situation problem
In primary and secondary schools, topics such as climate change, water and health protection and environmental safety are highly discussed. However, children do not have the space to apply their knowledge in practice. Schools do not have facilities where practical learning can take place.
Solution
Therefore, in 2012, the idea of a new concept for educating pupils on the above-mentioned environmental issues was conceived.
The idea was translated into a project called Blue School, which aimed to ensure that a project to retain rainwater from school buildings was implemented on the school premises in every district in Slovakia. Together with this, water protection and restoration elements were introduced into the education system.
Implementation
One of the many projects was implemented at the Primary School in Šarišské Bohdanovce.
A rainwater harvesting and recycling system has been set up on the campus. The project also included the construction of rest areas for comfortable education. A curriculum has been included to expose pupils to rainwater harvesting, conservation as well as other environmental topics.
Results
Thanks to the implemented rainwater harvesting system, the pupils of the primary school have the opportunity to observe directly on the premises what they would otherwise only learn about in theoretical terms.
Projects of Blue Schools
Blue Schools projects have become part of the inspiration for innovative solutions to the problem of educating and encouraging the younger generation to take an active approach to water protection and use.
Students have no problem answering questions after the project has been introduced:
What water retention contributes
How to protect and restore water resources
Why do we need to do this and what are the climate impacts
Other Implementations
Slovak landscape and Watershed Restoration (2010-2012)
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Revitalisation of Dúbrava village
The village of Dúbrava in the Spiš region (Slovakia) suffered from the siltation of sediments from water erosion, which resulted in deteriorated hydrology of small watercourses in the cadastre of...
Flood Protection System in Hlohovec
In the town of Hlohovec (Slovakia) there were regular floods due to improper ploughing of agricultural land. The town requested a project aimed at reducing erosion directly on agricultural land and...
Tatras Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden of the Tatras High Mountain Flora in Tatranská Lomnica (Slovakia) suffered from artificially planted high mountain Tatra flora, which could not develop sufficiently due to the...
Dykes in Jarovnice
The village of Jarovnice in eastern Slovakia was hit by catastrophic floods. In 1998, they claimed the lives of 49 children. The state subsequently invested more than EUR 4 million in regulating the...
Biodiversity Restoration in Rajec
In Slovakia, the structure of the agricultural landscape changed significantly in the second half of the last century. Industrial agricultural production took off, drying out farmland over a period...
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