Blue Schools project partners
Petra Patrimonia Corsica
France
Petra Patrimonia Corsica is a cooperative created in 2013 to promote and assist entrepreneurship and to contribute to territorial cohesion having branch offices both in Corsica and in the oversea territories (Guadeloupe, Guyanne) a. PPC is also recognised as training center; it develops innovative training materials and provides a wide range business support to people (also unemployed ones) willing to create an economic activity and willing to explore opportunities related to sustainable development as well as to emerging market sectors.
PPC is divided in 4 main departments:
* Maritima aiming to the valorization, conservation and revitalization of maritime heritage, such as assisting fishermen developing complementary activities and to support and accompany maritime & marine project holders (entrepreneurs) in diversifying their traditional activities, notably pescatourism.
* Petrafolia aiming to promote innovation in the agriculture sector
* Petra Patrimonia aiming to the valorization, conservation and revitalization of heritage, landscape and environment
* Petra Patrimonia Jeunesse aiming to provide opportunities for youth to be involved in the management of cooperatives.
Chios Marine Club
Grèce
The Chios Marine Club (CMC) is a club founded in 1999 with the primary purpose of informing and training its members (currently over 300) on the developments, prospects and trends of shipping, the study of problems in the shipping industry, the contribution in resolving these with the cooperation of the respective competent bodies in Greece and abroad as well as the development of ties and the strengthening of the relations between its members.
The Members of the Club, who come from Chios, Oinousses and Psara Islets specialize in various sectors of Shipping Industry as Accountants, Lawyers, Marine Engineers, Port Captains, Seafarers, Shipbrokers, Ship Managers, and Superintendent Engineers, Suppliers, Ship Repairers, and many other professions. In addition, the Club counts 65 Members-Companies involved with the Shipping Industry.
Amongst various activities and charitable actions, the Club organizes: conferences, seminars, educational excursions (visiting museums - archaeological sites) as well as activities close to nature, aiming to social and cultural contribution. The support of our Members (and not only), the progress of the youth and its support, the solidarity of our Birthplace Chios, etc., have always been the priorities of the Chios Marine Club.
IDEC
Grèce
IDEC S.A is a training consulting company located in Piraeus, Greece. Its activities consist of training, management consulting, quality assurance, evaluation and development of ICT solutions for both private and public sector. It specialises in designing of training contents based on ECVET, software and multimedia development, internet applications, distance learning, e-business and e-commerce. Clients of IDEC are both SMEs and the bigger Greek companies of a wide variety of sectors. It co-operates with more than 800 institutes all through Europe and with about 300 experts on specific fields.
IDEC S.A. has extensive experience in European projects, either as coordinator or as partner from different European programs and Initiatives. It has been accredited as a lifelong learning center and organises in-service training courses for teachers and trainers, study visits and informal learning activities for students in initial education and training and provides training courses and work placements for students in vocational training and people in labour market.
IDEC S.A. organises domestic and transnational training sessions on a wide range of topics. To this end it collaborates with a network of experienced trainers and experts on various fields. It has excellent in-house training facilities, including equipment for simultaneous interpretation.Each year it hosts approx. 300 adult learners in more than 15 thematics and around 30 course sessions.
Pancyprian Offshore Nautical Club (PONATHA)
Chypre
Le Pancyprian Offshore Nautical Club (PONATHA) is a non-profit association, based in the Marina of Larnaca in Cyprus and it was established in 2000 from a group of sailing enthusiasts, to promote all aspects of sailing and boating in Cyprus. From the beginning of the existence of the Club the main activities were related to the exchange of the common interests and knowledge in a social environment. The main objective of the PONATHA is the dissemination, the promotion and the enhancement of the navigation (sailing and seafaring) on the high seas and generally of nautical sport. It runs a successful sailing school of Maritime and Offshore Navigation and delivers comprehensive courses on navigation, maritime, sailing and safety. Racing events are regularly organised by PONATHA and apart from the sporting activities, PONATHA aims through the harmonious cooperation and communication of its members to disseminate the naval tradition and to develop a social and a cultural action on issues concerning the marine environment and the activities around it. In order to promote the objectives of the Club, PONATHA cooperates with other Naval Associations, Sailing Clubs and other unions and organisations.
PONATHA is a full member of Cyprus Sailing Association and of Cyprus Sport Association. PONATHA has more than 250 registered members. The club has no paid staff but only volunteers.
Antalya İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü
Turquie
Antalya İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü is a local public authority and in charge with the planning and coordination of all kinds of educational and training activities from pre-school education to the end of the secondary education in Antalya Province including 5 central and 14 provincial districts.
We serve the schools' needs, in accordance with the legislation and the directives of the Ministry of Education, in a productive way, taking into account the special geographical and demographic characteristics of our region.We traditionally held broad responsibilities: These include ensuring fair access to education and training opportunities, as well as other social goals such as reducing the inequalities that result from socio-economic disadvantage.
Antalya Provincial Directorate for National Education is a local public authority and in charge with theplanning and coordination of all kinds of educational and training activities from pre-school education to the end of the secondary education in Antalya Province including 5 central and 14 provincial districts. 19 District National Education Directorate offices, 167 high schools, 655 primary schools and 52 kinder gardens are within the responsibility of the National Directorate of Education of Antalya Province.
Antalya Provincial Directorate for National Education proceeds education and teaching with teachers in the direction of modern principals and improvements in education. Its aim is to bring up persons who are corresponding EU norms, accommodating random living conditions, secular, free, democratic in bright of intelligence and science. Assigning cultural heritage by increasing the qualification of education, carving out history consciousness, respectful to human rights and environment.
It is also responsible for the Refugees education in the city dimension. it is also very experienced in training of trainers. Every year it gives trainings to new teachers and at the same time it organizes in-service trainings for teachers in the city. We also plan and implement the curriculum of education every year to apply in the schools.
Institut Cannizzaro
Italie
L'Institut Cannizzaro was built in the western area of Catania, VIII district in the neighborhood of S. Leone, near the S. Leone church and a social center. It covers an area of about 20,000 square meters with two entrances from via Carlo Pisacane 1 to the north and from via Palermo 282 to the south.
In addition to the biennium period, there are four specializations: Chemistry, materials and biotechnology, Electronics and electrotechnics, Computer science and telecommunications, Mechanics and mechatronics and an evening course for workers with the same specializations.
The school is divided into three groups of separate buildings, intended respectively for the labs (located south towards Via Palermo); the classrooms (central intermediate body consisting of seven floors above ground) and gyms whose composite volume is adjacent to the main hall (to the north, towards Via Pisacane). The outdoor areas include large parking spaces for cars and scooters.The first floor is assigned to the Electronics and electrotechnics, Mechanics and mechatronics specialization.The second floor is assigned to the Chemistry, materials and biotechnology specialization, and contains a teaching room, a conference and projection room, the school bar, the kitchens.The third floor, at the entrance of via Pisacane, is reserved for the administrative offices, the presidency, the main teaching room (equipped with computers connected to the network), the library, the technical office and the large atrium interior with the two gyms, the auditorium and the Multifunctional Service Center.The fourth floor is assigned to the 1st classes of the Biennium.The fifth floor is assigned to the 2nd classes of the Biennium.The sixth floor is assigned to the IT and telecommunications specialization.
Each floor, where there are classrooms, is equipped with laboratories for practical exercises of the various disciplines of the school specializations. The Institute has a strong request for matriculations. Our students come from all over the city of Catania with a heterogeneous social, cultural and economic background.
Narva Soldino Gymnasium
Estonie
Narva Soldino Gymnasium is a UNESCO school, built in 1985 in Narva in the east of Estonia, where more than 900 students are studying now. Our school main orientation is also Enterpreneurial school, because teachers try to promote entrepreneurial learning, which is based on a strong need of the society and young people, because of the raised unemployment rate among youngsters in Narva. School organize different workshops, fairs made by students, language cafes, career guidance and career counseling at school.
Also we encourage students to participate in the international projects and language or enterpreneural, scientific camps to raise their awareness of enviroment in Estonia and in Europe.
Our most active and creative students take part in different projects. There are regional projevts that support Blue school`s economy: WatMan- Nutrient pollution is a major water quality problem in the Baltic Sea and complete data on the waterborne nutrient inputs via rivers is particularly needed to address this problem. The Narva river forms the border between Estonia and Russia and in terms of its volume is the second largest river discharging into the Gulf of Finland. However, up to now Estonia and Russia use significantly different measured data and calculation methods for estimation of total nutrient load transported by the Narva river to the sea.
To overcome this mismatch the NarvaWatMan project was created.The objective of the project is to develop a common calculation methodology for the Narva River water quality and quantity and to make recommendations for more effective measures to reduce pollution load from both countries. The second one is The Baltic Sea Project (BSP) is an international school network launched by the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO in 1989 to raise students 'awareness of environmental issues in the Baltic Sea region and to develop students' skills in studying environmental change. Young people are encouraged to take an active part in sustainable development by organizing joint activities with research partners and publishing various teaching materials.
AEAB
Portugal
The Cluster of Schools of Atouguia da Baleia consists of 13 schools (4 kindergarten, 8 primary schools and 1 preparatory/secondary school), counting on about 1100 students, from pre-school education up to the 9th Year of schooling and 154 staff members (teachers and non-teachers). It is located in the West Coast of Portugal, about 90km north from Lisbon. It integrates the rural area and the main bathing areas of the municipality of Peniche, where the role of the Ocean is the center of the socio-economic activity of the region. In this way, tourism and sports activities, fishing, canning and agriculture are highlighted. The Municipality also stands out the Berlengas Archipelago as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Peniche as the capital of the wave - world-renowned surf zone (World Surf League Tour).
In the current Educational Project - For a School that promotes Fraternity, Democracy, Humanization, Progress and Inclusion, the following strategic axes of pedagogical intervention are highlighted: integrated promotion for school success; education for literacy; education for expression; education for environmental and human ecology; socioemotional education; and healthy behaviours.
The Group thus has several projects divided into four major areas: curriculum support, citizenship education, art education and sports education. Regarding Citizenship all classes are developing activities in the area of sustainability and regarding school sports the Cluster values and offers water sports to its students.
In this school year we are part of the Eco Schools project and the Municipality, aware of the growing importance of marine resources and a blue economy of regional, national and even international scope, invited the School Grouping to integrate the national blue school project.
The grouping is also known at a national and European level for the use of technologies in an educational context, which can be used in the promotion of sustainability.
The areas to be developed in this project can lead us not only to achieve some of the axes of the Educational Project, but also to extend the network of partnerships at a national and European levels (with entities connected to the sea and/or education that support schools to work the sea from different perspectives) and to develop ocean literacy in students with the project that the Municipality, in articulation with all its schools, intends to sign with the Ministry of the Sea - Blue School, to be developed in the next academic years.
The responsibility for this Erasmus+ project will be provided by a team composed of teachers from different subjects (and the Directorate) who have shown interest in participating, some of whom with experience in exchange projects and sharing of good practices, as well as in projects in the area of sustainability and respect for the environment.