Period of implementation of the project: 

2020 – 2024

Challenge: 

We realized that children in our current education system often struggle to link school knowledge with self-realization in real life. While searching for ideas that will inspire children to fulfill their potential in the big world, the team of teachers suggest applying the knowledge, skills and unlimited children’s imagination to solve the global problems of mankind. Key project objectives:

• To unite schoolchildren and the world in solving common global tasks;
• To encourage students to take the first steps in solving the global problems of mankind;
• To show the importance of every small step for everyone to achieve the big goals;
• To draw public attention to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Solution: 

Based on the objectives that we set, our team suggests integrating the activities aimed at broadening the horizons and understanding of the global world into the educational process. For this, we have introduced a variety of activities aimed at studying the planet and its features and analyzing the causes and consequences of various human activities and the impact of personal contribution to the overall structure of the world. As a part of the project, we have developed a gamified system “SEPIA” (Scientists, Engineers, Politicians, Influencers, Artists), in which children come together in working groups based on their strengths and develop competitive solutions to global problems. The results of the project are increased awareness of young people about the global problems of mankind (educational goal), student projects based on sustainable development goals (creative goal), and the environment that supports student-led innovation in modern schools (mentoring). Our ideas have already been embodied in several socially important projects and have far-sighted plans to integrate global ideas into applied implementation in school education for the benefit of the world. Our ideas have already been fulfilled in several socially important projects and we have far-sighted plans to integrate global ideas while applying them in the educational system for the benefit of the world.

Results: 

Throughout the school year, children and teachers proposed and implemented projects to address the Sustainable Development Goals:

• Conducted ecological monitoring of surface waters in the Dnipro River, prepared a project (https://www.instagram.com/p/COxVaiLt-Wa/), which was presented at the national competition of youth research projects by the Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and got a third place (http://man-junior.org.ua/?p=24886). We have shared the results during the World’s Largest Lesson 2021 (https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5TlaCrMUy/) 
• Created tree alley PIPS Garden in local park (https://www.instagram.com/p/CN9YpGGLYYr/) 
• Reduced the use of plastic cups by 4 times and use of paper by 25% (https://www.instagram.com/p/CPiAnRTtayU/) 
• We’ve started growing microgreens in used plastic cups (https://www.instagram.com/p/CNo3dhwrryG/) 
• In search of a solution to the current problem of the city – the deterioration of water supply systems, students conducted a scientific study of the phenomenon of water hammer and put forward the concept of innovation that should counteract water hammer and failure of water mains (https://www.instagram.com/p/CPVMGe_tI7T/); the results of the research were presented by the students at the National Ukrainian competition of youth research projects under the auspices of the Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and got a third place (http://man-junior.org.ua/?p=23275) 
• The students held a debate on socially important issues (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKir3N6rPlr/) 
• Students conducted lessons for teachers on the Earth Day and the Chernobyl tragedy anniversary (https://www.instagram.com/p/COIDX1OrdZv/) 
• Join the Giving Tuesday global initiative and collected more than 100 books for children who can’t afford them (https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ8-9bABkT/) 
• We visited the local solar power plant, where we studied the principles of its operation and the relevance of renewable energy sources (https://www.instagram.com/p/CPP1x23tn3T/) 
• We organized lectures from SaveDnipro, where we studied successful cases of interaction between government and society as a result of continuous monitoring of air quality and installation of a filter at the Dnieper TPP (https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyEFQQIadj/?utm_medium=copy_link)
• Participation of the Scientists group in the film festival “Happy films fest” (https://www.instagram.com/p/CQilqBTtxq4/?utm_medium=copy_link)

Category: People

Company:

PRIMUS INTER PARES SCHOOL

About the company:

PRIMUS INTER PARES SCHOOL is a private secondary school of a new format in the city of Dnipro with unique opportunities for the comprehensive development of each child and helping to find their vocation.

Sustainable Development Goals