1. GEOclimHOME: an Erasmus+ strategic partnership
Alessandra Magagna, Mikko Kiuttu
& the GEOclimHOME team
T8 Regional and International UNESCO Global Geopark Collaborations
GEOclimHOME: an Erasmus+ strategic partnership
for geoscience education within the UNESCO Global Geoparks

2. IDEA!

3. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS EXCHANGE:
November 2014
April 2014
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS EXCHANGE:
A PILOT PROJECT IN 2014

4. Year of recognition: 2013 Geopark’s area: 213 959 ha
Elevation: 190 to m asl
Municipalities: 85
Population:
Year of recognition:
2013

5. Alpine geodiversity and cultural heritage

6. Year of recognition: 2010 Geopark’s area: 1 320 km2
Elevation: 11 to 194 m asl
Municipalities: 3
Population:
Main theme: Heritage of the Ice Age
Year of recognition:
2010

7. Finnish heritage of the Ice Age

8. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET KNOWLEDGE ABOUT A NEW TERRITORY
FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AND THE CULTURAL POINTS OF VIEW

9. Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Key Action 2:
Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type:
Strategic Partnerships for school education
Identifier:
FI01-KA
Deadline for submission:

10. Geoheritage and climate change opening the secrets of home
September 2015
GEOclimHOME
Geoheritage and climate change
opening the secrets of home
36 months project, until September 2018

11. Vaalan kunnan sivistyspalvelut
COORDINATOR
Vaalan kunnan sivistyspalvelut
Local Public body
Local Public body
Università degli studi di Torino
Higher education institution (tertiary level)
Humanpolis Oy
Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
School/Institute - General education (secondary level)

12. 7 days of exchange with: 3 phases of students exchanges
Alternate Italy/Finland exchanges are organised by the project for groups of high school students (aged 16-18).
OCTOBER 2015 IN FINLAND and APRIL 2016 IN ITALY
SEPTEMBER 2016 IN ITALY and MAY 2017 IN FINLAND
JANUARY 2018 IN FINLAND and APRIL 2018 IN ITALY
7 days of exchange with:
hosting in local families
performing scientific research activities
communicating in English

13. PARTICIPATION TO THE EXCHANGES
SCHOOL YEAR
ITALIAN STUDENTS
FINNISH STUDENTS
2013/2014 22 16
2015/2016 21
2016/2017 18 10
2017/2018 25 15
FOLLOWED BY:
A TEAM OF TEACHERS (science and language)
A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS
A TEAM FROM THE GEOPARK STAFF
AND WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES (administrators, museums, associations, guides etc.)

14. by using digital and traditional tools
MAIN GOAL
To improve general perception of climate and environmental changes and the appraisal of geoheritage …
… by using innovative methods
Teamwork & Problem solving
ACT AS RESEARCHERS
by using digital and traditional tools

15. OBSERVATION & QUESTIONS
Scientific method
OBSERVATION & QUESTIONS
HYPOTHESIS
EXPERIMENT
ANALYSE THE RESULTS
CONCLUSION
SHARE QUESTIONS,
RESULTS AND IDEAS !!

16. DAYS 3, 4, 5 / TUESDAY – WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY
A typical week
DAY 1 / SUNDAY
arrival and hosting
DAY 2 / MONDAY
presentations and introductions
Afternoon: beginning of the scientific research activities
DAYS 3, 4, 5 / TUESDAY – WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY
scientific research activities
DAY 6 / FRIDAY
processing of data and presentation of results
to families, teachers, and local community
DAY 7 - SATURDAY
departure

17. WE ARE LEARNING BY DOING
FIELD AND LAB RESEARCH TO COLLECT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DATA: SOME EXAMPLES
dendrochronology,
soil profiling,
peat analysis,
mire drilling,
biodiversity and ecological studies,
historical maps study,
digital data collection,
georesources evaluation,
glacial retreats,
weather series,
pioneer flora,
geomorphological landscape interpretation,
reflection on anthropocene
WE ARE LEARNING BY DOING

20. Concepts explored = New knowledge
Geological time
Plate tectonics
Petrography
Geomorphology
Mires
Volcanism
Geology & Culture
Biological indicators
Georesources
Ice ages & glacial environment
But also: language training (English, and local)

21. The cooperative and peer-learning approach
develops new key-competences
to respect the role and the different function of the other partners
to be able to work in group
to be able to have good relationships with the other partners
to be able to communicate in a foreign language
to be able to make decisions on complex issues
to be able to cope with problems and find solutions (problem solving)
to respect the timing of the tasks received
to accept the others and their diversity

22. EVALUATION PROCESS
Useful experiences for understanding climate change as a multidimensional phenomenon
and for recognising both the natural and
the human induced aspects of it.
The hosting of students in families and the use of social media improve language and social skills.
Final satisfaction questionnaires filled in by students reveal that they appreciated the experience, considering it interesting.

23. UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS are …
unique areas for enhancing relationships between scientific, educational and local institutions
territories with educational and cultural values based on Geodiversity
the ideal destination for international study tours based on the concept and practice of sustainable tourism
an opportunity for sharing both Earth Science knowledge and appraisal of intangible and tangible heritage
the appropriate places for testing and practicing innovative educational strategies, shareable in an international context

24. WE ALREADY ENLARGED THE NETWORK …
From one side to the other of the Alps

25. GEOclimHOME GLAD FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Pictures by: Ilaria Selvaggio, Marco Giardino, Alessandra Magagna, Mikko Kiuttu, Camilla Cappelletti, Patrizia Balzarini & other participants