SCHOOL PROJECT ON APPLICATION OF RESOURSES AND ENERGY

On April 24, 2010 a seminar on energy saving organized by the environmental organization “Little Earth” took place in the village Darai Bedo in jamoat Chorbog. Presentations on solar energy, building solar greenhouses and improved stoves for cooking were presented for the workshop participants. The participants were particularly interested in the report on the work of the Rural Energy Board which was established in the village Choryakorroni Dara.

An exhibition of drawings under this slogan by school children who are actively working in the SPARE project took place at the end of April in one of the exhibition halls of Baku - Center for Contemporary Arts. About 60 pupils from the cities of Baku and Sumgait, rural regions of Ismail, Gah, Ujar presented their works on the theme of climate change, global warming, environmental friendliness. It’s expected to make this exhibition mobile and display drawings in the regions of SPARE activity.

NGO Proaktiva with financial support from Ministry of environment and physical planning — R. Macedonia, began with realization of the project «Capacity building of students and science teachers in primary schools in the municipality of Aerodrom» as part of the implementation of SPARE educative program in the municipality of Aerodrom, Skopje.

23-24 of June SPARE coordinators from 10 Russian regions gathered together to the annual meeting/seminar to discuss project development, SPARE integration to the state educational system, schoolchildren activity for raising public awareness on climate change and low-carbon local solutions, application of simple energy saving measures on the local level.

From 1st to 5th June 2010 in Stavanger, Norway took place the International Environmental Children Conference "Tunza". The event was organized by the Norwegian NGO Young Agenda with support from the UN Environment Programme. The conference was held under the motto "What is the energy?"

On May 28th to 31st an international semonar on the development of the SPARE project took place in Minsk. An important theme of the workshop was the integration of SPARE project into the state education systems in the participants’ countries, as well as practical solutions for energy saving. Participants visited a straw house and a multistory house that was built with energy-saving technologies and was recommended as a model for construction in Belarus.

A methodical training "Education as a means of attracting children to the problem of energy saving" was held for a group of teachers on May 11. The training was attended by 23 teachers from different town schools. The new textbook "Energy saving and climate change mitigation" was presented. The teachers got acquainted with the basic forms and methods of teaching the course. The participants received manuals and sets of information and learning materials that will contribute to a higher level of teaching the subject.

In May 2010 trip SPARE-delegation of children and teachers from the Central region of Russia took place in school - SPARE, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The trip was successful and helped to identify the following positive steps in the development of relations school-SPARE different countries.

OrganizersOn April 2nd and 3rd 2010 a seminar “Climate, energy, human” was organized in Vologda by Gaia (Cola coordination center, SPARE coordinator in Murmansk region) and environmental public organizations of Vologda and Arkchangelsk region/ The seminar was dedicated to the issues of climate change and energy efficiency. The conference’s participants discussed the consciences of climate change in Vologda region and agreed that it is necessary to act both to adapt to climate change and to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. Protection of nature and people’s natural livelihoods requires joint actions by public, authorities and specialist in different areas.

In January 2010 the Month of Energy Saving was organized in Ismailli district of Azerbaijan. Competitions, actions and other events took place at some schools. After exchanging views on global warming, COP-15, the consequences of climate change in Azerbaijan, the schoolchildren answered the following question “What steps would I undertake if I were a minister of energy?”