D class of Istituto comprensivo Masaccio, Scuola primaria Don Milani

in San Giovanni Valdarno - Italy and

D class of 18th Primary school of Patras – Greece

present their Ecomobility projects

Italy and Greece

This is Italy

This is Greece

This is Tuscany

This is Achaia

In Tuscany there is

San Giovanni Valdarno

The capital of Achaia is Patras

On the east of San Giovanni Valdarno, there is the mountain (Pratomagno),

On the west, there are hills (Chianti),

and in the middle, the Arno river

View of San Giovanni

Valdarno

On the east of Patras, there is the mountain (Panahaiko),

On the west is the gulf of Patras, which is part of the Ionian Sea

On the north east is the Rio – Antirio bridge which connects the Peloponnese with mainland Greece

And on the south west is the new port

View of Patras

The Italian Ecomobility project involved:

Visiting the Town Hall

walking safe routes home-school

Finding alternatives for a green mobility:

Riding a bike………..

Learning to move safely

Discovering what air pollution means.

Lichens as bio indicators of air pollution. Lichens in the tree near our school.

Results show a good air quality

Our proposals to reduce pollution:

Increase cycle paths,

use the bike to go to school,

use electric, solar or hidrogen vehicles,

use “pedibus”,

use one car in more people,

make less expensive school transports.

The Greek Ecomobility project involved:

Visiting the old port of Patras

Visiting the new port of Patras

visiting the Russian sail training ship “Kruzenshtern”

Watching a presentation and videos about water sports

Learning the basics of windsurfing in the school’s playground …..

Answering work sheets

And taking part in a walking tour of our city together with other schools using a tablet/mobile phone application (Clio muse) with info about important sites of our

city before finally meeting the mayor of the city and other officials

We reached the conclusions:

Water sports are fun and good exercise

The sea and the port are an essential element in the economic, cultural and social life of Patras

Wind energy is ecological, cheap and a “clean” form of energy

Walking is not only the best way to get to know a place, its history and culture, but also a very good way

of moving around

Technology through tablet/mobile phone applications can assist learning in an interesting way