The first meeting was in Kangasala, Huutijärvi School at 26.11.-30.11.2018. The purpose of the meeting was to get acquainted with the partners, to create a good spirit and to create a positive working atmosphere. During the meeting, the partners were introduced with participatory teaching methods using the framework of Experiential Education. The participants took part in the adventurous exercises themselves and thus got an idea of what the pupils feel when doing such exercises. The participants learned about the objectives and operating models of participatory education methods during the week. They got ready made good exercises and tools for creating new exercises in their own schools after this meeting. During the meeting we updated Facebook pages and decided that each host writes the blog. We noticed that Twitter account must be created. For all schools, the first meeting was a solemn starting point for the project. We recorded the welcoming party and shared it to the part...
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Erasmus+ Project Act Green 2018-2020
The aim of the ACT GREEN Erasmus+ project is to get pupils to understand the impact of human activity on the balance of nature and to make them use more practices supporting sustainable development. The second goal of the project is to develop participatory education methods and, as a result, enhance pupils’ self-esteem, sense of appreciation, school motivation and social skills. When these goals are achieved, pupils become socially active actors, which for its part reduces the risk of exclusion. The project includes two schools from Finland and one from Romania, Greece, Italy and Portugal. The most prominent results of the project are developing pupil centered lesson plans and producing ideas for sustainable development in educational establishments. We hope our project raises inspiration and develops and processes our products forward. Partner schools: 1) Huutijärvi School, Kangasala (Coordinator), Contact Person Seppo Mäkinen (Teacher) 2) Nokia- Vihola ...