Beneficiaries of the initiative:
Pupils and school levels involved:

• Primary school pupils (6 to 11/12 years of age)
• General secondary education (11/12 to end of compulsory education or even beyond)
• Vocational or technical secondary schools

Educational personnel:

• Teachers
• Teacher trainers of science / technology

Frequency of the initiative: One off event repeated on an annual, semestrial, trimestrial basis

Number of people directly concerned by the initiative: Between 20 and 100 people

Summary: Повишаване интереса на младите хора към изучаване живота и опазването на водолюбивите и водоплаващите птици,както и тези в полето и градските паркове.
Изработване на хранилки от подръчни материали,наблюдения с бинокли и далекогледни тръби,среднозимно преброяване на водоплаващи и водолюбиви птици,презентации,филми.
Ученици и учители от всички видове училища.
Експерти от Българско дружество за защита на птиците,катедра по екология към ШУ "Еп.Константин Преславски",форум "Демокрит",Национален природонаучен музей

ENGLISH SUMMARY
The project wants to raise young people’s interest in learning about the life and preservation of the waterfowl and aquatic. An important element is the monitoring of biological diversity in close proximity to us – in the school yard, the surroundings of the village Baikal and the coastal strip of the Danube. The initiative includes the preparation of feeding racks from materials at hand, observations using binoculars and far-sighted tubes, midwinter counting of the water birds, preparing presentations and films.

Organisation in charge

Name: Основно училище "Христо Ботев"
Full Address: с.Байкал,общ.Долна Митрополия,област Плевен
Country: Bulgaria
Tel: +3596555266
Fax: +3596555266
Email: ivo_jokin (at) abv.bg
Nature of the organisation: Primary school (6-11 years)



Contact person

Full Name: Иво Стефанов Джокин
Tel: +3596555266
Email: ivo_jokin (at) abv.bg

Thematic(s):

• Innovation in teaching and learning sciences at school
• Cooperation with the (local and regional) communities
• Cooperation with research laboratories of the universities, with schools of engineering, with companies

Subject(s):

• Natural sciences (biology, environmental sciences including agriculture, food-chain and medicine)
• Cross-curricular approaches (environmental education, pollution, health education,...)

Methodology adopted:

• Hands-on approach and activities
• E-learning

The use of ICT is a key element in the initiative. It is used for the following purpose(s)::

• Acquisition of knowledge
• Searching for information
• Communication / collaboration

Type: Regional initiative

Management of the initiative:
Persons cooperating to this initiative inside the promoting organisation:

• Teacher(s)
• School head(s)
• Personnel of the school authorities (experts, pedagogical advisors, etc.)

Investment in human resources: the initiative is carried out: In extra curricula hours on a voluntary basis

External cooperation:
Outside the promoting organisation, the initiative involves people from external organisations:

• University
• Research institute
• Foundation
• Science museums

Form(s) of cooperation carried out:

• Project work of pupils
• Project work with teachers (preparation of experimentations, ...)
• Intervention of scientists / industry people in schools

Financial issue(s)

• Self supported initiative
• Regional support

Impact: Regional

Products, outcomes and results:
Create pedagogical tools

• Pedagogical manuals
• Science simulations or experimentations

Set up training / in-service training course or pack

• In-set training for science teachers by research institutes

Organise special events, activities

• Information campaign about science in general

Expected effects:
Awareness-raising for science and technology

• For science in general
• For research in general

Acquisition of competencies of the knowledge society

• Skills to research and treat information
• Skills for analysis and synthesis
• Presentation skills
• ICT skills

Key Competences for lifelong learning

• Learning to learn
• Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship