Tatarstan schoolchildren can take part in international contest of nature protection projects “School for ecology: think, explore, act!”

For the fourth time, the Goethe-Institute announced a contest among schoolchildren “School for Ecology: think, explore, act!”, aiming to draw the attention of schoolchildren to environmental problems. Teams of students from the 7th to 11th grades, as well as their German teachers and subject teachers (biology, ecology, geography, chemistry, physics) are invited to participate. Together with the teachers, schoolchildren should explore the ecological situation in their city (village), on their street, in their school and offer ideas aimed at improving the environmental situation and attracting the public attention to it. Environmental projects must be uploaded to the contest website before November 1, 2017.
The description of the project should be submitted in German and meet the following criteria:
- Urgency and significance of the environmental problem for students and their city (village), schools;
- Realization of interdisciplinary connections and use of methods of scientific research in biology, ecology, geography, chemistry, physics;
- Participation in the project of a group of 3+ schoolchildren, 1 German teacher and 1 subject teacher;
- Practical focus and effectiveness of the project (specific environmental activities);
- Attracting the public attention to the project results;
- Clarity, consistency, structured description of the project and its results;
- Availability of documentation (i.e. photos, videos, questionnaires, articles in local media, etc.), reflecting the stage of practical implementation of the project.
The authors of the most convincing projects will be invited to the IV International Youth Environmental Conference, where they will present their projects in German.
The status of the competition can be found on the website: http://www.goethe.de/ins/ru/lp/prj/ums/ruindex.htm.
 
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