- During the month of September proceeded in Cleckheaton, UK; Vieira de Leiria, Portugal; in Staszów, Poland; in Sofia, Bulgaria; in Ottaviano, Italy; Mira, Spain and Jurbise, Belgium to the presentation of the Project ECOPALS in the communities schools. Teachers in each school performed the first organized meetings and preparation of initial activities planned for the project implementation. All schools introduce the project and the partners countries in their schools.
October 2013
-Preparing two pre-questionnaires for pupils, teachers, parents, local community on environmental awareness and locals laws and regulations connected with nature conservation, recycling and the knowledge of partner countries.
-Identifying local problems: walks in the neighbourhood, collecting materials for presentations and choosing a problem for the comic strip.
-Organising Logo competition in each school.
- Regstering the E-twinning project: ECO PALS to share the project with the European community of schools registered in this portal.
-Preparing two pre-questionnaires for pupils, teachers, parents, local community on environmental awareness and locals laws and regulations connected with nature conservation, recycling and the knowledge of partner countries.
-Identifying local problems: walks in the neighbourhood, collecting materials for presentations and choosing a problem for the comic strip.
-Organising Logo competition in each school.
- Regstering the E-twinning project: ECO PALS to share the project with the European community of schools registered in this portal.
November 2013
- Preparing the first part of the comic strip:
The Adventures of ECO PALS (endangered species)
- Preparing the audio-visual dictionary.
December 2013
-Using Audio-visual dictionary available from the webpage.
- Sending eco-cards for Christmas. Singing carols. Wishing Marry Christmas via Skype.
-Preparing power points/ Prezis/ about endangered species in each partner country.
-Reading the comic strip. Discussions about possible solutions for the problem presented in the comic strip.
Skyping, mailing with partner schools.
- Updating the E-twinning project: ECO PALS.
- Preparing the first part of the comic strip:
The Adventures of ECO PALS (endangered species)
- Preparing the audio-visual dictionary.
December 2013
-Using Audio-visual dictionary available from the webpage.
- Sending eco-cards for Christmas. Singing carols. Wishing Marry Christmas via Skype.
-Preparing power points/ Prezis/ about endangered species in each partner country.
-Reading the comic strip. Discussions about possible solutions for the problem presented in the comic strip.
Skyping, mailing with partner schools.
- Updating the E-twinning project: ECO PALS.
January - 2014
Preparing The first section of the Laboratory of Five Senses: TASTE, HEAR, FEEL, SEE.
Putting gifts from partner countries (stones, spices, recordings, nuts, dried fruit, feathers).
-Working with the audio-dictionary). Integrating children with SEN.-Preparing an activity about endangered species for ECO-SEN course book Publishing it on the webpage.
Preparing The first section of the Laboratory of Five Senses: TASTE, HEAR, FEEL, SEE.
Putting gifts from partner countries (stones, spices, recordings, nuts, dried fruit, feathers).
-Working with the audio-dictionary). Integrating children with SEN.-Preparing an activity about endangered species for ECO-SEN course book Publishing it on the webpage.
February - 2014
February 2014
Lessons with ECO-SEN activity. Online discussions among teachers. Suggestions and comments. - Working on Climate Change in each country. Presentations, Prezis, pictures published on the webpage. -Preparing new activities for ECO-SEN coursbook about Climate Change. -Discussions on the Eco Pals forum. - Preparing the second part of the comic strip about Climate change
Lessons with ECO-SEN activity. Online discussions among teachers. Suggestions and comments. - Working on Climate Change in each country. Presentations, Prezis, pictures published on the webpage. -Preparing new activities for ECO-SEN coursbook about Climate Change. -Discussions on the Eco Pals forum. - Preparing the second part of the comic strip about Climate change
March 2014 - Clarifying and developing details of the project.
- Presentations showing the progress of the project in each school.
- European Classroom Lessons.
- Exchanging gifts for the Laboratory of Five Senses: CULTIVATE, OBSERVE, LEARN (plants, seeds).- Reading the comic strip and preparing solutions
to presented problems. - The ECO-SEN lessons. Feedback.
- Integrating activities in the Laboratory of Five Senses.
- Preparing the second section: CULTIVATE, OBSERVE, LEARN. Growing seeds and plants brought from the visit in Italy. Observing them and learning.
- Presentations showing the progress of the project in each school.
- European Classroom Lessons.
- Exchanging gifts for the Laboratory of Five Senses: CULTIVATE, OBSERVE, LEARN (plants, seeds).- Reading the comic strip and preparing solutions
to presented problems. - The ECO-SEN lessons. Feedback.
- Integrating activities in the Laboratory of Five Senses.
- Preparing the second section: CULTIVATE, OBSERVE, LEARN. Growing seeds and plants brought from the visit in Italy. Observing them and learning.
April 2014 -Workshops in the forests of Europe. Working on deforestation and endangered plants. - Preparing videos, presentations. Preparing the third part of the comic strip The Adventures of ECO PALS connected with deforestation. Preparing activities for ECO SEN course book connected with deforestation. Sharing it on the webpage
May 2014 -Integrating lessons with a new ECO SEN activities. Teachers discuss them on the website forum.-Organising a new section: WATCH, TOUCH, EXPLORE with gifts from partner countries (cones, leaves, sticks, flowers). Discussions about European biodiversity
June 2014 - Sharing the results with parents and the local community.
- Publishing articles in the local press. - Questionnaires for pupils, parents, teachers.
- Updating E-twinning.
- Publishing articles in the local press. - Questionnaires for pupils, parents, teachers.
- Updating E-twinning.