The creation of the project logo

Activity developed by every partner for the logo competition

Coordinating teacher: Iudit Mihai

Description of the activity

The logo-designing action was advertised randomly among the students of ‘Andrei Mureşanu’ High School,Braşov.

The pupils interested  were asked to work in groups of four and think of an effective logo for the Comenius Project ‚A Path to Sustainability’, on the protection of the environment.

The coordinating teacher of the activity suggested that students finalize and improve the work started at school as well as present their ideas in electronic format. In the end ten suggestive logos in electronic format were collected and the jury selected the three most impressive and original ones. The criteria for the selection were originality and agreement with the theme of the project.

Project information

“A PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY”

Comenius multilateral partnership for schools project, part of Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP), financed by the European Commission .

Theme of the project : Protection of the environment

Aim of the project

This multidisciplinary and cross-curricular project entitled ’A Path to Sustainability’, has appeared from the definite intention to change the attitude towards the environment of each partner’s pupils and school community.

Wisdom is built gradually through experience. Thus, by means of this project we want to educate/to make the school community aware of a practical attitude that could make a difference for our planet, stimulating the development of the initiative, opening our minds towards change, preparing all those involved to reflect  and become environmentally aware. Our means? Environmental education!

Partners:

• Agrupamento de Escolas de São Roque e Nogueira do Cravo (EB 2,3 Comendador  Ângelo Azevedo), São Roque - Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal - coordinating school;
•  Hoeggen skole, Trondheim, Norway;
•  “Andrei Muresanu” High School, Braşov, Romania;
•  Laniteion Gymnasium, Limassol, Cyprus;
•  Agrupamento de Aradas (EB 2,3 Aradas), Aveiro, Portugal

Objectives and strategies of the project:

• To increase the concern for the protection of the environment and ecological balance;
• To raise the students’ awareness about the need to use alternative sources of energy;
• To promote the active intervention of the pupils in the conservation of biodiversity;
• To develop an active civic attitude for the protection of the environment;
• To develop the ability of the pupils to take initiative in protecting the environment;
• To raise common European awareness on environmental issues;
• To make students and teachers aware of the importance of studying foreign languages and new information technologies in achieving communication;
• To motivate teachers to introduce the project activities ( activities related to the environment) in current teaching activities and the curricula if possible;
• To ensure cooperation between schools and local authorities;

Length of the project: 2 years (Sept. 2010- Jun.2012)

Project Reunions Planning:

November 2010 - Laniteion Gymnasium, Limassol,Cyprus 

June 2011  - Hoeggen skole, Trondheim, Norway

Octobre 2011 - Liceul “Andrei Muresanu”, Brasov, Romania

June 2012 – Agrupamento de Escolas de São Roque e Nogueira do Cravo (EB 2,3 Comendador  Ângelo Azevedo), São Roque - Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal

Programme (sequent)/ Expected results:

1 NOVEMBER 2010 –Logo - choosing project logo

2 FEBRUARY 2011 –Recycling station –Creation of an animated recycling stations (recycle and decorate a structure)  

3 JUNE  2011 – First Festival – pupils from the different countries involved in the project present artistic creations on the theme of the environment   –creation of the Festival Film

4 DECEMBER 2011- Calendar – production of an illustrated calendar promoting responsible environmental attitudes and behaviour          

5. APRIL 2012  Town of the Future – each country makes a model of a  town from 2060-with renewable energy sources

6. APRIL 2012 T-shirts/slogan - Each country chooses slogans and drawings illustrate the T-shirts with the logo of the project

7. JUNE 2012 -Second Festival – pupils from the different countries involved in the project present artistic creations on the theme of environment  - creation of the Festival Film 

8. 2010-2012 - Blog– each country creates and keeps a blog.

Dissemination of the Comenius Multilateral Project ‘A Path to Sustainability’ and Identification of Its Impact on School Community

The activity scheduled for September 2010 consisted of the dissemination of ‘A Path to Sustainability’ project to the teachers and students of ‘Andrei Mureşanu’ High School from Braşov.

The stages of this activity were:

1. Translating of the project from English into Romanian;
2. Designing the Power Point presentation of the project;
3. Drawing up the questionnaires taking into account the age characteristics of the students (1^st grade, 2^nd-4^th grade, 5^th-12^th grade);
4. Presenting the project to the teachers and students of the school according to the timetable
5. Applying the questionnaires to the teachers and students present at the dissemination;
6. Centralizing the data provided by the questionnaires;

The coordinators of this activity are the principals of the school: Niculae Cioc and Dorina Ercuş.

The team members are: Delia Chivărean, Ana-Maria Creţu, Vakulovski Carmina, the students and teachers of the school present at the dissemination.

Questionnaire for 1^st grade