Heal the Sea Presentation

2020-1-IT02-KA229-079213
HEAL THE SEA
Sponsored by European Union

2020-1-IT02-KA229-079213
THE POSTER OF PROJECT

Heal The Sea
OUR MOTIVATION
We all depend on the ocean. The ocean is a huge component in
human life, it is a major source of food, it sustains economies and
provides jobs. It is the greatest biological pump that drives and
regulates global climate, water and nutrient cycles but it is filled
with items that do not belong there. For ages we have been
negatively impacting the ocean with tons of plastic disposed or
abandoned, intentionally or unintentionally into the ocean which
hurt the oceanic ecosystems.
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Every day huge amounts of consumer plastics, metals,
rubber, paper, textiles, derelict fishing gear, vessels and other lost or
discarded items enter the marine environment, making marine debris one
of the most widespread pollution problems facing the world's oceans and
waterways which threaten the marine habitats, our environment,
navigation safety, the economy and human health.
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A study published in the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences (PNAS) states that there is no part of the
world left
untouched by debris, the 80% of which originates on land (the
United Nations
Environment Programme -UNEP).
Overall ocean pollution is a very important issue because
it does not just affect the oceans, but the environment, land
animals and
humans, thus needs to be tackled at global, regional, national
and local level.
The project aims to develop a deeper understanding of the
way in which the sea has influenced and continues to influence the
lives of
people, above all those living close to it and preserve the marine
environment
as we depend on our seas for the food we eat, the water we drink
and the air we
breathe.
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Although the ocean trash problem is sometimes hard for
even adults to face, we want our students to understand an issue of worldwide
importance, gain a sense of social responsibility, change their behavior and
share the information they get at school with their parents as well as with the
community.
To sum up the project provides a way to engage our pupils
to explore different sea ecosystems and identify similarities and differences
in dealing with the the issue of marine debris. In this way they will
understand that Ocean pollution is an issue of worldwide importance.
We are convinced that a greater commitment of public
education and outreach and more partnerships with local governments and
communities will help to solve the marine litter issue.

The main target group the project is addressed to is
10-16- year-old students.
Objectives
The objectives we would like to
achieve and concrete results we
would like to produce
The aims of the project are:
1- to increase ecological knowledge of the pupils
through information about the needs of the sea and the
coastal environment, by promoting individual and
collective responsibility for caring and preserving
the marine environment by understanding the
importance of reducing the amount of untreated sewage
and garbage in the sea by promoting and spreading
good environmental practices starting with some simple
daily decisions;
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2 - to increase the social skills and
community responsibility
of young people by working together as a
transnational team to help to solve an
international issue, to develop their selfconfidence
and their critical
thinking skills in order to sort out all the
information on the issue.
Moreover getting in touch with peers from different
countries, pupils will;
1 - increase cultural understanding, friendship and
empathy of the participants for differences among people by
promoting CLIL through the studying of partners’ history,
geography, art, music, technology and science;
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2 -improve students communication skills
by developing their oral and written skills
in English and in their mother tongue,
using ICT into everyday learning situation
3–create links between school, parents
and the wider community developing
synergies with local organizations bridging
the gap between the school and the real
world.
The final results of the project will be
achieved jointly by all participants, some
will be achieved at local level and others
at partnership level, having the
coordination of a school from the project,
equally, negotiated and established on
based on their abilities, as follows:
-Project Web site
-Marine Debris Blogging
-Facebook project page, Instagram account
-Project's eTwinning account with presentation and other materials
-Project Logo
-TV spots on the need of recycling and free Plastic Ocean
-Movies
-“Keep the Sea Free of Debris!” Calendars
-"Be Green on the Beach" leaflet
-Leaflets, Brochures, posters and sketches for murals and graffiti with
educational messages
-e-magazines about the LTTA experiences
-Press articles to publish on the school magazine and
local newspapers
-Project Corner for the dissemination of the activities
within the school
-DVD “Colors, sounds, tastes and rhythms of the ocean “ a collection
of poems, legends, riddles, myths, folk
songs, folk prayers, fish recipes dealing with the sea
-Cleaning up beach and Plastic Cap Recycling Campaigns
-Eco-song and flash mob
-Exhibition of the project experiences and outcomes

The project , a learner-centred one, is not based on
short-term memorization of Knowledge of facts,
concepts and principles or lectures and book
learning activities but it is designed to help the
students develop their critical thinking, decisionmaking
, creativity, communication and conflict
management skills through activities around a
challenge and a problem they face in the real world:
collecting and analyzing marine debris in their local
community, compare their findings with their
partners, reducing and responsibly manage waste
and the impact of marine debris on the ocean and
designing solutions. By using an interdisciplinary
teaching approach grounded in a real world issue
students develop problem-solving skills.
The first year the students will study the sea
from a
cultural point of view because “…we will
conserve only what we love, we will love only
what we understand and we will understand
what we are taught…” ( Baba Dioum, 1968). They
will work in groups and/or in pairs to study
documents of
their national cultural heritage (music, art,
religion, plays, dance, folk stories and legends)
interviewing people, collecting traditional sea
songs, recipes, legends, riddles, prayers,
poems, taking photos, making video
documentaries, surfing the net to search for
information, drawing posters, making leaflets
and writing reports and letters for the local
newspaper.
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The second year they
will study actively the
human impacts on
marine
life and what can be
done to
Speed
protect and
preserve the sea.
They will go on
fields trips and meet
experts and local
government councils
on the topics to
ask for their support
They’ll make TV spots
and video clips and
create Public Service
Announcements for the
local radio stations about
the danger of the ocean
plastic pollution and how
it affects the weather
and the climate; write
educational
slogans, create and
distribute educational
posters, calendars and
brochures
through the community
(schools, libraries, shops).
They’ll use ICT in a variety of
forms (email, website,
video conferencing, blog,) to
communicate in a real context
in order to
practice and develop their use
of the English language. They
will give lectures
with the support of their
teachers and experts for the
school staff, local
authorities and parents making
use of flowcharts, summary
tables or mind maps. This will
help the students in their face
to face communication and
through the context
of a sustainable lifestyle.
Moreover on the World
Oceans Day, they’ll
participate in
cleaning up campaign
programs to educate
residents about the
dangers of the
beach Hunting and sea Methods pollution
and suggest practical
steps to preserve them.
All the activities will be
developed in a such way
that
the goals could be
achieved by students
with special needs, too.
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