Environmental education
About this good practice
The impact of marine litter is a global problem of this decade. Despite the media constantly addressing the issue, citizens have not yet awakened to the need to change their individual behavior. Thus, the organization of Ocean Spirit, in 2019, chose to work in the pedagogical tent the theme "From the river to the sea without garbage". During the 11 days of the event, there were several educational activities (about 20) promoted for the youngest, which as a whole sought to raise awareness of the problem of garbage, and how they can change for the benefit of the planet. In this static physical space we had an exhibition on marine litter.
Example of some of the 20 activities:
• From the river to the sea, the garbage can be picked up – with a Bluetooth-controlled robot, participants have to place different types of waste in the correct ecopoint
• Green Fish – construction of a fish with recycled materials
• The tic-tac-toe game goes to the beach – construction of a tic-tac-toe game with the reuse of materials
• The sea also has a heart – staged reading and puppet building workshop
Resources needed
+ 20 human resources
+ 6278€ for tent rental service
+ 500€ diverse material for use in educational activities
+ 3382€ for sound and television rental service
financing - se-lo verde program
Evidence of success
The promotion of the environmental component of the event is a very important part of Ocean. The number of participants demonstrates the interest in this component of Ocean. In 2019, around 753 young people and children participated in this action. In the previous year there were 895 and in 2017 there were 928.In 2020 and 2021 there was no event due to COVID.
That is, every year, we see the return of young people who have participated in previous editions.
Potential for learning or transfer
The pedagogical tent has been promoted at Ocean Spirit for several years, with the support of several partners such as the Blue Flag Association of Europe. The high number of participants annually and their satisfaction motivate the organization to invest in this action. This good practice is easily adapted to any type of event. Firstly, it is necessary to define a theme to work on and identify partners. Then it is to build appealing and dynamic educational activities that allow a simple way to work an environmental problem.
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