SCHOOL PROJECT ON APPLICATION OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY

Within the framework of the SPARE school program, application of environmental protection skills among young generation, especially works for improvement of ecological knowledge in regions, continue. In order to promote a wide range of initiatives initiated by the Programme, the Resource Center was established in Udjar.

SPARE Children Academy established within the International School Programme is expanding activities. Thus, members of the Academy, who usually listen to reports of local and international environmental experts, have themselves made speech in front of their peers this time.

In the end of 2011-2012 academic year members of the Bryansk SPARE Network decided to get together, discuss and share experiences, and map out plans for further cooperation. Activists from universities, scientists, civic leaders and representatives of the service networks of Bryansk region not only shared their experiences, but also took the patronage over the new members of SPARE Network of Bryansk region. Elena Kuznetsova, the auditor of SPARE program St.Petersburg, was the guest of the Round Table.

More than 30 posters on energy conservation submitted to SPARE competitions in 2010-2012 took part in the Moscow competition of social advertising on energy saving in April 2012. Now the posters are presented at the exhibition "Man. Energy. Nature." at the Moscow Ecological Center "Sparrow Hills".

In March-May 2012 the joint activities between SPARE program and Bryansk organisation of main power transmission lines, a branch of JSC "Federal Grid Company - United Energy System of Russia" were started. The initiator of the activities was Coordination Council of Bryansk NGO "Viola", SPARE program manager in Central Federal District of Russia. Several meetings were held during three months with leaders and employees of the two organizations in order to work out a program of joint activities with SPARE schools in Bryansk and Smolensk regions.

The conference was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 3rd – 6th . Among the participants there were various NGOs involved in SPARE project from 12 countries of Central Asia, Caucasus, Eastern Europe and from Norway.

Seminar on energy-efficiency with participation of heads of Cag Ogretim Schools Network, which is the Partner of the Program was held in April, 2012. The trainings designed for School administrations’ staff were held in Baku and Mingechevir. The trainings were attended by heads of schools under Cag Ogretim Group of Companies in 12 regions, including Baku City. The trainings were facilitated by Mr. Dag Arne Hoystad, SPARE Consultant on energy issues and Mr. Leonid Firsov, SPARE Programme Expert from Ukraine.

Mr. Dag Arne Hoystad, SPARE Consultant on energy issues, Mr. Leonid Firsov, SPARE Programme Expert from Ukraine and Mrs. Naila Ismayilova, Programme’s Azerbaijan Coordinator held meeting at the Ministry of Industry and Energy. Guests met Mr. Mahabbat Mammadov, Head of the State and International Programmes Monitoring Department and Mr. Javidan Ibrahimov and Mr. Hajı Narimanoglu, Department officers. During the meeting, representatives of the Ministry highly appreciated SPARE Program initiatives on improving energy efficiency and reiterated importance of cooperation in this direction.

On 21th April, Azerbaijan Youth Union held next session of the Children Academy within the SPARE Programme. The Session was attended Mr. Dag Arne Hoystad, SPARE Consultant on energy issues and Mr. Leonid Firsov, SPARE Programme Expert from Ukraine.

By the organization of the "Armenian environmental network" and the international educational project SPARE- Armenia launched the first in a series of seminar-conference "Green Path". On the 29th of March we were hosted by the "American University of Armenia."

International Day of Water has been marked by ECOVISION. Theacher seminar under SPARE was organized in Tbilisi public school N24 on 21-22 March 2012. 15 teachers from several Tbilisi schools and representatives from National Center for Teacher Proffecional Development at the Ministry of Education and Science attended the seminar.

To select the works for the international stage and the winners for the national stage the jury needed a whole week because it was very difficult to choose the best ones among these high-quality works.

A task force meeting of donor organizations chaired by Mr. George Zedginidze, Deputy Minister of Environment Protection, was organized by the Ministry. The meeting was dedicated to environmental education and was participated by the representatives of international organizations and embassies, which are actively engaged in environmental programs.

A roundtable for participants and partners of the project SPARE in St. Petersburg was held on February 28. Participants discussed the results of the project — the use of SPARE materials in schools, further education, extracurricular activities, and professional development of teachers. The focus of discussion was the development of actions for implementing simple energy efficiency measures in schools and residential sector.

On 28 February, the session of the Second Children Academy operating in Azerbaijan in the framework of the SPARE was attended by Mrs. Firuza Sultanzadeh, Head of the “EkoSfera” Social and Ecological Center and Mrs. Helena Rosandich, a Croatian environmental specialist.

Once gain our pupils surprised us with their awareness and creative mind , attracted the attention of decision makers on important issues of quality and educational development of children.

Friends of the Baltic not only inform people on the eco-management ideas within the educational programs, at the demonstration Ecocentrum which run every week, but also use it in practice. In the beginning of February when temperature outside was minus 23⁰С, the old wooden windows in the office of Russian national org-committee were insulated. The temperature inside increased on 3⁰С.

In January-February 2012 Mini-Festivals for the climate-defence were held in 14 city and rural schools in the Central Federal District of Russia, including schools in the Moscow region. Mini-Festival includes art-shares, performances of propaganda team, puppet theatre performances, defence projects, drawing contests.

First in Georgia environmental magazine for children — Popcorn was established. Magazine «Popcorn» is published in the frame of project SPARE. 5000 copies of the magazine will be published monthly. The presentation of the magazine was held at the children’s entertaining centre «Multi-Pulti World» on 5 February, 2012.

Energy Project was implemented in Bediani public school in January 2012. On the basis of above mentioned technique the practical energy training was carried out in the school by ECOVISION staff. Insulation materials for all windows and doors were delivered to the school administration. Students, teachers and parents participated in the training.

Students and teachers of school № 1, Bryansk, Russia, active members of SPARE-network since 2004, wrote and prepared the Declaration for shipment to the website "Rio +20". Join us!

A group of Azerbaijan students and teachers visited the city of Skopjye, the capital of the Macedonia Republic during the 23-27 of January 2012. The event was organised by the Azerbaijan Youth Union within the framework of School Project on Application on Resources and Energy (SPARE). In the meetings macedonian side pursued the idea to establish closer relations, to provide the sustainability of school exchange programs, exchange of the teaching materials on the effective use of alternative energy resources as well as organizing environmental festivals, art competitions, camps and summer schools.

In 2012, the Climate Program began in the SPARE-schools of the Bryansk region with the active involvement of children in all-Russian Campaign «For Saving of White Bear!». More than 500 schoolchildren of urban and rural schools have taken part in information campaigns, poster contest, viewing and discussing films, round tables and seminars. Children are aware of the serious problems associated with climate change, melting of ice in the Arctic, the massive loss of the white bears. They empathize and offer their solutions.

On the 14 of January, 2012 Second Children Academy launched within the framework of SPARE of Azerbaijan Youth Union. The purpose of the Children Academy is to form the ecological thinking of the children, to increase the knowledge of the school children in this sphere and to attract the attention of public to energy problems, saving the energy and energy resources as well as environmental protection. 15 students aged between 12-15 from the 10 schools of the Baku schools participating in the Academy will have classes in English and Azeri languages twice in a month.

A Day of Energyefficiency on manufactures of Belarus will possibly concur with International Day of energysaving. This idea appeared during the month of the national energy conservation, which was initiated by the Energy-efficiency Department of Statestandard of Belarus.

On 15th December 2011 at Vasil Levski High Professional SchooL of Architecture (Varna, Bulgaria) was held аn open session of the Ecology Interclub on the topic "We can’t live without energy". It was an integrated lesson in Chemistry and Environmental education and English, based on SPARE teaching materials and organized by the teachers T. Karadzhova and P. Zheleva.

On December 9, a scientific practical conference "Practical experience of teaching the "Energy Saving" course" took place in Voznesensk. The conference was attended by representatives of local governments, public organizations, regional institute of postgraduate education of teachers, education department of the city council, city scientific-methodological center, school principals and teachers.

SPARE-Net CFA RF devoted the month of energy to the training of new schools and colleges in the region with theoretical and practical skills in energy saving. For this purpose 6 workshops, 8 tours, 4 art-actions, 8 days of activity of 4 energy teams were organized.

On 11th November 2011 within the framework of SPARE Azerbaijan Youth Union arranged an event to celebrate the International Day of “Energy Saving” in the school 284 located in the Baladjari settlement of Baku. Participants of the 8th form who are also the members of the SPARE Followers Club, attended in the event to discuss environmental issues and environmental protection, how to save the energy and also the importance of education to improve knowledge of ecology.

On November 19 scientific-practical conference "Raising young Lomonosovs", dedicated to the 300th anniversary of outstanding scientist and educator took place at the Theoretical Lyceum № 1 of Bender. It was organized with the support of the Congress of Russian Communities of Moldova and Transnistria, under the patronage of the Embassy of the Russian Federation and the Russian center for Science and Culture in the RM.