Abstract
The idea and practice of separate waste collection is widespread in Europe as an effective way of building public awareness of environmental responsibility. The study covers activities on the most current environmental topics: sustainable development, municipal waste, recycling, composting. The project provides opportunities for cooperation and interaction between students in a team organisation of cognitive activity, the implementation of active student learning, and constructivist design of training, which will increase the practical orientation of the acquired knowledge and competences. The project aims at developing an innovative curriculum, curriculum content, methodological model, and didactic materials for the education of high school students and to increase their environmental competence in sustainable waste management at school and in their households. As a result of the training activities following Kolb's cycle, the participants in the study have changed their behaviour with the tendency to reduce the wastes amount and the use of disposable packages.
Highlights
We all share common environmental protection needs, goals, and objectives
The aim of the present study is dictated by the priorities of school education, namely, the training of students through active learning, interaction, and team organisation of learning activities, the acquisition of key competences
The first step in the analysis of the results of the experiment was to assess the change in the environmental competences of the studied students, which occurred as a result of the training
Summary
We all share common environmental protection needs, goals, and objectives. Responsibility for the fate of nature is fostered, and childhood is the most appropriate start to a lasting upbringing of environmental responsibility. The citizen's environmental commitment starts at a young age, and his thinking and development should be part of the educational process in all stages of the modern education system. In the process of learning, the student needs to seek, discover, apply knowledge to solve problems constantly. The concept of lifelong learning is being established. Teachers and methodologists are actively working towards this direction. This concept applies to biological culture and competence. The phenomena are complex and require skills for team discussion and teamwork, original ideas and solutions, critical appraisal, the motivation of students for active learning activities
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