New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Initiative category

Identify the award category for which this initiative is being submitted
Reconnecting with nature

Email user
severine.dumont@ac-dijon.fr

Basic information
Initiative title
Help

Full initiative Title
Our learning garden

Please provide a short, catchy description of your initiative to be used in communication towards the public.
The aim of our partnership with Greece and Turkey is to promote international cooperation and to improve awareness among students and parents and local communities on the enormous importance of water for our existence and for the problems of irresponsibility devastating consequences for the future. Our project is an Erasmus+ and Etwinning project. One of our French local action is a learning garden with a watering solar system.

What was the geographical scope of your intiative?
Cross-border/international

Where was your intiative implemented?
Location 1
France

Location 2
Greece
Member State(s), Western Balkans and other countries
- Member State(s), Western Balkans and other countries: Other
- Member State(s), Western Balkans and other countries: France
If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
Perama in Greece, Adana in Turkey and Chenôve in France

Does your initiative address mainly urban or rural issues?
It addresses urban-rural linkages

Does your initiative refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

Has your initiative benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
Yes

Which fund(s)?
ERASMUS

Here you can provide more details about the name of the specific programme, strand/action line as relevant, and the year
he aim of the partnership is to promote international cooperation and to improve awareness among students and parents and local communities on the enormous importance of water for our existence and for the problems of irresponsibility devastating consequences for the future. Therefore, we have set the following objectives: knowledge of water from different angles - cultural, scientific, literary, artistic - at least 60% of pupils 2. to sensitize pupils to the importance of water for humanity - at least 70% of students 3. Help students identify and integrate water scarcity issues according to their local context 4. Promote student citizenship and engagement on community issues related to ecology and increase the role of the school in local community 5. Develop students’ creativity and soft skills 6. Improving language skills
Creation of an educational and experimental garden.
Overall goal:
By carrying out a project, discover the “green” activities and business lines of the
development and development of space, drilling (wells) etc
based on the concrete achievement by students of a
educational garden project (creation, restoration or maintenance).
To help students build their personal and professional journey project based on a concrete and professional vision.
This PPE also contributes to the acquisition of knowledge, skills and culture. It contributes to the “Citizen” Pathway, the Pathway
“Culture” and is part of Education for Sustainable Development.
Objective 1- Contribute to the realization of an educational garden project
Objective 2- Identify the “green” activities and businesses in the planning and development sector
Objective 3-Develop a personal training and/or professional project
Objective 4-Participating in an international project (Erasmus Help)

In connection with the issue of sustainable development, climate change and international openness with Etwinning and Erasmus, and the actions of the CVL, eco-responsible solutions (in connection with the CESC and E3D in France.

Has your initiative won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
No

Does your initiative has a minimum level of maturity? The minimum level of maturity is exemplified by stakeholder/ initiative promoter commitment to implement the initiative in practice and a clear methodology /approach.
Yes

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As a representative of an organization, in partnership with other organisations
If you are submitting this intiative as part of a group, please provide the contact details of the other individuals or organisations
- Name of the organisation(s): L.P.Antoine (a French vocational high-school)
  Type of organisation: Other public institution
  First name of representative: Séverine
  Last name of representative: Dumont
  Gender: Female
  Nationality: France
  Function: English teacher
  Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: 5 rue de Longvic
  Town: Chenôve
  Postal code: 21300
  Country: France
  Direct Tel: +33662532797
  E-mail: severine.dumont@ac-dijon.fr
  Website: https://lyc-antoine-chenove.eclat-bfc.fr
Social Media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
- URL: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064903442117
In case my initiative is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my initiative in the channels of the European Commission.
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
New European Bauhaus or European Commission websites

Description of the initiative
Please provide a summary of your initiative
The aim of the partnership is to promote international cooperation and to improve awareness among students and parents and local communities on the enormous importance of water for our existence and for the problems of irresponsibility devastating consequences for the future. Therefore, we have set the following objectives: knowledge of water from different angles - cultural, scientific, literary, artistic - at least 60% of pupils 2. to sensitize pupils to the importance of water for humanity - at least 70% of students 3. Help students identify and integrate water scarcity issues according to their local context 4. Promote student citizenship and engagement on community issues related to ecology and increase the role of the school in local community 5. Develop students’ creativity and soft skills 6. Improving language skills
Creation of an educational and experimental garden.
Overall goal:
By carrying out a project, discover the “green” activities and business lines of the
development and development of space, drilling (wells) etc
based on the concrete achievement by students of a
educational garden project (creation, restoration or maintenance).
To help students build their personal and professional journey project based on a concrete and professional vision.
This PPE also contributes to the acquisition of knowledge, skills and culture. It contributes to the “Citizen” Pathway, the Pathway
“Culture” and is part of Education for Sustainable Development.
Objective 1- Contribute to the realization of an educational garden project
Objective 2- Identify the “green” activities and businesses in the planning and development sector
Objective 3-Develop a personal training and/or professional project
Objective 4-Participating in an international project (Erasmus Help)

In connection with the issue of sustainable development, climate change and international openness with Etwinning and Erasmus, and the actions of the CVL, eco-responsible solutions

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with 5 key words.
Ecological transition and sustainable development

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
International relationship

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
Citizenship

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
Cultural development

Please indicate the main themes of your initiative with key words
International solidarity

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of sustainability and how these have been/will be met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
Creation of an educational and experimental garden.
Overall goal:
By carrying out a project, discover the “green” activities and business lines of the
development and development of space, drilling (wells) etc
based on the concrete achievement by students of a
educational garden project (creation, restoration or maintenance).
To help students build their personal and professional journey project based on a concrete and professional vision.
This PPE also contributes to the acquisition of knowledge, skills and culture. It contributes to the “Citizen” Pathway, the Pathway
“Culture” and is part of Education for Sustainable Development.
Objective 1- Contribute to the realization of an educational garden project
Objective 2- Identify the “green” activities and businesses in the planning and development sector
Objective 3-Develop a personal training and/or professional project
Objective 4-Participating in an international project (Erasmus Help)

In connection with the issue of sustainable development, climate change and international openness with Etwinning and Erasmus, and the actions of the CVL, eco-responsible solutions (in connection with the CESC and E3D in France)
One of the objectives would be the recovery of rainwater, especially to water our future educational garden
The questions asked are those of global warming and water scarcity on a global scale, as well as that of water waste at all levels and to consider eco-responsible solutions.

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
Our objectives: CREATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PEDAGOGICAL GARDEN with different aims:
Produce organic and diversified crops;
Implement recycling practices; transferable to a European country afterwards;
Use natural resources (different energies…);
Opening up to the world through European solidarity towards a non-European country
Working in partnership with a local Moroccan school; then European schools in Turkey and Greece
Using the experimental garden harvest in molecular cooking (link with science and other European institutions, via Erasmus "HELP")
Discovery of the functioning of an association: its functioning, its actors, its purposes, etc.
Awareness of global trade, inequalities between countries (through the theme of sustainable development).
Education for citizenship and international solidarity (that of European countries towards non-European countries) in connection with the water problem
_ 3 important pillars in this project: _ learning by doing
Learn by searching or experimenting (so as to reproduce in a European country afterwards;
_ learning through projects/actions or experiences

Please give information about the key objectives of your initiative in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the initiative can be exemplary in this context.
Our French school is a vocational high-school with professional fields such as security, logistics, production and numerical systems. This project has many links with production (vegetable production; production of a solar heating system), logistics (exporting the system)
_ international and local workshops.
_ exchanges via Etwinning(Twinspace) and Erasmus (mobilities to Greece, France and Turkey for 6 students each time)
_ PPE in class of 3PMET(year 10 students) (green trades, drilling trades, development and valorization of space, etc.)
The aim is to communicate in English and learn English in a different way, doing an international project.

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the initiative and civil society have been/will be involved in the initiative and what has been/will be the impact of this involvement on the initiative
In this local gardening activity, students will design a garden: make a list of plants to include in the garden, then draw a map of their garden and where they will plant each vegetable.
1. Choosing a site: Where to put their garden
2. Site Preparation: Choose their garden design
3. Planting the Garden
4. Garden Maintenance
5. Food Harvesting, Preparation and Consumption
As it deals with ecology they have to collect gifts for material(gardening pots, watering tanks, ect), seeds, tools, etc.
As it deals with environment and water issues, they have to select low-demanding vegetables and collect rain water.
As it deals with solidarity too, they'll imagine a watering solar system that can be proposed to other countries and share their ecological experience.
As it is an international project in relation to Erasmus they'll welcome partners and share their culture.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and implementation of the initiative.
First of all Erasmus national agencies and Etwinning platform (the name of our project being "Help")
Second our local schools (3 as a whole, one in each country: Greece, France and Turkey, and their websites)
Third our local authorities in each countries (educational, town halls, parents and families, etc)

Please explain which disciplines and/ or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and implementation of your initiative. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was
This Erasmus and Etwinning project "Help" is international and multi disciplinary: Natural Sciences, Foreign Languages, Environmental Education, Cross Curricular, Citizenship, Art,as well as English. As for the local activity of learning garden it is part of Interprofessional Practical Education (E.P.I. in France for Year 10 students). It'll also involve students in last year of B.T.E.C. in production; thus we'll make a pedagogical link between secondary education and professional one.
Examples of themes in this interdisciplinary work (non-exhaustive and non-exhaustive list): Literary works, artistic works and world views,The garden as a representation of the world, World, Europe, France from the Enlightenment to 1914, Spaces and territories - the effects of contemporary globalization, Interactions and Environments, Movements, energies, materials (- Water and energy in gardens; - Science and gardens) ;- Garden technologies;
- gardens in motion
- Energy and landscapes;
- fittings and materials...
Self and others: sensitivity
- 5-way gardens and barefoot courses
- Open-air art and land art;
- Garden music and dance
- ephemeral works in nature…” land art” (and Morocco link)

Please highlight the innovative character of the initiative, when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the initiative
The aim is to raise students' awareness of global citizenship education, sustainable development and international solidarity.
Cultural and scientific discovery related to the project, including the environmental issue related to the theme of water in the Erasmus+ project «HELP»
Being a European citizen also means opening up to and supporting non-European countries.
Climate and environmental issues go beyond the European framework.
Approaches to teaching production, science and foreign languages allow us to experiment with new methods based on more concrete learning in Europe in particular. Morocco is only an experimental stage to be replicated with a European country (countries of the "HELP" project: Greece and Turkey)
- Knowledge of the processes of transformation of nature products and the use of renewable energies, in France and Morocco, then in another European country of the Erasmus project;
- Knowledge of training (post-baccalaureate) and jobs related to the agri-food and scientific sectors in Europe (exchange of practices with the Erasmus project)
- Discovery of another region of the world, openness to another culture, development of the spirit of solidarity and international citizenship.
- Learning and using new technologies for sustainable development in and outside Europe;
- Anticipate, prepare, create and improve a concrete project (experimental ecological garden to be reproduced in a European country).
-Create a "media" file to promote their project.
- Knowledge of self and others,
- Knowledge of a new culture (European with Erasmus and not European with Tandem Solidaire)
- Self-confidence.
- Work as a team and co-lead
_working in an international team with Erasmus+
The 3 important pillars of the project are: Learning by doing; Learn by searching or experimenting (so as to reproduce in a European country afterwards); _ learning through projects/actions or experiences

Please describe which elements of your initiative could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and contexts. This may involve, for example, aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings, etc.
CREATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MINI-FARM TO:
Produce organic and diversified crops;
Implement recycling practices; transferable to a European country afterwards;
Use natural resources (different energies…);
Opening up to the world through European solidarity towards a non-European country
Working in partnership with a local Moroccan school; then a European school
Using the experimental garden harvest in molecular cooking (link with science and other European institutions, via Erasmus and Etwinning
Discovery of the functioning of an association: its functioning, its actors, its purposes, etc.
Awareness of global trade, inequalities between countries (through the theme of sustainable development).
Education for citizenship and international solidarity (that of European countries towards non-European countries).
Learning by doing , Learning by searching or experimenting (so as to reproduce in a European country afterwards; and learning through projects/actions or experiences are transferrable skills. Being a European citizen also means opening up to and supporting non-European countries. Climate and environmental issues go beyond the European framework.
Approaches to teaching production, science and foreign languages allow us to experiment with new methods based on more concrete learning in Europe in particular. Morocco is also an experimental stage to be replicated with a European country (countries of the "HELP" project: Greece and Turkey)
This project will have a final product related to the environment, international solidarity and science (Erasmus+).
The objectives are:
• Production of a slideshow describing the different stages of the project (water recycling, vegetable garden creation and planting) at the Lycée Antoine Chenôve
• Creation of project exhibition tools
• Preparation of renewable energy actions (irrigation and heating ) link with Europe
_ Presentation on the progress of the garden and the study of technical projects (irrigation)

Please describe the methodology or approach used in your initiative.
The methodology is to teach and learn English differently, doing international projects like ours called "Help".
The 3 important pillars of the project are: Learning by doing ; Learn by searching or experimenting (so as to reproduce in a European country afterwards); _ learning by doing projects/actions or experiences: with Erasmus+ and Etwinning.
Approaches to teaching production, science and foreign languages allow us to experiment with new methods based on more concrete learning in Europe in particular. Morocco is also an experimental stage to be replicated with a European country (countries of the "HELP" project: Greece and Turkey).
The objectives are:
• Production of a slideshow describing the different stages of the project (water recycling, vegetable garden creation and planting) at the Lycée Antoine Chenôve and the Demnate school.
• Creation of project exhibition tools (films, photos, food products)
• Preparation of renewable energy actions (irrigation and heating of two primary school classrooms in 2018-2019); link with Europe
- Knowledge of the processes of transformation of nature products and the use of renewable energies, in France and Morocco, then in another European country of the Erasmus project;
- Knowledge of training (post-baccalaureate) and jobs related to the agri-food and scientific sectors in Europe (exchange of practices with the Erasmus project)
- Discovery of another region of the world, openness to another culture, development of the spirit of solidarity and international citizenship.
- Learning and using new technologies for sustainable development in and outside Europe;
- Anticipate, prepare, create and improve a concrete project (experimental ecological garden to be reproduced in a European country).
-Create a "media" file to promote their project.
- Knowledge of self and others,
- Knowledge of a new culture (European with Erasmus)
- Self-confidence.
- Work in a team
_working in an international team with Erasmus+

Please explain what kind of global challenges the initiative addresses by providing local solutions
The aim of the "Help" partnership is to promote international cooperation and to improve awareness among students and parents and local communities on the enormous importance of water for our existence and for the problems of irresponsibility devastating consequences for the future. Therefore, we have set the following objectives: knowledge of water from different angles - cultural, scientific, literary, artistic - at least 60% of pupils 2. to sensitize pupils to the importance of water for humanity - at least 70% of students 3. Help students identify and integrate water scarcity issues according to their local context 4. Promote student citizenship and engagement on community issues related to ecology and increase the role of the school in local community 5. Develop students’ creativity and soft skills 6. Improving language skills
Through our local experience of a learning garden we'll promote ecological ideas for the future taking care of our natural resource: water. Global warming is an predominant environmental issue to be dealt with at school, locally and internationally through English communication and projects.

Please detail the scope of progress in the implementation of the initiative. This can include already demonstrated results/outputs related to the chosen Prizes category, and the already achieved benefits from the initiative for direct and indirect beneficiaries. This can also include a development plan of the initiative, with a particular attention to the steps envisaged in the year following the application, and including envisaged results and benefits from the initiative
The Erasmus+ project is from 2021 to 2023 and one mobility has been done (to Turkey). An Etwinning project has been created on the platform. A facebook group has been created too. The collection of gardening material has been done; the location of the experimental garden has been decided; a padlet has been created too. Students have made plans, card games etc.

Please provide documents that demonstrate the maturity level of the initiative and commitment to implement the initiative in practice (e.g.: evaluation report, final or mid-term initiative report, certification, publications, building permit, grant agreement, letter of support, partnership agreement, etc.)
Web link
Web link
- https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/en/etwinning/projects/help
If relevant, please describe how your initiative contributes to developing new competences, especially in the context of the European competence framework on sustainability.
For us an experimental learning garden made in the context of an Erasmus+ project dealing with water issues and environment at large is a part of a European competence framework on sustainability, as far as eco-gardening and production skills are engaged. Our watering solar system is transferable to any countries.
Our padlet is https://fr.padlet.com/severine_dumont/5avb78ln9r99aq5s
Video links here: https://youtu.be/ju_OlKgEp_g ; https://youtu.be/Dj5Z1xDGVec; https://youtu.be/VyVkISxVYeo
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