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Environmental Education in EuropeEnvironmental Education in Europe

• E.E.E. varies between countries, since it E.E.E. varies between countries, since it depends on various environmental depends on various environmental problems of the member states and problems of the member states and popular awareness in them towards popular awareness in them towards Nature.Nature.

• When enviromental education is taught in When enviromental education is taught in the school system it is made of it a the school system it is made of it a discipline or an interdisciplinary matterdiscipline or an interdisciplinary matter


• DISCIPLINE: A specific subjet.DISCIPLINE: A specific subjet.

• INTERDISCIPLINARY: Integrated into INTERDISCIPLINARY: Integrated into school subjects .Various disciplines school subjects .Various disciplines address enviromental issues or take it out address enviromental issues or take it out through interdisciplinary projects, which through interdisciplinary projects, which are specified in a proposed activity.are specified in a proposed activity.


Environmental Education in SPAINEnvironmental Education in SPAIN

• In Spain, there is a process of administrative In Spain, there is a process of administrative descentralization and changes in the current descentralization and changes in the current educational system.educational system.

• A seminar held in 1988 in Ávila was the starting A seminar held in 1988 in Ávila was the starting point for further integration of EE in the Spanish point for further integration of EE in the Spanish educational system, since the basis for the educational system, since the basis for the subsequent national strategies in this area were subsequent national strategies in this area were defined.defined.


Environmental Education in SPAINEnvironmental Education in SPAIN

• This culminated in 1990 with the This culminated in 1990 with the implementation of the Organic Law on the implementation of the Organic Law on the Education System (LOGSE), which marked Education System (LOGSE), which marked the formal inclusion of this type of the formal inclusion of this type of education in the Spanish legistation.education in the Spanish legistation.

• LOGSE includes EE in the areas of cross-LOGSE includes EE in the areas of cross-field teaching as optional.field teaching as optional.


Environmental Education in SpainEnvironmental Education in Spain

• The education authority sets the curriculum for The education authority sets the curriculum for the territory MEC and the Autonomous the territory MEC and the Autonomous Communities, in collaboration with different Communities, in collaboration with different agents in the educational community.agents in the educational community.

• Under the Act, the presence of EE is at all levels Under the Act, the presence of EE is at all levels and all areas within the curriculumand all areas within the curriculum

• This approach requires taking into account the This approach requires taking into account the contents of the school, the objectives and the contents of the school, the objectives and the role of the educational commnunity members.role of the educational commnunity members.


Environmental Education in Environmental Education in AsturiasAsturias

• EE is not limited to the teaching of ecology. It is EE is not limited to the teaching of ecology. It is primarily an “education” designed to bring about primarily an “education” designed to bring about behaviour and transmit values, hence cannot be behaviour and transmit values, hence cannot be carried out within the framework of a single carried out within the framework of a single discipline.discipline.

• In order to analyze environmental problems and In order to analyze environmental problems and proposing solutions, it requires knowledge from proposing solutions, it requires knowledge from various disciplines. A single teacher could hardly various disciplines. A single teacher could hardly cover all the knowledge needed.cover all the knowledge needed.


SIAPASIAPA: Environmental Information : Environmental Information System of AsturiasSystem of Asturias

• They include a section They include a section called Education and called Education and Outrach, where you Outrach, where you can access to can access to resources, programs resources, programs or publications of or publications of Environmental Environmental Education of the Education of the Deputy Ministry of Deputy Ministry of EducationEducation


Environmental Education in Environmental Education in AsturiasAsturias

• The Government of the Principality of The Government of the Principality of Asturias has spent several years working Asturias has spent several years working in this field with the intention of promoting in this field with the intention of promoting pro-environmental action in the Asturian pro-environmental action in the Asturian society.society.

• This has been implemented with programs This has been implemented with programs and environmental education campaigns in and environmental education campaigns in various subjects.various subjects.


Among the tools used…..Among the tools used…..

1.1. Information and interpretation of Information and interpretation of heritage.heritage.

2.2. Information about environmental Information about environmental problems of our regionproblems of our region

3.3. Promotion of environmental knowledge Promotion of environmental knowledge and awareness about our precious and awareness about our precious natural resources.natural resources.


Resources for education and Resources for education and environmental awarenessenvironmental awareness

Equipment enviromental education and Equipment enviromental education and awarenessawareness

Materials for education and Materials for education and environmental awarenessenvironmental awareness

Materials for the interpretation of natural Materials for the interpretation of natural heritageheritage


Equipment enviromental education Equipment enviromental education and awarenessand awareness

Major facilities and Major facilities and equipment of our equipment of our region whose region whose objectives are to objectives are to perform tasks of perform tasks of education and education and environmental environmental awarenessawareness

Natural AreasNatural AreasFlora and FaunaFlora and Fauna Energy and Climate Energy and Climate

ChangeChange WaterWater WasteWaste


EQUIPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESSSEDUCATION AND AWARENESSS


Materials for education and Materials for education and environmental awarenessenvironmental awareness

Collection of materials Collection of materials for environmentalfor environmentaleducation and education and awareness aimed at awareness aimed at different sectors of different sectors of society, among which society, among which are topical are topical publications, guides publications, guides and interactive gamesand interactive games


Materials for the interpretation of Materials for the interpretation of natural heritagenatural heritage

Collection of materials (audio guides, etc…) that Collection of materials (audio guides, etc…) that complement the exiting interpretative facilities in complement the exiting interpretative facilities in protected natural areas.protected natural areas.


Environmental Education inEnvironmental Education inIES Valle de AllerIES Valle de Aller


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A.A. HEALTH PROJECTHEALTH PROJECT

B.B. CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND YEARBOOK CULTURAL FESTIVALS AND YEARBOOK MAGAZINEMAGAZINE

C.C. NATURAL RESERVE TRIPSNATURAL RESERVE TRIPS

D.D. SPECIFIC SUBJECTSSPECIFIC SUBJECTS


A. A Health Project in IES Valle de AllerA. A Health Project in IES Valle de Aller

The Secondary School IES Valle de Aller has The Secondary School IES Valle de Aller has been working in this project since 2007, but been working in this project since 2007, but many teacher had previosly worked on these many teacher had previosly worked on these issues. We basically work around 7 areas.issues. We basically work around 7 areas.One of these areas is:One of these areas is:ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTPSYCHOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT


EEE in IES Valle de AllerEEE in IES Valle de Aller


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Apart from the activitivities about recycling Apart from the activitivities about recycling we also include topics such as climate we also include topics such as climate change, global warming and responsible change, global warming and responsible consumptionconsumption..


ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES:

1. Students involved in a programme for 1. Students involved in a programme for recycling recycling in schoolin school. They took part in a contest with this . They took part in a contest with this activityactivity

PAPER AND CARDBOARD ECO-AUDITPAPER AND CARDBOARD ECO-AUDITStudents of 1st year Secondary Compulsary Students of 1st year Secondary Compulsary

Education (12-13) made a survey about how Education (12-13) made a survey about how much paper we waste and what that costs to much paper we waste and what that costs to the environment, as regards water, energy the environment, as regards water, energy consupmtion, CO2 emissions and treesconsupmtion, CO2 emissions and trees


PAPER AND CARDBOARD ECO-AUDITPAPER AND CARDBOARD ECO-AUDIT

The scholl was selected The scholl was selected and awarded for the most and awarded for the most interesting and efficient interesting and efficient project on recycling. With project on recycling. With the award (1000 euros) the award (1000 euros) students and teachers students and teachers involved decided to make involved decided to make a school diary where tips a school diary where tips on recycling and on recycling and environmental topics are environmental topics are the main featuresthe main features



In their Scintific Report students concluded that:In their Scintific Report students concluded that:

• We DO NOT use the paper well on both sides.We DO NOT use the paper well on both sides.

• In a year, 350 students of IES Valle de Aller In a year, 350 students of IES Valle de Aller throw away an average of 110 kg of unused throw away an average of 110 kg of unused white paper what means cutting 1,65 treeswhite paper what means cutting 1,65 trees

• Using ecobasket instead of wastepaper 3,6kg Using ecobasket instead of wastepaper 3,6kg per group means 4,32 tons of carbon dioxide a per group means 4,32 tons of carbon dioxide a year.year.



Given the importance of Given the importance of the activity we the activity we considered interested considered interested to continue to to continue to complete the audit complete the audit scheme:scheme:

- More ecobasketsMore ecobaskets

- Implication of higher Implication of higher level studentslevel students


A FOREST AT THE SCHOOLA FOREST AT THE SCHOOL

Last May 3rd ESO students (14-15) with the Last May 3rd ESO students (14-15) with the advice of the municipal gardens, planted advice of the municipal gardens, planted more than 30 trees in the gardens around more than 30 trees in the gardens around school, donated by the Aller City Council school, donated by the Aller City Council and belonging to several species: ash, and belonging to several species: ash, maple, chesnut, pine, birch among others.maple, chesnut, pine, birch among others.

We were celebrating the International We were celebrating the International Environment DayEnvironment Day



The students dug a The students dug a hole about 20cm. hole about 20cm. deep, applied fertilizer deep, applied fertilizer and a thin layer of and a thin layer of topsoil for planting topsoil for planting and watering in and watering in abundanceabundance



Each student is Each student is responsible of a tree responsible of a tree for monitoring and for monitoring and care: watering, care: watering, mineral nutrition and mineral nutrition and treatment to ensure treatment to ensure that all of them can that all of them can reach the size of their reach the size of their species and get a species and get a forest in our school.forest in our school.


A FOREST IN THE SCHOOLA FOREST IN THE SCHOOL