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PROJECT CATEGORY

The National Contest for Environmental Projects - 2014

1. TITLE OF THE PROJECT

RED OR GREEN FOR HIKING?

PROJECT TYPE

EXTRACURRICULAR

The activities included in the project were carried out both during the classes, at school,

and after the school programme.

APPLICANT

“LUCIAN BLAGA” SECONDARY SCHOOL

Maramures, Baia Mare, Progresului Str., No. 38, postal code 430291,

0262-220553, fax: 0372-898765

E-mail: [email protected]

TARGET GROUP

Institution Description of

institution Age group

No. of involved

students Observations

„Lucian Blaga” Secondary

School Baia Mare,

Maramures

Secondary School 11 – 14

years old 200 students

Grade 5 B and D

Grade 6 B and C

Grade 7 A and C

Grade 8 A and B

BENEFICIARIES

students;

teachers;

parents;

the community.

DURATION OF THE PROJECT

The project was carried out throughout the 2013 – 2014 school year.

The time period for the creation, application and evaluation of the project:

10 months: September 2013 - June 2014

mailto:[email protected]


BUDGET

Price of the model: 30 RON

Printings for promoting the activities: 20 RON

Photographs: 20 RON

Sources:

Self-financing - hikes;

Sponsorship – planting material, working tools, transportation during the voluntary work.

PARTNERS

THE AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MARAMURES

Maramures, Baia Mare, Iza Str., No 1A

0262 -276304


THE AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SATU-MARE

Satu Mare, Satu-Mare, Mircea cel Bătrân Str., No. 8B

0261-736003


„OPAITUL RODNEI” ECO-TOURISM ASSOCIATION

Maramures, Baia Mare, Rapsodiei Str., No. 2/30

0362 -408208


WOODLAND MANAGEMENT INSTITUTION

Maramures, Baia Mare, 22 Decembrie Str., No. 36

0262-211963


RED CROSS MARAMURES

Maramures, Baia Mare, Pietrosului Str., No. 5

0262-217168


COLLABORATORS

“GRAIUL MARAMUREŞULUI” INDEPENDENT DAILY

NEWSPAPER

Bucureşti Avenue, No. 25, postal code 4800

: 0262-227884, 0262-227883, 0262-227880

Fax: 0262 227880

[email protected]:








THE MANAGERIAL TEAM

THE COORDINATORS OF THE PROJECT

Pali Florina Gabriela (student in the grade 8 A)

Contact details:

Ulmeni, Petre Dulfu Str., No. 117

0741498397


Hort Iulia Alexandra (student in grade 8 B)

Contact details

Baia Mare, Transilvaniei Str., No. 13, ap 2

0740904273

E-mail : [email protected]

THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM

Kohan Denisa Grade 5 B

Hoban Serban Grade 5 D

Dobroiu Andrei Grade 6 B

Duma Luana Grade 6 C

Bordeanu Lucia Grade 7 A

Alexandrescu Ioana Grade 7 B

Breban Ionut Grade 8 A

Tatar Cristina Grade 8 B

COORDINATOR TEACHER

Prof. Ardelean Amalia

Contact Details:

Baia Mare, Bucovinei Str., No. 1, C staircase, Ap. 39, postal code 430194

0724358446


2. INTRODUCTION

ARGUMENT

What is the significance of this project for us and for the environment?

This project has helped us become aware of our own behaviour in the natural environment, it

has helped us develop right habits for hikes and wanderings in protected areas. It is necessary for us

to change the mentalities of both the adults and the children, leading them towards understanding,

implication, and the will to know and support the recovery of the environment… under the motto

“Red or Green for Hiking!”

The green colour of the “streetlight” – free for hikings, depends on our attempts and

successes. This project has opened our eyes and countless opportunities towards a life truly based on

ecological principles.

Why have we chosen this project?

Certainly there is a multitude of possibilities from which we can choose in order to bring our

small contribution to the solving of the environmental problems. The first aspect in approaching this

matter has been the curiosity to know our co-workers’ options about “Red or Green for hiking”. The

second aspect has been our will to have only “green light” in our further wanderings through life.



3. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT

To involve both the students and the teachers from the school into eco-tourism activities, such

as leisure, hikes in protected areas, and voluntary work, for a better understanding and protection of

the environment.

GENERAL TARGET

To identify the participating students and teachers’ opinions regarding hiking, as well as to

implement a series of solutions with a minimal impact on the environment among both the school and

the local communities.

SPECIFIC TARGETS (SMART TARGETS)

Questioning the students about their own behaviour when they are out in nature.

The assimilation of certain knowledge about tourism and the environment which represents the

base for the students’ ecological and civics education.

Promoting tourism as a means of preserving the biodiversity and as a way of getting involved

in environmental-protecting activities.

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT

The present project aims to be a useful tool for the students, and not only, regarding the

experiences provided by eco-tourism.

The “Red or Green for Hiking” has offered us the possibility to understand and learn the

“eco-tourism” concept.

Throughout the project, multiple activities have been carried out (the application and

interpretation of questionnaires, the presentation of themes related to eco-tourism, protected areas,

and first aid during the consiliation classes, and also voluntary work activities, hikes, and

dissemination and evaluation activities), occasions for the participants (students, teachers, and

parents) to learn the meaning of eco-tourism, and how to combine the leisure activities with the

voluntary work and environmental-protective activities.

Eco-tourism provides the possibility of a direct contact with nature – the protection of the

environment represents a subject of world interest. The massive urbanization has also led to a

harmful effect on the environment due to the fact that people are not aware of the impact which their

non-ecological activities have on the environment.

The education through eco-tourism is extremely beneficial for changing the students’ atitude

and behaviour towards the environment.

The education through eco-tourism represents an important source of learning experiences – a

relaxing environment, free of the constraints imposed by a classroom. This type of education can

provide the students countless challenges, thus the education process becomes powerful and

inspirational, able to change behaviours and to create a strong relationship among class-mates, based

on mutual help.

The hikes and the voluntary work lead to the development of team work skills, to the

establishing of strong student-student and student-teacher relationships, resulting in the development

of positive habits for protecting and preserving the biodiversity. Moreover, the education through eco-

tourism offers physical, emotional, and mental benefits which provide a state of wellfare to society.

THE STUDY WHICH PRECEDES OUR ACTIVITIES

Through this study we wanted to learn which was the behaviour of a target group of students

from our school when they were hiking or when they were planning a hike.


4. MATERIALS AND METHODS

Step 1:

We have entitled this study:

„Which is your opinion – Red or Green for Hiking?”

Working method:

The application and statistic interpretation of the questionnaire.

Target group: 200 students aged between 11 – 14: Girls – 100, Boys – 100.

Guestionnaire development (Appendics 1 – questionnaire sample).

Step 2:

The application of the questionnaire.

Each participant student had the possibility to check, at the end of the questionnaire, which

was the colour of the “streetlight” according to his/her opinions.

The time for answering the questions was 10 minutes.

Step 3:

The interpretation of the questionnaire.

4. RESULTS

1. Have you ever gone on a hike/wandering?

a) yes; b) no; c) rarely.

Answer

option

a b c

No. of girls 33 26 41

% girls 33% 26% 41%

No. of boys 57 10 33

% boys 57% 10% 33%


Out of the 200 students, only 18% had never

been on a hike or wandering. The percentage of

boys going on hikes is higher than the percentage of

girls. .

2. What activities stir your interest on a hike?

a) )leisure activities; b) voluntary work; c) tourist orientation activities.

Answer

option

a b c


% girls 58% 20% 22%


% boys 38% 15% 47%

A higher percentage of boys (47%) opted for

tourist orientation activities, compared to 22 % of the

girls.

The options for leisure activities are many

more in the case of the girls.

.

3. What do you consider to be the most important aspect on a hike?

a) knowing the tourist route; b) knowing the signs of the tourist orientation;

c) knowing the first aid methods in case of accidents;

d) having fun; e) none of the variants is important.

Answer

option

a b c d e

No. of girls 21 23 12 44 0

% girls 21% 23% 12% 44% 0

No. of boys 17 17 6 58 2

% boys 17% 17% 6% 58% 2%


A high percentage of the students (44% girls

and 58% boys) consider that the most important

aspect on a hike is having fun. Knowing the tourist

route or the signs of tourist orientation are important

for 44 % of the girls and 34% of the boys.

4. Where have you heard about eco-tourism?

a) mass-media (television, newspapers, the internet); b) family, friends; c) school; d) advertisements;

e) I have not heard.

Answer

option

a b c d e

No. of girls 14 5 22 7 52

% girls 14% 5% 22% 7% 52%

No. of boys 19 3 27 5 46

% boys 19% 3% 27% 5% 46%

The concept of eco-tourism is less known

to 49% of the students. Most of these students

come from 5th

and 6th

grade.

5. How often do you discuss with your family or friends issues related to ecology and

environmental protection?

a) often; b) occasionally; c) never.

Response

option

a b c


% of girls 8% 27% 65%


% of boys 11% 23% 66%


A high and approximately equal

percentage (65% girls și 66 % boys) don't

discuss with familly or friends issues related to

ecology and environmental protection.

6. What kind of activities are you not allowed carrying in the perimeter of the protected areas? a) to leave packages and food scraps; b) to take photos of protected plants and animals; c) to make

fire.

Response

option

a b c


% of girls 41% 7% 52%


% of boys 37% 11% 52%

Just a small percentage of girls (7%),

respectively boys (11%) do not know what

activities are allowed or forbidden in the protected

areas.

7. In which category do you fit into the practice of eco-tourism activities? a) eager to know nature; b) eager to relax;

c) eager to protect nature; d) eager for adventure

Response

option

a b c d

No. of girls 23 38 29 10

% of girls 23% 38% 29% 10%

No. of boys 25 8 25 42

% of boys 25% 8% 25% 42%


Demonstration activities carried out

by volunteers from the Red Cross

Thematic presentations were made

by volunteers from the Association

of Eco-tourism "Opaiţul Rodnei".

At this question a percentage of 42% of boys opted

for adventure while 38% of the girls opted for

relaxation. 52% of the girls and 50% of the boys

opted for environmental knowledge and protection

activities.

Step 4:

The surveyed students had the option to change the red color into green or to keep the green

color by participating in the following activities undertaken in the project.

• Activity No. 1 Sustaining, during counselling hours, of topics with notions and knowledge about:

hiking trails accessible to students;

organizing and conducting trips;

rules of behavior in the mountains;

mandatory equipment;


Activitity No.2

Activity No. 3

Documentation activities on

protected areas in Maramures

- activities in partnership with

the County Library "Petre

Dulfu" Baia Mare.

Indrea Noris, Kracz Mihaly, grade 6 A

Pali Florina, grade 8 A, Horţ Iulia, grade 8 B

Presentation of the

projects related to

protected areas,

pollution and

biodiversity.


Activity No. 4

Applying theoretical knowledge in practice.

Activity No. 5

Engaging in volunteering activities.

Green for Hiking!

Green activity

– planting

saplings

Knowing the signs related to

touristic orientation


Activitatea 6

Hiking to the Natural Reservation "Rooster Ridge" (“Creasta Cocoşului”) – from Gutâi

Mountains.

Green

Activity-

Cleaning the

Environment

Eager to protect nature

Leisure and touristic

orientation.


Activity No. 7

Making layouts of touristic trails towards the natural

reservations.

Layouts of Touristic Trails


OUR SOLUTIONS

Analysis of the experimental model

The elements of the experimental model- the layout ”Ecotourism in the mountains ofŢara

Lăpuşului”-was presented in the county stage of the Environmental Education Contest held under the

International Program of Environmental Education for Students-“Life for the environment, life for

humans!”, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Environmental Protection

Agency Maramureş.

The winner of the County stage was our school team.

In the final phase of the International Program -“Life for the environment, life for humans!”,

the World Environment Day - June 5, 2014, at IOJIB, Satu Mare County were presented


6. CONCLUSIONS 1. The implementation of the programs providing information on the importance of eco-tourism in

schools is absolutely necessary in order to preserve intact the flora and fauna of a zone with high

touristic potential.

2. Through practical activities (hiking and volunteering), students develop the connection to nature,

reaching to appreciate its true value.

3. The knowledge gained out of the theoretical activities became much more thorough due to the

activities carried out in the wild.

4. Respecting the environment, we respect ourselves.

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