Cooperation among schools Part three – Best practice in schools

Cooperation among schools

• Part three – Best practice in schools (at a local level)

AMBIENTE E QUALITA’

• A LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORK

• ISIS MALIGNANI

• ITI MALIGNANI 2000

• Cervignano del Friuli Italy

Leading School: ITI“Malignani 2000” part of ISIS“Malignani”- Cervignano del Friuli - Italy

Department of Chemistry

• Spring 1994: first experience with other local schools in environmental educational topics (water quality)

Spring 1997: creation of network of six local schools, in relation to lichens as bio-indicators (“Bioindicatori - i Licheni”)

1998: the network expanded its activities under the umbrella-project “Ambiente e Qualità” which included two international projects related to the monitoring of environmental quality, G.R.E.E.N. and GLOBE

• 1998: the network expanded its activities under the umbrella-project “Ambiente e Qualità” which included two international projects related to the monitoring of environmental quality, G.R.E.E.N. and GLOBE

“MONUMENTI” PROJECT effects of air pollution on the conservation of monuments

The “Ambiente e Qualità” project had the following macro-objectives:

• The “Ambiente e Qualità” project had the following macro-objectives:

• The trial of project activities on common themes involving different types of schools in the network

• The definition of structured rules to organize, test and document the work accomplished

• The development of the modularly structured educational system for projects

Educational Laboratory

• Created in relation to the teaching, up-dating/training, and development of educational material, not to waste the teachers’ experience and knowledge acquired and to place it at the disposal of the network participants

Today we have a structure that:

• provides services for schools and the local area

• allows an exchange of information between students and teachers in different schools

• promotes connections and creates relationships between research, teaching and local work training centres

• issues and circulates the work accomplished

Some services

Outputs of our local network

• Common conferences and annual training for teachers on environmental themes

“A scuola sul fiume” – annual meeting

• Annual event with local schools and public authorities on a selected river-basin

Ten editions – 2000/2009