Description du projet
Plongée dans l’éducation à l’océan
Les océans et les masses d’eau douce de la planète sont menacés par la pollution, la dégradation des écosystèmes et le déclin de la biodiversité. Il est nécessaire d’agir rapidement pour assurer la survie de ces ressources vitales. Dans ce contexte, le projet ProBleu, financé par l’UE, entend combler les lacunes en matière d’éducation à l’environnement, favoriser un sentiment de responsabilité à l’égard des masses d’eau, et inspirer un changement de comportement. En tant que membre du réseau des écoles bleues européennes, ProBleu espère faire des vagues dans le domaine de l’éducation aux océans et à l’eau. Plus précisément, il présentera des ressources innovantes fondées sur des méthodes d’enseignement ouvert. Le projet ne se limite pas aux murs d’une salle de classe, il favorise les liens entre les communautés et leurs eaux locales. Il permet aux élèves de contribuer de manière significative à la connaissance des océans et de l’eau.
Objectif
ProBleu will expand and support the Network of European Blue Schools, attract a wide diversity of new members, improve ocean and water literacy across school communities, and contribute to the objectives of the Mission, in particular (1) to protect marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, and (2) to prevent and eliminate pollution. ProBleu recognises that a significant change in environmental education is needed to foster broad societal responsibility towards oceans and waters and to encourage related behavioural change. ProBleu will develop and offer a pool of innovative, practical resources based on methodologies of Open Schooling. Besides several actions to promote, encourage participation in, and increase the diversity of the Network, two resources, currently lacking from the majority of school curricula, are explored in ProBleu: (1) those related to what is collectively known as ‘citizen science’, with work undertaken by educators together with communities to advance science, foster a broad scientific mentality, or encourage democratic engagement, which allows society to deal rationally with complex modern problems, and (2) the interaction with scientists in the field. Collecting and analysing data through citizen science ensures that student activities contribute directly to fostering their ocean and water literacy. Students engaging with the work of scientists (e.g. through direct interaction, or following the work on ocean research cruises) have shown improvements in learning in the past, but this opportunity tends to be limited to relatively few or privileged schools. These resources will be complemented by stimulating the connection between people and the places where they live. By fostering relationships between the school communities and their local waters, ProBleu will assist schools in developing project activities related to the Mission.
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