esfalp_v_-_web_small.pdf - European schools for a living planet

Everything forOur EnvironmentTEAM:SCHOOL:COUNTRY:COACH:TEAM MEMBERS:(ages 15-18)Our WorldTáncsics Mihály Gimnázium, MórHungaryAndrea NagyBarbara Adorján, Bence Farkas, László Fister, Ábel Jánosi, Regina Mergl, KrisztinaPsóra, Fanni Somogyi, Judit Szentendrei, Hanna Tarnai, Nikoletta Tógyer, SzilviaTógyer, Viktória Tóth, Dávid Végh, Sándor Zechmeiser.ROLES, TYPE OF DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIPMy role as a teacher was organizing the meetings, giving motivation and feedback tothe students, and I was also a kind of a coordinator. When I could not participate atthe meeting, I helped the students with a script of what they should discuss and thenasked for a report, these times two students led the meeting. We made the decisions ina democratic way. The students gathered the ideas and with the help of the caretaker,teachers and supporters carried the tasks out.PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTOPICOur field of activities included two topics: active citizenship and the decreasing of ourglobal footprint. With the planting and by the introduction of selective rubbish collectionin the school we managed to make everyone active and involved; but also made our localand global footprint smaller.MAIN ACTIVITIESOur major activities during the past months were outdoor ones – namely the plantingof bushes and saplings in the school yard. We planted them in three stages – once inautumn (ca. 60 wild rose, blackthorn and hawthorn), and twice in the spring (ca. 60syringas and 150 oak seedlings) – all are native in Hungary; we planted them and dothe watering with the help of all classes. All the bushes and saplings were donations –from two forestries and a foundation.We placed 14 wooden bird cavities on the trees in the schoolyard. We cleaned a greenarea from litter around Mór. A lot of time outdoors were spent in Ljubljana when wevisited Gimnazija Šiška between 21-25 April with 11 students. We had worked togetherand celebrated Earth day with a lot of activities and presentations.HUIndoors in Mór we organized two photo competitions and exhibitions (the topics were:living creatures and water). We also worked on the same questionnaire about organicfood that the Šiška secondary school made.We have started selective rubbish collection in our school – we installed 4 three-partbins on the corridors. We made a compost frame, to which we take the green litter.We installed two barrels to collect precipitation so that we can use it for watering theseedlings and our little garden.26 Schools Taking Action For Europe’s Environment