Climatic Garden

Project facts

Project promoter:
Secondary School of Business and Services, Rimavská Sobota(SK)
Project Number:
SK-CLIMATE-0017
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€39,093
Donor Project Partners:
Radøy Secondary School
Norway(NO)
Other Project Partners
Centre of free time Relax
Rimavská Sobota(SK)
Primary School of Pavol Dobšinský(SK)

Description

The Project aims to increase awareness raising on climate change mitigation and adaptation among students through the implementation of soft and hard measures including:   

- Adjusting Curricula

- Creating educational materials

- Construction of eco-pedagogical area – CLIMATIC GARDEN (self-watering raised beds with useful plants and herbs,  lake and rain garden, sensational path, insect house and meditation garden, construction of pavements and  planting of different plants and trees

-  Practical use of Climatic Garden                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

- Taking care of Climatic Garden and practical exploratory learning

-  Waste reduction by using the composters

-  Water management - Rainwater lake and garden                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

The Norwegian Project Partner - Radøy Secondary School is involved in the Project. The added value of the bilateral partnership is to share theoretical and practical experience in education of students about the climate change mitigation and adaptation including physical measures. The two Slovak Project Partners: Centre of free time Relax, Rimavská Sobota and the Primary School of Pavol Dobšinský in the City of Rimavská Sobota. The Slovak partners will cooperate in the elaboration of educational materials and awareness raising campaign on climate change mitigation and adaptation among students.

Summary of project results

The project aimed to achieve climate-friendly behavior among people through the education on climate-friendly adaptation measures in created "Climatic Garden" in the school campus. Taking care of Climatic Garden together with practical exploratory learning of students is the main issue addressed by this Project. The school campus became more resilient area to climate change supporting suitable microclimate for students and visitors. Students achieve practical experience through taking care of         

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