English
language Results - participants learned : To communicate in a
conversation, to ask questions and to answer questions
Grammatical knowledge- Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future, Past Tense
To express the clock, to read short textes, to compose short phrases
First mobility in TurkeyObjectives: Knowing each other Presenting the objectives and activities if
the project Discussions about the responsibilities of
each partnerActivities: Visits at: Primary School “Tevfik Sırrı Gür
İlköğretim Okulu”, Local Inspectorate for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Mus Provincial Directorate, Tema Foundation- the role of these institutions in the project
Cultural visits in MusResults: Knowing the transnational partners Acquire new knowledge about
educational system in Turkey, the environment problems in Mus, the activities that the partners from Turkey carry out in the field of education and protecting the environment
First mobility in Romania
Objectives Knowing partners form the consortium and the context of Region1 Exchange of best practices in the field of education and protection of the
environment Planning the campaign “ The earth live and breath “; tools for a bigger impactActivities: Visits at the 3 partner institutions: how local administration is organized in
Catunele, the role of Local Council in protecting the environment and in the field of education, the learning system in Romania, ecological problems of the community in Catunele
The Scouts presented their activities and various situations through which they implement outdoor education methods ( camp, sport, orientation exercises )
Visiting the Lupoaia Mine and Lupoaia Quarry: the natural resources, the machines used for the extraction of coal, discussions upon air pollution
Cultural visits: historical monument of Cula Glogovei, C. Brancusi’s masterpieces Workshop “Preparing the campaign” : discussions on the message (local
problems), media tools of make it public
Course “ Outdoor education ”
Objectives: Identify methods of alternative
education and developing these methods so that it can be used in by teachers/youth workers in their work with children and young people
Activities: Giving information about:
outdoor education, methods and tools to use this education type in the educational act
Practical examples of outdoor education
Results: The participants acquired abilities
that can be used in their work: with children, youth, families, etc
The theoretical principles on which the outdoor education is based on can be easier integrate in the work of the teachers/youth workers
The course gave the participants a new perspective of the education
The participants considered the knowledge acquired applicable for their work with families and children
Seminar “Guidance on outdoor learning – effective practices”
Objective: To consolidate the level of
understanding of the concept of outdoor education of the participants
To cultivate awareness of the possibility of combining formal education with outdoor education
Activities: The participants presented their own
project for a better understanding of the outdoor education
Practical ideas and perspectives on outdoor education
Results The participants achieved new
knowledge about outdoor education
The participants acquired practical competences for developing educational project having the main theme: outdoor education
Workshop ”Opportunities to learn across the curriculum”
Objectives: Offer examples of outdoor
education in primary school Analyze the methods of outdoor
education for youth
Activities: Realize projects with the theme:
Forest School and Eco-School
Results: Consolidation of the knowledge
about outdoor education
“ Outdoor education for pupils”
Objectives:Activities:
Outdoor education activities Give information to pupils
through outdoor education Develop the respect for nature,
creativity and discovering the personal abilities of pupils
Develop various learning methods for pupils
Exchange of own experience in the field of protecting the environment
Program “ Skills for work” – planting tree, flowers, green the school yard
Research on natural resources from Catunele region – we organized a trip to observe
Results Pupils understood the role they
have in protecting the environment Pupils gained abilities, they’ve
learned how to plant, how to take care of nature.
The teachers used what they learned in the outdoor education course and seminars
The project’s evaluation at local level
Objectives: Results
Discussions about the activities, evaluate the communication, efficacy, the profile of a team member ( responsibilities )
Discussions of the future activities: establishing the team who will work on the manual
The team member had the possibility of auto-evaluation, to express their opinion/concerning toward the project
We identify solution for the problems we had during the implementation of the project
Problems we had during the project
Communication between people involved in the project is poor: not resort to direct communication, on the other side, the communication is difficult because few people have internet or ICT skills;
The difficulty to answer at deadlines: some team members does not respond to their responsibilities or respond very hard at the requests ;
The lack of experience in European projects and also the lack of experience of involving in commune projects;
!!! We did manage to handle all the problems and at the end we are trying step by step to make thinks work properly.
Mobility in Mus-Turkey
Objectives: Results
Descovering the nature by spending 6 days in a camp
Debate on the environment issues from Catunele and from Mus
Activitati: Hiking in nature Green activities Sport-educative activities focus
on protecting the environment Cultural visit of Mus
Participants had acquired new knowledge about protecting the environment through outdoor learning
Participants established friendship and co-operation relations with members of the Consortium
Second mobility in Romania-Catunele
» Objectives:- Intermediate evaluation of the project- Dissemination of project’s activities undertaken by each partner country- Working on the manual- Conference – methods to stimulate children’s creativity
Activities:- A retrospective upon the project: interactive discussions that followed to
understand the project’s implementation process in each country ( obstacle, problems, results and so on )
- Completion of evaluation questionnaires by each person participating at the mobility
- Visiting Secondary School No.2 Motru- Working on the manual : establishing the content, the design, no. of pages- Cultural visit of Baia de Fier ( visiting Women’s Cave )
- Conference methods to stimulate children’s creativity – were presented the following papers:
» "Creativity - the scout view" - a representative of the National Organization of Romanian Scouts - talked about novel methods and techniques used by scouts to stimulate creativity
» "Outdoor education as a method to stimulate creativity" - an expert pedagogue approached the topic of outdoor education as a mean of stimulating students' creativity - school camps, trips, fields, etc.
» "Examples of good practice" - an expert school counselor talked about examples of good practice for fostering creativity through dance, festivals, contests, cards, carnival
» "Active learning" - a representative partner of Turkey spoke about a method used in schools from Turkey, the method that each school must use it for learning. Directly by this presentation, the teachers have taught the concept of "active learning“ ( using different methods and techniques that stimulate creativity and can be used constantly in the class).
The main results of the conference were:» School should stimulate expression of the creative potential of each child's initiatives to encourage
ingenuity and curiosity;» any teacher should pay attention to various methods to stimulate students' creativity and must be itself
a creative attitude in learning;» conference participants have learned new things that can help them in both professional and personal
activities;» was exchanged experiences and information between different educational actors at the transnational
level, it was found that there are similar methods for stimulating creativity and also different methods that can be easily integrated in the learning process;
» the participants improved their communication in English, they asked questions, they acquired skills in public speaking, and expressed their own opinions and views.
Working on the manual
» Establishing the team members that worked on the manual: their tasks
» Establishing the content of the manual» Gathering the learning materials used in the
trainings on outdoor education» Selecting the best photos to be inserted in the
manual» Elaboration of the manual’s content, improve the
content when needed and establish the final form to be presented to our partners
Third mobility in Romania
» Objectives:- Discussions on the manual “Experiential learning tool” - the content of
the manual, exchange of learning materials, manual’s design- Establish the final common form of the manual
» Activities- 3 working sessions on the manual: both partners presented their
materials and tried to combined it to get the final form- Demonstrative lesson of outdoor education- Artistic program-Romanian traditional music and dances- Cultural visit of Tismana: visiting the area and Tismana Monastery