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Save the GreenHeart of the WorldTEAM:SCHOOL:COUNTRY:COACH:TEAM MEMBERS:(age 13)ECA – Ecological Ants2 SOU “Academic Emilian Stanev”, SofiaBulgariaDaniela KatsarovaDimana Borissova, Kossara Keskinova, Ekaterina Andreeva, Dilyana Borissova, Ita-Beatris Avramova, Ralitsa Neykova, Branimir Danchev, Magdalena Tsacheva, MitkoMitkov, Ivan Grigorov, Bojidar Dermendjiev, Antoan Kralev, Denis Evtimov, SimonaIvanova, Dimitar BahchevanovROLES, TYPE OF DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIPI was a facilitator – advised them, listened to their ideas, guided them through the tasksand supported them with any help they needed. I was beside them when the leader ledthe discussions and we all made the decisions together. When we had to choose, wealways voted and decided what to do in a democratic way, cosidering the opinions ofeveryone. We worked as a team, doing everything together and everyone was able totake part in the activities. ECA was a great team and managed to inspire their classmates,who came and helped us with all our activities.PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTOPICWe worked on the topic of deforestation and we focussed both on recycling paper andplanting – flowers, bushes, herbs and trees. The main message of our project was createdby the students: “The trees are limited, so SPARE a white sheet – SAVE a tree;PLANT a tree – SAVE nature”MAIN ACTIVITIES▪▪Ecological Ants did a research on the local eco problems and created PPT presentations▪▪The team organised an Ecological footprint informational campaign and led discussionsabout the problem of deforestation▪▪ECA held a consultation with experts from the Botanical garden in Sofia▪▪ECA painted posters with powerful messages, displayed them in visible places aroundthe school and used them during the charity events▪▪ECA announced and carried out a contest for making recycling bins for paper out ofwaste materials for every class. The students who created the most original bins weregiven prizesBG▪▪ECA, with the help of other students, announced and organised three fundraisingCookery shows and St Vallentine’s gift exibition▪▪Media work – ECA was interviewed by a reporter from the national newspaperDUMA and a whole page article was published on February 5th. The community was8 Schools Taking Action For Europe’s Environment