Sufletul Pamantului e in mainile noastre / The Spirit of the Earth is in our hands

• Manaila Camelia, alianam63(a)yahoo.com, Gradinita cu program prelungit nr.8 Braila (Romania)
• Halla Jonsdottir, hallajons(a)gmail.com, Leikskólinn Furugrund (Iceland)
  

The Spirit of the Earth is in our hands Increase of understanding and loving ability for nature, to perceive its secrets, to protect it, to demonstrate a new attitude and responsibility concerning the environment which keeps us alive.

Language:     English, français, română

Themes:     Art, Citizenship, Design and Technology, Environmental Education, Ethics, Foreign Languages, Health Studies, Music, Natural Sciences, Pre-school Subjects, Primary School Subjects

Tools:     e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing

Age range:     From 3 to 10

Aims:     Specific aims regarding preschool and young school children: - to support the children in acquiring ecological information and inducing them to act independently and initiate some actions for defending nature; - to assimilate an appropriate ecological behavior; - to prevent negative inclinations towards destruction, negligence or indifference to nature; - to attract children in organizing and developing ecological activities on the occasion of some important events from the ecological calendar; - to induce the feeling of belonging to the great European family; - to get children directly involved in activities which foster European traditions; - to establish friendship relationships between children all over Europe.

Expected Results:     Collages created from recyclable materials; Gathering of recyclable materials; Planted trees and flowers in the parks of Braila; Tour to the Botanical Garden; Books for children; Albums; Shows; Posters.
Work Process:     Lesson No. 1: "Martisor, Romanian tradition" second edition; Lesson No. 2 : "Symphony of colors"; Lesson No. 3 :"Friends of nature"; Lesson No. 4 : "Environement Day"-General Knowledge Contest;