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The project’s intervention strategy is outlined in three combined axes that will act in the promotion of ocean literacy through knowing the sea urchin. These strategic axes (educating, training and communicating) are complementary and together contribute significantly to achieve the goal of increasing the number of people with reinforced skills on ocean literacy, through the implementation of the action plan. The proposed actions intend to reinforce the skills on ocean literacy directed the students of Externato de Penafirme (Blue School), 4th grade students from primary schools in the three civil parishes along the coastline and teachers,
going beyond the target of 350 participants. To do so it is foreseen the implementation of raising-awareness and education activities in places and events with a lot of public. The activities presuppose an active participation from the participants in the acquisition of knowledge regarding the ocean literacy. The development and coordination of this project will be under the Division of Environment and Sustainability (DES), Municipality of Torres Vedras. The DES team is formed by qualified technicians from environmental engineering, environmental education, and tourism, which leads to a multidisciplinary team able to act in nature conservation, valorization of natural resources and biodiversity, as well as conveying information regarding environmental education.
The school Externato de Penafirme, as a partner of the project, ensures the collaboration of two teachers from natural sciences, with vast teaching experience, knowledge of the blue school program, the Externato’s educational program and, consequently, the student profile as it is the center of the pedagogic action.