The world`s largest lessons

“We only have one planet. We have nowehere else to go. If we use our creative powers properly we don’t need anywhere else. If we take care of it, and each other, everything we need is right here”

Sir Ken Robinson (Educator)

Each partner school introduce the Global Goals for the sustainable development.

Pupils watch the video and create a wordart in national teams with ideas.

How can we help to take care of our planet?

Be creative!!!

This book is made by partner school from:

• Badajoz Spain
• Porto Garibaldi Italy
• Mestre Italy
• Aydin Turkey
• Greece
• Rèunion island

eTwinning project:

“ETwinnersTown citzens in action for sustainability”

CHAPTER ONE:

BRAINSTORMING

ABOUT GLOBAL AIMS 2030

SPANISH TEAM (4rd Grade)

Words more used by teams:

RECYCLE TRAST

REUSE

SUSTAINABILITY
KEEP THE EARTH CLEAN

TAKE CARE OF THE WATER
EQUALITY
PICK UP PLASTIC
HELP
ENVIRONMENT

RESPECT

LIFE

PEACE

SPANISH TEAM (3rd Grade)

Words more used by teams:

SAVE

RECYCLE

PEACE

SUSTAINABILITY

IMPROVE

CREATIVITY

AIMS

RIGHTS

FRIENDSHIP

EQUALITY

CRITICAL THINKING

REUSE

WASTE

POLLUTION

NATURE

PORTO GARIBALDI TEAM

Words more used by teams:

DO NOT POLLUTE

DON’T WASTE FOOD, WATER AND AIR

GIVE FREE FOOD AND FREE MEDICINES TO THE POOR

DON’T CUT TREES

USE LESS CARS AND ELECTRICITY

LIVE IN PEACE AND SHARE

DO NOT POLLUTE THE SEA

DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE: WE ARE LUCKY ANYWAY

COLLECT THE GARBAGE

LEAVE AND WORK FOR THE PEACE

GIRLS TOO HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL IN ALL COUNTRIES

MESTRE TEAM

WORDS MORE USED:

DON’T WASTE WATER

OXIGEN

FLOWERS

NATURE

WATER

BUTTERFLIES

ANIMALS

PARK

STUDING

HAVE A HOUSE

HEALTH

HEALTHY LIFE

TREES

FRIENDS

EATING

GREEK TEAM

Words more used:

forest

citizen energy

in action

energy

land

green places

sustainability

water

take care of our planet

enviroment

public transport

TURKISH TEAM

Words more used by teams:

PEACE

HOPE

SOLIDARITY

CLEAN

LIFE

RECYCLE

HAPPY

FRIENDSHIP

French Team 

The most frequent words used by the pupils :

Nature 

water

energy

natural

environment 

pollution

recycling

life

planet

evolution

sustainable

CHAPTER 2:

Watching our town

Is it sustainable or not?

Badajoz, SPAIN

In our city, you can watch:

• Electric buses

• Different recycled bins

• Public electric chargers

• Bicycle lanes

• Public bike rent

• Public bike parkings

• Visual signals

• Bird watching

• Green areas

• Walking routes

Badajoz is improving but it is not sustainable enough.

PORTO GARIBALDI, ITALY

In our village, you can watch:

• Different recycled bins
• Public electric chargers
• Bicycle lanes

Mestre – Italy

In our town you can watch:

• Different recycled bins
• Tram
• Bicycle lanes
• Public bike rent
• Green Area

Mestre is improving, but there’s still a long way to go

GREECE -Ampelonas

In our town

We have:

Many parks

Library

Post office

Health Center

pharmacies

Recycled bins

Taverns ,coffee shops

Many stray dogs

We need :

Police station

Fire station

Foundation for Orphans

A built for the Music school

A cultural center built

A museum

A day care center for old people

Aydın / TURKEY

In our beautiful city Aydın we are doing a lot for recycling and sustainability.

• We have seperate bins for different waste.
• Our municipility is arranging competitions “bring your watse, get your present”.
• Motivation is good, but still have things to learn and teach.

In Saint-Joseph , Réunion

In our city , we use :

*buses for eco-mobility, called the Gecko Bus – since February 2019

*bins to recycle glass in public areas

*bins to give away old clothes to be recycled

*At home , each family has a green bin for all types of waste and a yellow bin for cardboard, plastic and paper , given by the townhall.

* a compost bin at home that you can get by asking to the townhall for free.

* in each family , a calendar is given with information about recycling and the eco-citizen behavior with the 3Rs : recycle , reduce , repair, reuse.

The city is improving but there is still a lot of work to be done.  

CHAPTER 3:

Watching our school

Is it sustainable or not?

PORTO GARIBALDI

We make the separate collection of plastic, paper and used batteries.

After school lunch, we collect fruit and bread to avoit food waste.

CEIP GUADIANA, Badajoz (SPAIN)

In our school, you can watch:

• Recycled bins. 

• No plastic glasses.

• Filtered water.

• Zero waste in the playground. Tupper wares and recycled bottles.

• Art and creativity with recycled materials. 

• Bike parkings in the school.

• Eco staff in the playground. 

• Tennis balls against noise pollution. 

We are improving. Let`s take more actions.

MESTRE (Italy)

In our school you can watch recycled bins for plastic, paper, organic, used batteries and tone

In our school lots of students go to school on foot with “Pedibus” or using bikes

We have a vegetable garden and we sell our vegetable.

We eat fruit and vegetable for break time, “Sana merenda”

Aydın / TURKEY

In our school Mehmet Akif Ersoy Primary School, you can see seperate bins for;

• glass of which sides are also used for putting umbrellas
• paper
• plastic
• metal
• batteries

All these bins are done with our pupils and by doing with them they are also encouraged to use them effectively.

Let’s keep on working for a better world and future !

GREECE / Ampelonas

In our school we have :

– Vegetable garden

-Trees on the playground

We need :

–Recycled bins

-Bin for used batteries

In our school :

There are:

-Basketball and volleyball courts and a football field as well.

-Trees on the playground

We have :

-Bike parking and we move to school on bike or on foot

-An integrated school program for the children with special educational needs

 We have installed a new permanent ramp for making their  classroom accessible .

We are an inclusive school

Saint-Joseph , Réunion

In our school , Collège Achille Grondin we have :

*big compost bins outside in the garden

*a small compost bin in the teacher’s room

*big plastic and cardboard bins in the playground for sorting

*a no-waste policy at the canteen

*an eco-club with students who think about actions to lead in the school . In December , they organised a Sustainability Day at school. They also participated in the international compost poster challenge.

*6 eco-representatives

* a recycling policy of the draft paper

*a gardening club

*a garden with some fruits and plants(papaya and aloe vera)

*led bulbs in the classroom for less-energy wasting

*water fountain so the students can have fresh water in th eplayground and they can use reusable bottles

*a box to collect plastic caps for a local association that recycle them.

*in classrooms , the students and teachers grow plants .