Results of the project Sky-high schoolroom SH/4/10 Éva Mihácsy National Association of Environmental and Nature Conservation Training Centres (KOKOSZ) Project assistant 15th May 2015 Gödöllő
Sky-high schoolroom, SH/4/10 Project overview Consortium members: National Association of Environmental and Nature Conservation Training Centres (KOKOSZ), Hungarian Ornithological Society (MME) Project duration: 9th May 2012 30 June 2016 Total project budget: 358,685,319 HUF Co-financing (national): 35,868,556 HUF Swiss contribution: 322,816,763 HUF Project goals Motto: We remember 10% of what we have read, 10% of what we have heard, but 80% of what we have experienced.
Project activities 1. Professional support for educational institutes 1. Professional improvement of forest schools (primary education) 2. Professional support for forest schools (pre-school education) 3. Multimedia CD-Rom 4. Development of curricula, moduls (MME) 5. Measurement methodologies for the effectiveness of awareness raising (MME) 2. Financial support for the participants of forest school programmes 3. National awareness raising (Natura 2000) 1. High school campaign 2. Natura 2000 website graphic design, SW development and operating (MME) 3. Information leaflets (MME) 4. Study trip, international exchange of know-how, development of a policy package 5. Financial audit, general costs 6. Publicity 7. Management
1.Professional support for educational institutes Professional improvement of forest schools (primary education) 6 locations, 212 participants Gánt: 2012.10. 12-13-14., 2012. 11. 16-17-18.; 38 pp Pécs: 2012.10. 5-6-7., 2012.11. 9-10-11. ; 30 pp Somoskőújfalu: 2012. 10. 19-20-21,26-27-28.; 50 pp Márokpapi: 2013. 06. 17-18-19-20-21.; 47 pp Zirc: 2014.03.28-29-30, 2014.04.11-12-13.;27 pp Géberjén: 2014. 11. 21-23., 28-30.; 20 pp Professional support for forest schools (pre-school education) 4 locations, 91 participants Szombathely: 2012.10. 5-6-7,19-20-21.; 20 pp Mór: 2012.11.16-17-18,23-24-25.; 27 pp Miskolc: 2013.03.08-09-10, 22-23-24.; 26 pp Szolnok-Tiszaliget:2013.04. 19-20-21,26-27-28.; 18 pp 11 recently qualified institutes Királyrét Forest School, Balaton Uplands Forest School, Forest Kindergarten of the Tarján Youth Camp Mecsekerdő Forestry Co., Mókus suli Forestry Ecoschool and House of the Forest, Somos Forest Kindergarten, Forest Kindergarten of the László Madas Forestry, Templom-Zug Ecoshool, Folk Traditions Ecoschool Multimedia CD-Rom 10,000 copies, complented by 12.07.2014.
2. Financial support for the participants of forest school programmes 2013. 2 opportunities for primary schools 2014. 1 opportunity for primary schools and 1 for kindergartens No. of applications supported: 61 Total amount paid: 11,476,620 HUF No. of participants: 1,474 children 2015. 1 opportunity for primary schools and 1 for kindergartens No. of applications supported : 117 Total amount paid: 36,740,592 HUF No. of participants 2,616 children The next call for applications is now open Total amount of funding: 99,091,804 HUF
3. National awareness raising (Natura 2000) High school campaign Presentation of the Natura 2000 concept in 5 regions: 2014: Northern Great Plain and Northern Hungary 2015: Southern Great Plain, South-Transdanubian region and Western Transdanubian region
4. Study trip, international exchange of know-how Sister organization: SILVIVA Forestry Training Centre of Lyss Date: 15-18.09.2013. No. of participants: 35
Assessment of the effectiveness of forest school programmes (questionnaires) Winning applications of the 1st & 2nd rounds, 2013 Have you heard about Natura 2000 before the ecoschool? 1. Yes (27%) 2. No (73%)
Assessment of the effectiveness of forest school programmes (questionnaires) Winning applications of the 1st & 2nd rounds, 2013 Have you learnt many important things about Natura 2000 in the ecoschool? 1. Yes (97%) 2. No (3%)
Assessment of the effectiveness of forest school programmes (questionnaires) Winning applications of the 1st & 2nd rounds, 2013 According to what you know now, the idea behind the Natura 2000 concept is: 1. to support an effective agriculture so that people shall not be hungry 2.to preserve valuable wildlife in Europe by a more or less continuous chain of natural sites 3. to preserve forests, the lungs of the Earth producing oxygen
Assessment of the effectiveness of forest school programmes (questionnaires) Winning applications of the 1st & 2nd rounds, 2013 Is it important that everybody should now a few important things about NATURA 2000? 1. It s enough if people who live there know about it. 2. It s enough if professionals know about it. 3. Everybody should know about it, because it affects the lives of all.
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