So what has been cooking for the Blue Schools Med project? Well, let’s see!
Our website is out, waiting to be completed with the nice projects our teachers are working on as the project progresses. We ended the projects with some difficulties, mainly linked to COVID19, but with success nevertheless. We organised four trainings for teachers, to help them start planning their projects with the pupils.
The C1 teachers’ training was supposed to join together teachers from the four partner countries to share their experiences in “blue” educational projects, and get started on their own project planned within the framework of the BlueSchoolsMED. However, we had to adapt as the COVID19 restrictions persisted. For this reason, four trainings were organised in Greece, Italy, Malta and France. Below is a brief diagram summarising the four trainings in numbers:
Below are some of the projects that teachers shared:
- “No man is an island” project will tackle the impact of marine pollution through the organisation of beach clean-ups coupled with marine litter classification, as well as observation of marine invertebrates and plants, laboratory experiments and meeting of local fishermen.
- “The Mediterranean dream: A trip through the Med” will explore the history of migration in the Mediterranean, through various activities such as lectures, watching films and documentaries, meeting local immigrant writers and artists etc.
- “Designation of invasive crab species: Callinectes sapidus and Portunus segnis”. Two different schools and two different crab species. These activities taking place in Greece will help the children explore biodiversity through a different lens by learning about endemic/ invasive species, and by participating in the designation of these new invasive species in the Mediterranean.
- Marine Educational Area of “Anse de la Fausse Monnaie”: To learn more about Posidonia Oceanica, children had the chance to visit Posidonia meadows sites, where they could swim and measure their various characteristics. Together they will also be producing a poster that will help educate the public about the importance of this valuable Mediterranean ecosystem.
Another training is in sight, this time with pupils ambassadors, so stay tuned!
