Environmental Education centers in Greece, a lever for a sustainable development Markatselis Evangelos Director of E.E.C.of Stylida
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION AND RELIGIONS REGIONAL ADDRESS Of Preliminary and Secondary education of Central Greece (HELLAS) MUNICIPALITY of STYLIDA
THE
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER OF STYLIDA
. Stylida
Ιt’s in central Greece (Hellas)
in a little harbor, Stylida
At Maliakos Gulf, -the sea of ours-,
near Delphi “The oracle of Delphi” that was supposed to be the center of the world (Omphalos of the world)
In • • •
Greece, the country of light… civilization… mythology…
220 km from Acropolis,
In Europe that named from the young princess EUROPE. Zeus (as a bull) is kidnapping her
The E.E.C.of Stylida is an educational institution, that was founded by the Ministry of National Education in 1999. It is financed from the Community Frame of Support and the national budget. The teachers of E.E.C are from the preliminary and Secondary Education. They plan and materialize the projects and the actions of Center.
OBJECTIVE The sensitization of students and teachers in environmental subjects in order to develop attitudes and behaviors, that will contribute in the protection of ecological balance and the quality of life in the direction of a viable progress.
COLLABORATIONS For the achievement of its objectives the E.E.C.of Stylida collaborates with: The advisors of Environmental education and the other E.E.Cs of country. The Local associations and institutions. Productive groups of region. The Local and Prefectoral government. and other scientific institutions and international organisms.
ACTIVITIES The E.E.C. materializes programs of environmental education for students of preliminary and Secondary education. It founds and coordinates thematic Networks of Environmental Education in a national and international level. It produces educational and informative material It organizes training meetings and seminars on teachers and other social teams. It supports and encourages programs of Environmental Education of schools of prefectures of scope. It promotes the research in Environmental Education. It creates bases of data and files of information on environmental subjects.
Our projects: • Geomythology • Olive, Gods’ gift • Wetlands • Maliakos Gulf : our sea full of life • Meteo : weather – climate • Floods… Natural disasters.
1st project
GEOENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOMYTHOLOGICAL PATHS
The ancient Greeks have created a lot of myths that concern the intense environmental-geological changes that became in the greater Hellenic territory, a region with intense seismic and volcanic activity. These geological changes constituted the spark of our pastime with Geomythology.
Geomythology: Is the geological explanation of mythology. Greek Μythology is the Prehistory of Greece. Mythological period is the period of Homo Sapiens.
Tectonics (vertical movements of the lithosphere) seismic activity.
Lihades island, our local volcano
and went on the mount Olympus with the other Olympian Gods
2nd project
Olive, Gods’ gift
OLIVE, THE GIFT OF GODS… This program of E.E.C. of Stylida, that is addressed in students of Kindergarden to Lyceum, it concerns the olive from the prehistory in Greece the symbol of good and victory. The beloved tree of Greeks continues until today, to be considered a divine gift, symbol of peace, protection and fertility. Its oil with the wheat and the wine, constitutes in the modern adoration a religious good.
olive trees in Stylida
Olive trees in Stylida.
An olive grove is full of life…
The old ones
An olive tree that supposed to be about 4.000 old (in Crete)
Collecting olives ( from a Byzantine miniature)
Collecting olives (today)
OLIVES
The precious oil
soaps
Other products from olives Olive-paste cosmetics
The famous & healthy
Mediterranean diet We have to prefer: •Vegetables •Pulses (beans, peas,etc.) •Fruits •Cereals •Oil •Olives •Fishes
Olive tree, oil and Olympic games
What has remained from Plato’s (the great philoshopher) olive tree.
3nd project
THE LIFE IN ALMYROPOTAMOS Almyropotamos is a coastal wetland of Maliakos. The wetland is characterized by continuous and constant flow of brackish water that results the existence an exceptional importance of fauna and flora. The choice of program became with base of the particularity of space and the danger from human interventions and trespasses. This program is addressed in students of Kindergarden, Public school, High school and Lyceum.
Water in ancient art (pre-historical frescos)
Near wetlands used to live people and lot of civilizations had been developed.
4th project
Meteorology : weather – climate
WEATHER- CLIMATE In recent times,the need for knowledge and comprehension of meteorological phenomena, becomes more and more imperative. They are many people that they believe that the meteorological education should be integral part of environmental education.The time will show….. We are corresponding in this need, so we installed two meteorological stations and we have prepared program that is addressed in students of Public school, High school and Lyceum.
Climate changes are continuing …
5th project
Floods… Natural disasters???
FLOODS… NATURAL DESTRUCTIONS? Are the natural destructions only natural or we (as humans) have also played a role? The program examines the relation of destructions with other phenomena that they have finally relation with human activities (e.g. greenhouse effect, climatic change, extreme meteorological phenomena, interventions in the environment, the energy problem, etc). The program is addressed in students of Public school, High school and Lyceum.
The day after ...
6th project
Maliakos Gulf : our sea, full of life
MALIAKOS gulf…
OUR SEA
A separate natural environment
Maliakos gulf is one from the most appreciable closed gulves of Eastern Mediterranean, the natural continuity of valley of Spercheios river. Since the prehistory it had a big importance for its habitats. By that project we seek, the importance and the value of Maliakos for the environment and the people in ourdays. This program is addressed in students of Kindergarden, Public school, High school and Lyceum.
Delta of Sperchios
underwater life
Lihades
The Environmental Education Center of Stylida is the coordinator of the European School Network:
“Geomythology”
The Environmental Education Center of Stylida is also a coordinator - partner of our National School Network
“Olive, God’s gift”
…so, let’s use the wings of Pegasus and our imagination to travel all round Europe, and even around the whole world, to obtain that what is called “intercultural”, is keeping our own country’s culture…
Environmental Education Center of Stylida Address:
Ergatikes Katikies, GR – 353 00 STYLIDA GREECE TEL. : 0030 22380 23121 FAX : 0030 22380 23137 E-MAIL :
[email protected] [email protected]
Thank you!