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From the beginning, the team has worked with a large group of local,
national and international experts to set up an innovative educational
and training strategy. Based on local needs analysis the strategy objective is to
shape responsible citizens that are aware of their local patrimony and
are able to find creative solutions for sustainable development. Raising awareness strategy has focused on keeping
local community informed about the project and establishing a network
for dissemination.
Education
Formal education structures comprise about 4250 students, 890 teaching
personnel distributed in one high school (Ovid Densusianu in Hateg) and
67 general schools, most of them located in remote villages. In Sacel
and Paclisa are special schools for 120 children with dessabilities. The technical infrastructure is low developped, and
except few schools there are no internet connections or computers used
for education purposses. The level of cooperation among schools and the
involvement in educational projects is below average, only four
international cooperation projects being implemented in the region. One activity of top priority that has preceded the
creation of the Geopark was the set up of ?The Educational Strategy for
Sustainable Development in the Geopark?, in partnership with local
schools, County Inspectorate, University of Bucharest, and local
administration.
The strategy targets are:
- To create a local educational network having the university as focal points;
- To develop training packages and courses for local teaching staff and students;
- To
organize local, national and international events for public awareness
for natural and cultural heritage of the area and to promote local
initiatives;
- To develop new directions of research and education within the university.
Education Network
The
educational network was created in 2003 and comprise 20 schools, two
universities and the Berthelot Educational Centre. The network
represents a good support to provide teaching materials and training
courses, to develop and sustain new teaching and learning strategies
adapted to local needs, and to introduce and develop virtual school
experiment Activities developed
Inventory of existing facilities in all local schools and needs analysis
Workshops with Principals and teachers in Biology and Geography
Equipment purchase (100 PCs) based on a donation from France
Implementation
of a PHARE project - European acquis in the field of nature
conservation in partnership with schools from Hateg area, Bucharest,
Rucar Implementation of MATRA KAP project - Teachers for Geopark
Organize Berthelot Centre as a focal point for the local network
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