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Παρασκευή 15 Οκτωβρίου 2021
Πέμπτη 14 Οκτωβρίου 2021
Τρίτη 28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021
ERASMUS KA1 MOBILITY TOOL IN SWEDEN
The Environmental Education Center of Vamos implements the Erasmus + KA1 program "Nature and culture as tools for Intercultural Education" (approval number from the State Scholarship Foundation 2019-EL01-KA104-062085)1-.
Europe is facing a wave of xenophobia and racism, which is being exacerbated by the displacement of too many people, whether refugees or migrants, due to climate change and war. Thus arises the need for intercultural education for the peaceful coexistence of different people and the conservation of nature and cultural heritage can be important tools in this endeavor. Monuments of nature and culture are a common heritage for all mankind, necessary for our survival both natural and cultural. The diversity of nature and culture can become tools of mutual respect and understanding of the different people who are called to coexist in the new conditions after wars and natural disasters.
With this program the
Environmental Education Center gets ideas and tools to develop educational
programs in the countryside or indoors using nature and cultural heritage as
tools for intercultural education.
As part of this program, Konstantina Papadogiannaki, Deputy Head of KPE Vamos participated in a multi-day Seminar (Structured Course) on "Nature as a fantastic classroom" in Brokind, Sweden from 15 - 21/08/2021
The seminar was organized by
OUTDOORED.ED, an internationally recognized organization based in the Czech
Republic. This organization specializes in Outdoor & Environmental
Education and has been active for the last 20 years providing multi-day seminars
for teachers of all levels in the Czech Republic, Sweden and Portugal. It also
has seminars on School Unit Management for Principals and Principals.
The seminar was attended by teachers from 8 European countries (Greece - Cyprus - Spain - Czech Republic - Italy - Slovenia - Slovakia - Croatia)
Outdoor learning addresses
social mobility, giving children new and exciting experiences that inspire them
to realize their true potential. Outdoor activities are useful for educating
refugee children, children with disabilities and intercultural classrooms.
It is well known that
extracurricular learning contributes significantly to the improvement of
students' personal, social and emotional development. Outdoor learning is a
field of interdisciplinary education, the external environment is great not
only for the subject of Physics or Biology but also of Mathematics, Art,
History, Language or even a second language - anything!
The training included
learning methods based on experience and sensory awareness. We actively
participated in all activities that were mainly implemented in nature and
visited a school in the area where we were informed about how it works.
It was an amazing seminar with highly qualified trainers, which offers essential theoretical and practical training to teachers of all levels.
Δευτέρα 13 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021
Participation in Erasmus+ Seminar "There is No Planet B" in Porto, 18-23 July 2021
The Environmental Education
Center of Vamos implements the Erasmus + KA1 program "Nature and culture
as tools for Intercultural Education" (approval number from the State
Scholarship Foundation 2019-1-EL01-KA104-062085).
Europe is facing a wave of xenophobia and racism, which is being exacerbated by the displacement of too many people, whether refugees or migrants, due to climate change and war. Thus arises the need for intercultural education for the peaceful coexistence of different people and the conservation of nature and cultural heritage can be important tools in this endeavor. Monuments of nature and culture are a common heritage for all mankind, necessary for our survival both natural and cultural. The diversity of nature and culture can become tools of mutual respect and understanding of the different people who are called to coexist in the new conditions after wars and natural disasters.
As part of this program, Adriana
Basiou,(English teacher,member of the pedagogical team) and Fotis Pontikakis (teacher,Head of Environmental Education Center of Vamos) participated in a
multi-day Seminar (Structured Course) on "There is no planet B" in
Porto, Portugal , during the period 18-23 July 2021.
The seminar was organized by Learning Together / Sinerconsult. .
Learning Together is an operating division dedicated to training under the Erasmus + program.
Founded in 2000 and accredited by the Department General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT) since 2001, the management company is an education and training institution with over 20 years of experience and has its headquarters in Porto (Portugal) . Since 2001, more than 400 trainers, 18 project coordinators and 9 administrative have cooperated with the organization
The seminar was attended by
teachers from Spain, Slovenia, Hungary and Greece.
During the Seminar, visits were made to the Environmental Centers of the city where their operation and methodology were explained, as well as to the Interactive Museum of Natural History, the Lipor Solid Waste Management Center, Cimar Marine Research Center and the interactive Water Museum (Water Pavillion)
All the above institutions implement educational programs with students and train the citizens of Porto to be more environmentally aware and to participate in actions that promote the ecological balance and the proper management of waste and natural resources in the area. The teachers had the opportunity to attend presentations and to solve relevant questions as well as to be provided with relevant material for their schools. The participants were also guided to important monuments of the city as well as to local wineries that are an important part of the tradition and economy of the area. There was also an extensive presentation of the city's Water Management Agency and a discussion on good practices for saving and maintaining good water quality in everyday home life.
The teachers interacted with each other, exchanged views and experiences and got ideas and materials to be applied in the schools of their country in order to better explain to the students ,theoretically and practically, the concept of sustainability for a more ecologically balanced planet.
Κυριακή 30 Μαΐου 2021
Πέμπτη 22 Απριλίου 2021
PRESENTATION SEMINAR OF EDUCATIONAL ONLINE GAME 14-05-2021
The Environmental Education Center of Vamos, in the framework of its participation in the, approved in the United Kingdom, programme Erasmus + KA201 "Colorful World " (Key Action 201 Strategic Partnerships for the Field of Education - 2018-1-UK01-KA201-048028), organizes a Presentation Seminar of the Educational Online Game, on Friday, May 14, 2021, from 6 to 8 in the afternoon.
18:00-18:15: The Erasmus+ Plan- Colourful World
18:15-18:30: Online Game - purpose, structure, theme, demonstration
18:30-18:45: Implementation Guide - methodology, additional material
18:45-19:00: Intermission so that the participants can try the
game themselves
19:00-19:15: Questions - Discussion
19:15-19:45: Presentation of web
applications for the creation of educational games
19:45-20:00: Questions - Discussion
The International
Colorful World programme is being undertaken by six
organizations from 4 different countries (United Kingdom, Portugal, Poland,
Greece). It
is coordinated by the University of West
London and the participants are: ADVANCIS
and BOON from Portugal, specializing
in the production of electronic educational material, Szkola Podstawowa from Poland, a Primary School that is located in
the center of Krakow, SATRO from the
United Kingdom, an educational NGO that promotes education in Natural Sciences
(STEM) by offering educational programs to schools and promoting the education
of the poorest classes and girls and the
Environmental Education Center of Vamos from Greece, a body under the Ministry of Education, offering environmental education programs for schools, seminars for educators
and also produces educational material.
The Strategic Partnership in Education
Plan aims to develop an innovative pedagogy that uses the game as a tool to
promote Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in children
aged 6 to 10. Within the framework of
the Plan, an educational computer game
has been created, to raise the interest in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) within formal, non-formal and informal
learning contexts.
At the same time, an
Implementation Guide with Parallel Educational Activities was developed for educators
and parents. Presentations of the game such as this one planned to happen in
May in Greece, are currently being scheduled for educators in all participating
countries.
Παρασκευή 19 Μαρτίου 2021
Σάββατο 13 Μαρτίου 2021
Σάββατο 6 Μαρτίου 2021
1st POSTER COMPETITION ERASMUS+ ΚΑ201 'GREENOPOLIS': “PROTECT NATURE"! For children 3-6!
1st POSTER COMPETITION – “PROTECT NATURE"
This competition is for Kindergarten schools in Greece.The entries will be uploaded at https://el.padlet.com/elenidespotidou/eglvmvz91zjyiwku until 19th March, 2021.
Find out more about the project at:
Greenopolis facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/greenopolisproject/
and at Greenopolis website: https://greenopolis.erasmus.site/el/
Τετάρτη 13 Ιανουαρίου 2021
Δευτέρα 4 Ιανουαρίου 2021
A comic about Sea Turtles
One of the creative things Daniela Sannino ( Bachelor Degree in Natural Science and a Master's Degree in Land and Environmental Management, Marine Ecology, Zoology and the management of marine ecosystems) prepared for us during her Erasmus+ Traineeship in our Center was the creation of a comic series about Sea Animals of the Mediterranean. It is in three languages, English, Italian and Greek (with our help). We publicize today the comic about the Sea turtles.
You may download it from here.
