C5 - Microplastics - Croatia
Short-term exchange of groups of pupil
26th to 30th September 2022
Zagreb I Croatia
Zagreb I Croatia
Day 1st – 26th September
Mobility in Croatia started with a welcome ceremony at 9 o'clock. The principal of the school, Miroslav Klobučar, and the teacher, Danijela Takač, in their short speeches, wished everyone a pleasant stay at the partner schools, from Poland, France, Spain, France and Portugal, in Zagreb and Croatia. Pupils of Pantovčak Elementary School gave their welcome with a song, music, recitation and an interactive point about Croatian scientists. This was followed by a tour of the school, and the school part of the day ended with ice-breaking activities with which the mobility participants got to know each other even better. After lunch, sightseeing in Zagreb followed.
During the walk around Zagreb a teacher and a student from Croatia and Portugal were interviewed by HRT (Croatian National Television) cause it was the "Week of mobility".
During the walk around Zagreb a teacher and a student from Croatia and Portugal were interviewed by HRT (Croatian National Television) cause it was the "Week of mobility".
Welcoming ceremony
A walk around Zagreb and interview with the national television.
ICE BREAKING activities
Day 2nd – 27th September
The day started early in the morning when all the mobility participants headed to Zadar by bus. In Zadar, in addition to the beautiful weather, they were greeted by sightseeing in the old part of the city, the forum, the Romanesque church of St. Donata, church of St. Stoshije, the old port, the unavoidable architectural work of the Sea Organ and the installation Salutation to the Sun. After sightseeing, they visited Petrčane, a famous Croatian beach, where free time was planned.
Day 3rd – 28th September
The day began with a lecture on microplastics held by teacher Andre Guimaraes, and a campaign to raise awareness of the excessive use of single-use plastics and how to reduce them. The mobility participants were divided into two groups. Each of them took part in plastic experiment workshops, prepared by teachers Danijela Takač and Iva Markulin, and ICT workshops, prepared by teachers Daniela Žižanović and Danijel Forjan, where they presented the learned knowledge about plastic using digital technologies. In the evening, an official dinner was organized for the teachers participating in the mobility.
Day 4th – 29th September
The day started with an interesting lecture and DRONE demonstration by partners from AIR RLMD and Project O2 Magic Forrest. They showed how drones can be used to afforest hard-to-reach areas, how they work, and what percentage of saplings are successfully planted. They explained the significance of the development of technology for the preservation of the environment. After an interesting lecture and demonstration, the mobility participants visited the building of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb, where, with expert guidance, they could see all parts of the building, from the auditorium, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms for choir, orchestra, drama, to the tunnel that connects the HNK building with the Academy of Drama building art, at the end they also saw part of a ballet rehearsal.
Interesting lecture and DRONE demonstration by partners from AIR RLMD and Project O2 Magic Forrest
Visit to the Croatian national theatre
Day 5th – 30th September
The last day of mobility in Croatia was planned for creative workshops. Teachers Borna Prpić and Željka Frančić prepared a workshop on the topic of the oldest Croatian script, Glagolitic, and thus introduced the guests to the rich Croatian heritage. And teacher Tihomir Razum prepared a workshop on making imaginative hats from recycled materials. Creativity was followed by knowledge and fun with a pub quiz in which all mobility participants took part. In the evening, a party was organized for the mobility participants, which ended the mobility in Croatia.
Certificate ceremony
Outcomes
1. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES
Students presented to partner schools' students and teachers:
A. ACTION PLAN on reducing plastic in school that they have created and incorporated into the school curriculum;
B. CONDUCTED A WORKSHOP -a scientific activity where students measured microplastic density in everyday products (beauty products, cleaning agents).
Students measured, analyzed the results by the scientific method and presented the results to motivate other students and teacher on reducing its use. They categorized the plastic.
2. AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Students have shown what have they been doing to raise awareness in their school and what they still plan to do. Actions included plays for younger students about environmental problems, workshops for teachers, parents, cleaning staff, lessons where older students will work with younger, presentations on teachers' and parents' meetings, actions in the local community.
3. MULITLINGUALISM
Students will prepare and conduct the multilingualism workshop about words that are universal in the participants' European languages and are linked to climate change. The outcome will be a multilingualism picture dictionary on seven languages for CLIL lessons. It will include words and expressions considering climate change and environmental problems.
4.CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Students and teachers were introduced to the language, cultural differences and beauty of Zagreb and Zadar.
We organized a PUB QUIZ in intercultural groups about our countries, plastics, cultural heritage and people.
Our project partners were also introduced to Croatian cultural treasures (inventors, cities, gastronomy)
All the activities were activity-based. Peer learning method and working in collaborative international teams were used in most of them.
The GOAL was to help participants recognize the differences among people, as well as the many similarities people share.
Students presented to partner schools' students and teachers:
A. ACTION PLAN on reducing plastic in school that they have created and incorporated into the school curriculum;
B. CONDUCTED A WORKSHOP -a scientific activity where students measured microplastic density in everyday products (beauty products, cleaning agents).
Students measured, analyzed the results by the scientific method and presented the results to motivate other students and teacher on reducing its use. They categorized the plastic.
2. AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Students have shown what have they been doing to raise awareness in their school and what they still plan to do. Actions included plays for younger students about environmental problems, workshops for teachers, parents, cleaning staff, lessons where older students will work with younger, presentations on teachers' and parents' meetings, actions in the local community.
3. MULITLINGUALISM
Students will prepare and conduct the multilingualism workshop about words that are universal in the participants' European languages and are linked to climate change. The outcome will be a multilingualism picture dictionary on seven languages for CLIL lessons. It will include words and expressions considering climate change and environmental problems.
4.CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Students and teachers were introduced to the language, cultural differences and beauty of Zagreb and Zadar.
We organized a PUB QUIZ in intercultural groups about our countries, plastics, cultural heritage and people.
Our project partners were also introduced to Croatian cultural treasures (inventors, cities, gastronomy)
All the activities were activity-based. Peer learning method and working in collaborative international teams were used in most of them.
The GOAL was to help participants recognize the differences among people, as well as the many similarities people share.
BENEFITS
The students gained skills on how to design, organize and implement an action plan on diverse school issues.
They learned how to repeat and measure the scientific activity Microplastic and to become aware about the presence of a large number of microplastic particles in everyday products. They made a video, infographics, posters to show their results. The activity also has a tutorial in order for other partners to repeat it in their schools. It was added to our newsletter, Students and teachers shared their knowledge of how all pollutants are contributing to climate change and how this is all human error. They learned the scientific method, that they can use in school subjects and any research they will be doing in the future. They measured, calculated and presented their results.
Portuguese teacher Andre Guimaraes also held a lecture on microplastic.
The students realized how all the languages are similar in a way and how they have many contact points.
The students realized the differences and similarities among EU countries and citizens through history and in their everyday habits.
Hopefully students will inspire their peers in their schools and partner schools to become better citizens, ecologically aware, climate change aware and open to tolerance, other cultures and traditions.
The students gained skills on how to design, organize and implement an action plan on diverse school issues.
They learned how to repeat and measure the scientific activity Microplastic and to become aware about the presence of a large number of microplastic particles in everyday products. They made a video, infographics, posters to show their results. The activity also has a tutorial in order for other partners to repeat it in their schools. It was added to our newsletter, Students and teachers shared their knowledge of how all pollutants are contributing to climate change and how this is all human error. They learned the scientific method, that they can use in school subjects and any research they will be doing in the future. They measured, calculated and presented their results.
Portuguese teacher Andre Guimaraes also held a lecture on microplastic.
The students realized how all the languages are similar in a way and how they have many contact points.
The students realized the differences and similarities among EU countries and citizens through history and in their everyday habits.
Hopefully students will inspire their peers in their schools and partner schools to become better citizens, ecologically aware, climate change aware and open to tolerance, other cultures and traditions.