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Authentic Task Challenges

Vendors for the school (cleaning, food supply)

Director’s office

The stages are defined as follows:

1.     Research waste reduction and eco-footprint.

2.     Identify areas of improvement at school and brainstorm green solutions.

3.     Create a huge poster and hang it at the school premises and ask everyone – teachers, students, vendors and parents to sign the pact and comply with a greener, more environmentally friendly school. The pact should include a few key messages that summarise the aims.

4.     Invite company representatives of the vendors at school who are responsible for food supply and cleaning.

5.     Engage a dialogue with them what they are already doing to improve their environmental friendliness and pitch ideas, what they could do better to reduce waste. Ask them to sign the pact.

6.     At the end of the school year, hold an event and review the changes that were implemented. Thank everyone for participating and make plans to continue the movement into the next school year.

Points 1-3 will be implemented in a workshop facilitated by Auxilium on October 12^th 2023. The other steps of the way will be carried out autonomously by the class and the school.

E.N.T.E.R. GmbH

E.N.T.E.R. has reached out to the vocational school for an idea contest.

The challenge for the students is to come up with concrete ideas that will be submitted as an Erasmus+ project in March 2024 in the VET sector.

The prompts of the challenge are:

Green Environment – European Values – VET/school/WBL/youth

The workshop will be implemented on October 12^th 2023, facilitated by Auxilium. The company E.N.T.E.R. will then produce a project summary based on the best ideas, which the students can then approve. If all parties are on board, the project will be submitted in March 2024 and if selected for funding, implemented together with the students in their next school year.

VET school: INS Priorat

GHGs Challenge - Measuring greenhouse gas emissions for Recuperat-ion

Challenge Overview:

• Recuperat-ion, a local company that specialises in the commercialization of nutritional supplements. It is making great efforts to become more sustainable and has already implemented some environmentally friendly practices. Therefore, it wants to go a step further and measure its greenhouse gas emissions accurately.

Task:

• Help Recuperat-ion set up a system to measure its greenhouse gas emissions.

Steps to guide this task:

1.     Step 1: Work with Recuperat-ion to identify the sources of emissions (of greenhouse gases) within the business operations and collect relevant data on emissions from each source (e.g. energy consumption, transport, production processes and more).

2.      Step 2: Research different tools (e.g. online calculators) that will help you analyse the collected data and convert it into CO2 equivalents (standardised units). Present a report summarising your findings and recommendations.

3.      Step 3 - Propose innovative ways in which Recuperat-ion can reduce its emissions. Make proposals and present a plan for continuous monitoring of emissions to track progress over time.

VET school: INS Baix Camp

Edensol is committed to sustainability and is looking for innovative solutions to reduce waste and promote environmentally friendly practices in the workplace. By working with Edensol, VET students will learn how to design and implement a paper and waste recycling system. This challenge offers students the opportunity to contribute to reducing waste and resource consumption while improving their problem-solving skills.

Steps to guide this task:

1.     Step 1: VET Students are divided into teams and start working with Edensol to understand their current practices and goals related to sustainability.

2.     Step 2: Design a practical and sustainable system for recycling paper and other waste in the work area.

• Consider factors such as waste separation, collection bins, recycling processes and staff engagement.
• Develop a proposal for the recycling system.

3.     Step 3: (Implementation) Work closely with Edensol to implement the recycling system you have designed.

• Give training and guidelines to Edensol’s staff on how to use the system effectively.

4.     Step 4: Produce a comprehensive report summarising your actions, results and sustainability recommendations for Edensol.

5.      Step 5: Each team presents their achievements and the recycling system in front of a jury (Edensol representatives).

• Reflect on the challenges you overcame, the lessons you learned and the importance of sustainable thinking in VET education.

VET schools: Zsigmondy, Thury and Cserhati (all 3 VET schools of Nagykanizsa)

VET students from all three participating schools will prepare a complete plan for the rainwater collection and usage for their own schools and present their findings in front of a professional jury.

The task: Develop and present a proposal package for rainwater utilization in your school!

We welcome solutions for rainwater retention and collection, as well as creative ideas for water usage. While technical documentation-level accuracy and detail are not mandatory, it is advantageous if the students can support their proposals with various calculations.

1. The elaborated proposal package should be presented verbally on the final day of the competition, on December 12, 2023, at 2:00 PM. For the presentation, the use of MS PowerPoint, Prezi, or any other freely chosen presentation technique is recommended.
2. The students will progress in green competences.
3. Schools will receive funding from Hidrofilt Ltd. to (partly) implement the proposed rainwater retention, collection, and usage methods.

VET schools: Zsigmondy, Thury and Cserhati (all 3 VET schools of Nagykanizsa)

VET students from all three participating schools will prepare personal action plans for circular homes. Their proposals will be presented in front of a professional jury.

Beyond companies producing various products and services, individuals and households can also strive to produce less waste and ensure that the products and services they buy and use align with the principles of a circular economy. In a classroom presentation, students will gain further useful information about the circular economy and its impact on individual lives.

The task: Circular economy at home

Student groups shall develop, gather, and present consumption habits and behaviours that help transition individual lives and homes to a lifestyle in line with the principles of a circular economy.

From dining to clothing, transportation to household management, learning, entertainment, work – the topic touches every aspect of our lives. We expect simple methods and creative ideas from you on how to make homes and individual lives more sustainable.

1. The ideas should be presented verbally on the final day of the competition, on December 12, 2023, at 2:00 PM. For the presentation, the use of MS PowerPoint, Prezi, or any other freely chosen presentation technique is recommended.
2. The students will progress in green competences.
3. Participants may adapt new consumption habits.