Erasmus+ Value Europe Workshop 3

Students’ Learning Experiences in The Value Europe Project

The Erasmus+ Value Europe project’s last workshop number 3 was in Rovigo, Italy, on 9th–15th October 2023.

Students co-operated with e.g. Rovigo City Sustainability, Tarassaco Association, Plasticfree Association and IQT Consulting Association in Value Europe workshop 3

The workshop in Italy and a finishing meeting of the eBook in Spain packed and wrapped the Erasmus+ Value Europe Project at the end of October.

Study the summary of the workshop below!

Student group 1:
RECYCLING LAB

by Matteo, Pep, Ariadna, Vilja, Leila, Alessandro & Eevi

The Recycling Lab was an idea developed, in order, to make students understand the importance of sustainability.

The plan was to give them recycled materials and examples of what they could create out of them and show how recycled material can be turned into something completely new and have fun while doing it.

Welcome to our Recycling Lab of Innovations

Final plan and execution

We gave them instructions to do something new out of the recycled materials. We made them examples of what they can do. Animals, piggy bank, pen holder, maracas, etc.

Well done! This cute nosy pig promoted saving by recycling

We had a lot of recycled materials and decoration materials. For example plastic bottles, paper rolls, paints, glue, cardboard, etc.

Learnings

How to plan an event and how to work in an international group.
How to make plans together online and to use platforms such as Microsoft Teams.
How to reuse waste materials.

Improvements

In the future, we would like to do more planning together before the workshop week. The plan for the whole week could be clearer so that everybody is aware of what is happening.

…but everything else went smoothly and our teamwork was amazing!

Feedback from the other students

Our lab activity rolled very well

More time … I think it was perfect! … Perhaps more materials could be added, for example, more colours.

Our feedback to ourselves

We enjoyed working in international teams and learned a lot. It was great to work with young students who enjoyed our activity. It was a good learning opportunity to learn about event management in general. Our teamwork was great and we got along well!

Our idea for future events

Advertising and marketing on social media, in partnership with local administration and promotions by the volunteers of e.g. the Red Cross. Co-operation with the Red Cross and the events could be about how plastic waste impacts our lives: explaining how plastic is dangerous for our body and making activities that show how to recognise the problem.

Yes, it was a 100 % perfect day for recycling knowledge!

Student group 2:
SUSTAINABILITY

by Onna, Martina, Alice, Netta, Raquel, Pol & Jim

Sustainability

Student group 3:
PLASTIC FREE

by Peppi, Sanni, Naomi, Silvia, Paula, Francesco & Aurora

We did the feedback with paper and Google Forms.

Feedback 4,5

Rated: average of 4,5
Everyone liked the activity
They will be more sustainable in the future
Their favourite part was either plastic-free or our game.

Presentation: Plastic Free (Canva)

Student group 4:
GARDENING

by Gerad, Samuel, Railin Núria, Vittoria & Diego

Presentation: Gardening (Canva)

Student group 5:
CROSSWORD PUZZLE

by Noora, Sebastian, Daniela, Anastasia, Eloize, Maya, Andrea & Susanna

Idea of the Crossword Puzzle: learning and telling about sustainability by working together.

Our activity was a low-budget event, a Crossword Puzzle, with words related to sustainability. We had different responsibilities to make the action work out:

Team leader (Noora)
Explanation of the activity (Sebastian, Daniela)
Reading of the clues/definitions (Anastasia, Eloize)
Help in Italian (Maya)
Filling out the crossword (Andrea, Susanna)
Explaining of feedbacks (Maya)
Taking photos & videos (Eloize & Susanna, Sebastian & Daniela)

+ Special thanks to De Amicis School, which acquired all materials for the event!

Getting ready for a sustainable event

Brainstorming …researching different options …planning & budgeting in international Teams Meetings …voting for the best activities …and there it was: a Crossword Puzzle!

Channels of communication in co-work: social media and teamwork

Feedback 5/5

Let’s say: the event went very well, thank you! The students gained knowledge about recycling that know-how they can use now and in the future.

They evaluated our Crossword Puzzle as useful and dynamic, the most appreciated activity was plogging.

What did our team get?

Improvement of social & language skills
Practicing activity planning and event organizing
International communication skills
Awareness of the environment & sustainability
Development of inventiveness & creativity

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