Viterbo, Italy 13 th -17 th of December, 2021 Environmental Health
The third LTT activity, organized in Italy between 13th to 17th December 2021, where participants discussed about Environmental Health, combined physical mobility (Poland, Turkey, Romania and Spain) with virtual exchanges as the Greek partners couldn’t participate because of Covid-19 restrictions in their countries and because of the pandemic situation.
The first day started with a welcome ceremony and introductory speech by the headmistress, Prof. Paola Bugiotti. ITE "Paolo Savi" presented the school and the city, and came up with a series of icebreaking activities to encourage interaction between students. A management meeting was organized where coordinators and teachers discussed about the activities of the week. Participants exchanged information about their schools and daily life. As a result, students improved their self confidence in public speaking. In the second part of the morning the students were engaged in a series of sports activities in the school gym, organized by the PE teacher. In the afternoon all the students were divided into groups to build a "Rock Garden", a representation of the flags of the participating countries with recycled materials (wooden boxes and painted stones).
Originally, they were supposed to use potted flowers, but as the mobility was moved to winter it was not possible to use fresh plants. The afternoon ended with a treasure hunt through the streets of the city, in which the children took part in an orienteering with the Italian students.
During the second day, a lecture was held by a university professor on the importance of water in healthy ecosystems. Afterwards, participants visited the Santa Maria in Gradi complex, a university building that houses a museum center. In the afternoon, they visited
Villa Lante, a historic garden.
On Wednesday, the delegations presented the ppts on environmental health, after which the students were divided into groups for a debate on habits that help the environment in everyday life. In the afternoon, the students exercised and visited the Museo dei Facchini di Santa Rosa, dedicated to a local event that is on the list to become a Unesco heritage site.
The fourth day was dedicated to some educational trips for students to teach them how to care about the environmental health and to discuss about how important this is for our wellbeing. During the last day of our activities, students, divided into groups, continued to debate on the importance of environmental health, reported their reflections and suggestions in a series of PPTs that form a booklet of good practices.
Finally, each group presented their booklet to the other groups. A management meeting was organized and an evaluation questionnaire was applied. The headteacher handed out certificates of participation.
Environmental health is the branch of public health that focuses on the relationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and wellbeing and fosters healthy and safe communities. Environmental health is a key part of any comprehensive public health system.
The ITE Paolo Savi chose the environmental dimension due to the economic vocation of the school. Nowadays any analysis of the economy and economics must address the question of sustainability, with a focus on how it is possible to guarantee and ensure a peaceful existence to the future generations without them paying for the mistakes of current and past generations. Humans have always considered the Earth to be an infinite treasure to be plundered, but it is a closed system and has a specific carrying capacity called ecological footprint. If we do not take care of our Earth and begin to use its resources adequately and if we do not stop filling it with waste it will end in a disaster. Actually a healthy Environment is fundamental for all forms of life, not only for the humans but for all the living creatures. We cannot keep thinking to be able to survive without a global vision of the well-being starting and including the ecosystems and natural resources.
The first day started with a welcome ceremony and introductory speech by the headmistress, Prof. Paola Bugiotti. ITE "Paolo Savi" presented the school and the city, and came up with a series of icebreaking activities to encourage interaction between students. A management meeting was organized where coordinators and teachers discussed about the activities of the week. Participants exchanged information about their schools and daily life. As a result, students improved their self confidence in public speaking. In the second part of the morning the students were engaged in a series of sports activities in the school gym, organized by the PE teacher. In the afternoon all the students were divided into groups to build a "Rock Garden", a representation of the flags of the participating countries with recycled materials (wooden boxes and painted stones).
Originally, they were supposed to use potted flowers, but as the mobility was moved to winter it was not possible to use fresh plants. The afternoon ended with a treasure hunt through the streets of the city, in which the children took part in an orienteering with the Italian students.
During the second day, a lecture was held by a university professor on the importance of water in healthy ecosystems. Afterwards, participants visited the Santa Maria in Gradi complex, a university building that houses a museum center. In the afternoon, they visited
Villa Lante, a historic garden.
On Wednesday, the delegations presented the ppts on environmental health, after which the students were divided into groups for a debate on habits that help the environment in everyday life. In the afternoon, the students exercised and visited the Museo dei Facchini di Santa Rosa, dedicated to a local event that is on the list to become a Unesco heritage site.
The fourth day was dedicated to some educational trips for students to teach them how to care about the environmental health and to discuss about how important this is for our wellbeing. During the last day of our activities, students, divided into groups, continued to debate on the importance of environmental health, reported their reflections and suggestions in a series of PPTs that form a booklet of good practices.
Finally, each group presented their booklet to the other groups. A management meeting was organized and an evaluation questionnaire was applied. The headteacher handed out certificates of participation.
Environmental health is the branch of public health that focuses on the relationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and wellbeing and fosters healthy and safe communities. Environmental health is a key part of any comprehensive public health system.
The ITE Paolo Savi chose the environmental dimension due to the economic vocation of the school. Nowadays any analysis of the economy and economics must address the question of sustainability, with a focus on how it is possible to guarantee and ensure a peaceful existence to the future generations without them paying for the mistakes of current and past generations. Humans have always considered the Earth to be an infinite treasure to be plundered, but it is a closed system and has a specific carrying capacity called ecological footprint. If we do not take care of our Earth and begin to use its resources adequately and if we do not stop filling it with waste it will end in a disaster. Actually a healthy Environment is fundamental for all forms of life, not only for the humans but for all the living creatures. We cannot keep thinking to be able to survive without a global vision of the well-being starting and including the ecosystems and natural resources.