Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2023 Newsletter
( strengths and weaknesses ), elaborating in concert with other operators , the Personal Education Plan ( PEI in Italy ). because they have to endure each day problems linked to the high levels of pollution that characterize our town of Scafati ( polluted water ways and soil , river ecosystems in danger of collapse , disappearing fauna and flora , increases in waste , in related illnesses ).
The local consensus around the project grew exponentially Our project ‘ Recycling for our world ’ gathered a large consensus that grew and grew around us , even beyond the neighbourhood where the school is located , because it moved forward , like the PBL methodology does , in response to real problems that one encounters , indeed , in this specific case , that one suffers .
The new PEI , in the light of D . M . 29 / 12 / 2020 n . 182 , goes beyond specifying the essential elements for understanding the pupil ’ s individual needs and programming specific interventions for each of the main learning disciplines with related strategies , objectives , activities , and instruments . This PEI also requests indications on how an inclusive learning environment will be created for these special pupils .
The focus of the project , recycling waste , is very topical Besides being part of objective 12 in Agenda 2030 , I found pupils , parents and local shopkeepers to be interested and receptive
How the project worked The pupils , and this includes the special pupil , alternated classroom duties with excursions to explore the local area ( tributaries of the infamous Sarno river , irrigation canals , farming fields , crops and their cultivation systems , production of waste materials , of rubbish and their collection , separation and possible reuse and recycling ) got to know by observing , reflecting , comparing between themselves , communicating and / or learning by doing , new knowledge and understanding , but above all real life practical abilities and competencies . Their knowledge , the competencies that each of them at their own level obtained were not abstract , from a textbook or notebook , but had a strong emotional imprinting and therefore a stable , long lasting and significant cognitive-experiential permanence .
A wide range of real products came out of the project The experience of producing compost and the creation of an educational vegetable garden in an abandoned space in the school grounds ,
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