Education in the field of climate and adaptation measures at Private Secondary Technical School with Hungarian Language

Project facts

Project promoter:
Private Secondary Technical School with Hungarian Language
Project Number:
SK02-0068
Target groups
Children ,
Students
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€36,866
Final project cost:
€36,866
From EEA Grants:
€ 31,336
The project is carried out in:
Slovakia

Description

The project implementation is supposed to contribute to the solution of climate changes in the region at the local level. The objective of the project is to increase public environmental awareness in relation to adaptation to climate change. The project is expected to develop and promote curricula of management of rainwater and its link to climate change adaptation measures, as well as to publish project information to the general public on the Internet and in local newspapers. The project's goals will be reached by newly created curricula and by conducting lesson according to them, and by publishing project information to the general public on the Internet. The project is aimed at pupils, students and young people, mainly by raising awareness in the area of adapting to the climate change and improving teaching process by elaborating the new curriculum.

Summary of project results

By implementing the project, we wanted to contribute to address climate change in our region at a local level. The implementation of the project ensured the capture and use of rainwater in the designated containers which didn’t drain the drainage environment and also saved the drinking water.With the implementation of the project, we wanted to set the foundations of climate change education and its practical implementation in our school so the students participating in the program would not forget about environmental awareness later on. The multiplier effect of upbringing the environmentally conscious generation will be manifested later on a social level, which was also the long-term goal of the project.This project was a part of the long-term strategy of our school dedicated to environmental protection and climate change aimed at students, both in the teaching process as in practice. Project’s activities were handled from the grant, but in the future we will be seeking additional resources to develop the project's results.The project’s aims were fully accomplished and satisfied the target group’s and beneficiary’s expectations.By the implementation of the project ensured the capture and use of rainwater in the designated containers and thus will not drain the drainage environment, which will also save the drinking water.Another activity of the project was the preparation of curricula and education of students in the field of climate change and environmental protection connected to the practical part of the activity of planting trees and revitalizing the school premises with the help of pupils, pedagogical staff and parents.Number of students participated in the project was 30, number of organisations participated in the project was 4, number of lessons, where new curricula is tought was 16. Number of different types of adaptation measures implemented within the project was 3, Percentage of the campus that will be disconnected from the sewer system after the measures were implemented – 80%, Number of plnated trees – 12. Number of unique visitors of the website 15 000, number of unique pages about the project – 20.

Summary of bilateral results