THE PROJECT
The project was born inside the classroom,
combining the different ideas suggested by
the portuguese students.
Initially five teams proposed themes and a
title for the project as well as some
activities.
The main ideas were: pollution, storms,
protecting water, deforestation and our
planet - we don't have a Planet B.
Well, all of these ideas could come
together if we addressed it as climate
change. This was the moment for teachers
to step in. We proposed that the project
main theme was climate change. So, what
should be the title? One of the teams
already thought of one, that with a slight
modification became the project title -
"Planet A!".
So, was the project ready to go?
We were far way from having the project
planned. The next step was finding the
partners from other European countries to
join us on this adventure.
Teachers from Malta, Spain and Turkey
joined the project. With some new ideas
and activity proposals the project plan
became complete. The main goal was to
lead students to realize that each one of
us, with our individual actions, contributes
to environment problems (eg. air, water
and soil pollution, deforestation and
ultimately climate change).
The activities were proposed having in
mind the students' initial ideas. However
due to the Covid-19 pandemic we had some
delays and the final step - taking action -,
was not accomplished.
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