Učenici 7.a i 7.b razreda aktivno sudjeluju u eTwinning projektu The Art of Upcycling. Projekt traje od siječnja do svibnja 2025. godine.
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
“The Art of Upcycling” eTwinning project aims to encourage students to creatively reuse waste materials to design eco-friendly and aesthetic products. While teaching the importance of recycling, this project will enable students to understand the environmental benefits of transforming waste and adopting sustainable lifestyles. Participants will collaborate with peers from different countries to develop creative designs and projects. The project also aims to increase students’ environmental awareness, develop their innovative thinking skills, and promote international cultural interaction. In this process, students will become more conscious individuals regarding their individual and social responsibilities and will grow as active citizens.
The project, enriched with Web 2.0 tools (e.g., Padlet, Canva), will allow students to develop skills in different disciplines by integrating lesson outcomes into activities.
OBJECTIVES:
- To raise confident, critical-thinking, and aesthetically sensitive entrepreneurial individuals.
- To use technology effectively to equip students with 21st-century skills.
- To encourage students to identify individual and societal problems and develop solutions.
- To cultivate environmentally conscious and solution-oriented individuals.
- To raise environmental awareness and promote sustainable living among students.
- To develop creative and effective collaboration skills.
- To instill social responsibility awareness in students.
- To raise individuals with zero waste awareness.
- To make learning foreign languages fun and motivating for students.
- To increase students’ technological literacy and enable them to use technology effectively in problem-solving.
- To improve students’ skills in analyzing and evaluating information from various sources.
WORK PROCESS:
JANUARY
- Determining project partners
- Preparing student permission forms
- Introducing the project to teachers and students
- Task distribution
- Creating a project communication platform (WhatsApp, email, etc.)
- Conducting pre-surveys for teachers, students, and parents (opinions on environmental awareness, recycling, etc.)
FEBRUARY
- Teacher and student introductions
- School introductions
- Introducing their city, country, and cultures
- Logo and poster design activities for students
- Choosing the project logo and poster via a survey
- Presentation on Web 2.0 tools (Padlet, Canva, etc.)
- Presentation on e-safety
MARCH
- Preparing the project promotional video
- Researching the concept of upcycling and creating a board
- Preparing and distributing leaflets on upcycling
- Preparing a monthly e-newsletter
- Researching artists interested in upcycling and presenting their works using a Web 2.0 tool, raising awareness among students at school
- Dissemination activities (School websites, related social media channels)
- Inviting an expert speaker to school or organizing an online webinar
APRIL
- Preparing classroom boards
- Working on recycling projects
- Dissemination activities
- Conducting research on recycled materials, preparing an e-newsletter about designs created from these materials and the processes of making these designs.
- Organizing a visit to institutions (Recycling centers and similar institutions)
MAY
- Exhibiting the final product (Virtual exhibition)
- Conducting and analyzing results surveys for teachers, students, and parents
- Concluding the project and preparing for the quality label application (Information on the application process)
Note: The work plan is drafted and will be finalized in collaboration with project partners.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
While implementing the project, we plan to create joint products through activities such as collaborative events, individual performance tasks, interactive learning activities, and mixed-school teams. These activities will be showcased on Twinspace pages and enriched with various Web 2.0 tools. We will publicize the activities through the school website, news, and exhibitions to reach a broader audience.
By the end of the project, we aim to help students develop eco-friendly lifestyle habits, enhance their creative thinking and innovation skills, and increase their social responsibility awareness. Furthermore, students will concretize their understanding of recycling and the importance of reusing waste through creative projects, contributing more to the environment. International collaboration will foster intercultural understanding and cooperation.
