Target group: Primary and secondary high school students (all classes) or higher vocational training students
Venue: Classroom / school event hall / school garden or outdoors
Duration: 4+ teaching hours

MODULE: ENVIRONMENT/CULTURE

THEME: CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

SUBTHEMES: LOCAL NATURAL HERITAGE, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CLIMATE CHANGE, ECOLOGY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BIODIVERSITY

DESCRIPTION - GOALS

Through drawing or photography, students express their concerns about environmental destruction, the decline of pollinators, and climate change, using art while maintaining a positive outlook and seeking solutions for a sustainable future.

Students engage directly with the educational, aesthetic, artistic, and recreational dimensions of climate change, environmental degradation, and the decline of pollinators. Using an experiential approach, they stimulate their curiosity for learning and taking action, with art as the key tool.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: Start-up

Students are informed, through audiovisual and theoretical material, about the environmental crisis, the concept of pollination, pollinators, their importance, and the threats they face. They also learn about the role schools can play in supporting pollinator populations.

Activity 2: Environmental art workshop

Students are divided into mixed-ability groups and, under teacher guidance, paint (the exterior of) real Bee hives or photograph plants, landscapes, Bees, cultural elements or a combination of these - inspired by biocultural elements from their local area. Using art as a means of awareness-raising, they capture their environmental concerns while conveying the hopeful message that a degraded environment can be restored through a healthier relationship between humans and nature. Guidelines are provided.