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Gamers4Nature
Reconnecting with Nature through the Creation of Digital Games
AGREEMENT NUMBER 2020-1-PT01-KA201-078789
About the Project?
About the Project?
The Gamers4Nature project (University of Aveiro, Portugal and Bioliving Association) aims to develop and implement strategies capable of encouraging the active participation of young audiences (secondary and higher education students) in the creation of games for mobile devices, as a way to promote a change in behavior and awareness of the environment, promoting knowledge about environmental conservation and biodiversity.
Sancta Maria College joined with three other secondary schools:
IES Pedro Jiménez Montoya (Spain)
Agrupamento Escolas Emídio Garcia (Portugal)
Péter András Gimnázium és Kollégium (Hungary)
Diary
First Teaching, Learning and Training Activity (LT&TA) - Introducing G4N Toolkit to Teaching Staff
26th April, 28th April, 3rd May, 5th May and 7th May 2021 (10am - 12pm)
Online events due to covid restrictions
Teachers: Noel McGreal, Judi O’Malley and John Paul Tiernan
Activities included:
Creating games to promote environmental awareness
Designing activities of exploitation of nature, environmental awareness and preservation of biodiversity
Designing educational resources
Designing the School project
May/June 2021 Research and design of Thematic cards
Second LT&TA - Follow-up G4N toolkit cards set produced by teaching staff took place between 6 and 10 September 2021, in Bragança, Portugal.
Teachers: Noel McGreal and Judi O’Malley
Portuguese school in Bragança was the host, and the Aveiro
University and BioLiving teams led the activity.
This in-person activity was where the four partner schools met
face-to-face for the first time.
Student Project - 21st September 2021
TY students accompanied by teachers (Noel McGreal, Judi O’Malley and John Paul Tiernan) - visit a local beach (Carrowmore) to conduct an ecology (Flora and Fauna) study, identify coastal erosion and other issues e.g. pollution.
Students completed a presentation which will be used as the criteria for choosing the students who would go to Portugal at the end of October.
14th - 15th October 2021 - International Partners Meeting
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Teachers: Noel McGreal, Judi O’Malley
Progress of project and planning for students visit to Aveiro in October
Third LT&TA - Using G4N Toolkit by students will take place 24th - 31st October (Midterm)
24th October - Travel from Ireland to Portugal
25th - 30th October - 5 day student based activities
31st October - Travel from Portugal to Ireland
This was an in-person activity that was held in Aveiro (University of Aveiro and BioLiving as host) with 2 teachers (Noel McGreal and Judi O'Malley) and 6 students (Joey Martin, Meadbh Ní Shuilleabhain, Tim Carty, Leah Coffey, Ryan Mulchrone and Alisha Herterich) from each school.
Group dinner with Portuguese Students
Group dinner with Portuguese Students
Group visit to the beach at Aveiro
Presenting their game
Presenting their game
Presenting their game
Presenting their game
November 2021 - April 2022
All TY students are working on game design and development during this time.
The 6 students acted as Ambassadors for the programme in the school.
Time is given for Science and Coding class to help with this.
Teachers had numerous activities such as proof reading thematic cards and posters from translation to English and designing posters
Our students entered a competion organised by Léargas (National Agency) and the school came in Second Place Nationally
13th - 15th March 2022 - International Partners Meeting
Location: Aveiro, Portugal
Teachers: Noel McGreal, Judi O’Malley
Review of the finance and planning for Baza in April
Fourth LT&TA - 18-22 April 2022 (Easter), Baza, Spain
18 April Travel to Baza, Spain (via Málaga and Granada)
19 April - 21st April Presentation of games and outdoor activities
22 April Travel to Ireland
3 Students and 3 Teachers went to Baza - the best game 'Emerald Isle' was chosen to represent the school
The following students went to Baza: Meadhbh Ni Shuilleabhain, Joey Martin and Eve Power
The following teachers went to Baza: Judi O'Malley, Noel McGreal and Deborah Maxwell
Presenting Louisburgh and it's biodiversity
Presenting Louisburgh and it's biodiversity
Presenting their game -'Emerald Isle'
Presenting their game -'Emerald Isle'
Outdoor adventure - Kayaking
Outdoor adventure - Kayaking
30th - 31st May 2022 - 'Game Jam'
6th Class pupils from Louisburgh National School were invited to Sancta Maria College to take part in a 'Game Jam' where they had to design and create a game over a few days. The pupils created games on the biodiversity theme of 'Coastal' - focusing on local flora and fauna along with coastal issues such as pollution, flooding and climate change.
24th June 2022 - International Partners Meeting - Sancta Maria College as hosts
Location: Galway, Ireland
Teachers: Noel McGreal, Judi O’Malley
Discussion on the project and overall evaluation of it
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