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Light SavingCity of PrelogTEAM:SCHOOL:COUNTRY:COACH:TEAM MEMBERS:(ages 12-14)The Light SquadPrimary School PrelogCroatiaMaja LesingerMaja Kos, Dino Novak, Iva Marciuš, Ivona Marciuš, Nives Košak, Nives Hošnjak, ŽeljkaMalek, Marko Štefan, Ivona Jelačić, Lucija Naranđa.ROLES, TYPE OF DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIPMy role was the role of the project manager. My job was to keep the team and the projecton track, be sure we hold the budget, the deadline and the quality of our work. Since I’man adult I usually had to deal with sponsors, donators, contracts, media, legal issues,organization and preparation of events, reports, co-workers, coordination and graphicdesign. Decision making process was horizontal in most of the situations, except incritical situations. The students had the same responsibility for their decisions and actions,but always acted as a team and helped each other.PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTOPICWe worked on the topic of light pollution in our town of Prelog, especially light trespassand glare because they directly influence people’s health, represent a great hazard forsurrounding wildlife and are great electrical energy consumers. We decided to turn ourproject into an educational campaign.MAIN ACTIVITIESResearch about Light Pollution - finding, gathering and presenting available datafrom internet, books and data bases to educate ourselves about light pollution, making ashort questionnaire for the interviewsInterviewing Citizens 1&2 - interviewing citizens with a short questionnaire abouttheir knowledge of light pollution and energy efficient light bulbs, compering before andafter data (the educational campaign)HRDistributing Promo Materials - distributing flyers to the public, building info standin the school, promo and educational quizzes in the school library and at town squareWorkshops in City Library and in School – creating, organizing, preparing materialsand conducting a workshops in city library for the citizens to educate them aboutlight pollution and energy saving light bulbs for their outdoor lightingLectures in School for Parents & Pupils - creating, organizing, preparing materials,presentation and lectures at the teacher-parent meetings in school and in all of the classesInterviewing the Principal of Our School and the Mayor of our town - organizingthe meeting, preparing interview questions18 Schools Taking Action For Europe’s Environment