Notable training sessions, publications and projects

2009

Training „Wildlife protection in the curriculum“ for the teachers of Tallinn’s primary schools (Supported by the Tallinn’s Environmental Board)

Organization of an information day that introduced wildlife protection in Pärnu that included the compilation and publication of a leaflet on the topic

2008

Nature training „The Four Seasons“ together with the State Nature Conservation Center for elementary school teachers from Võru, Põlva and Valga counties 

Project to share the democratic management method experience of Estonian schools with Ukraine „Supporting democratic developments in Ukrainian educational management“ (Supported by the Foreign Office of Estonia) 

Training „Nature in the life of our forefathers“ to introduce Estonian nature related folk history to primary school teachers 2008-2009

Training „Habitats in the curriculum“ for sixth grade teachers of nature studies 2008-2009 (Supported by the Environmental Investment Center)

An environmental education project to integrate different school levels „Wind for Windmills 2“ 2008-2009 (Supported by the Environmental Investment Center)

2007

 Environmental education project „Sustainable economy and education“ in cooperation with Sillamäe`s Applied Ecology Centre.

Nature training for Russian speaking school’s natural science teachers (Supported by the Environmental Board.)

Nature training for primary and secondary school teachers 2007-2008 (Supported by the Environmental Board.)

Environmental education project for Pärnu`s and Tallinn’s primary schools „Stories of Nature 2” 2007-2008 (Includes publishing a book “Nähka’s Nature Stories”. Supported by the Environmental Board.)

2006

Planning the network of Tallinn’s primary schools. Study about the preferences of parents and primary school leaders

Development plan for Tallinn’s extracurricular education (2006-2007)

Renewal of Harjumaa’s school network development plan

Environmental education project for Pärnu’s and Tallinn’s primary schools „Stories of Nature (Supported by the Environmental Board)

Survey about Pärnu`s and Tallinn’s primary school workers’ environmental awareness

Survey for parents of 6 year olds about parents’ environmental awareness as a part of the project “Aiatuulik”

Renewing the development plan for Viimsi municipality’s school network

Nature training for Russian speaking school’s natural science teachers 2006-2007 (Supported by the Environmental Board.)

2005

Participating in working out of Estonia’s Consept of Sustainable Development Supportive Education

Survey of environmental awareness for 5 year old children as a part of Estonian-Netherlands project “Aiatuulik”

Publishing of a book “Development plan for primary school: How to include environmental topics” and collected study materials “Päkapikurada”, and “Aiatuuliku askeldused” in Estonian and Russian as a part of the project “Aiatuulik”.

Management of the natural science workgroup in a project “Study materials for children with special needs” for Estonia’s Examination and Qualifications Centre 2005-2007.

Management of the project ”Internal and external evaluation in schools” for Ministry of Science and Education

2004

Study of environmental study materials available in primary schools as a part of the project “Aiatuulik”.

Survey about environmental education in Tallinn’s primary schools in cooperation with Tallinn’s Educational Board

“Development plan for Harjumaa’s school network for 2004-2010” in cooperation with development programmes centre EMI-ECO.

Development plan for the school network of Viimsi municipality

Managing Estonian-Netherlands environmental project “Aiatuulik” 2004-2007 (Supported by Matra programme of Netherlands Foreign Ministry, Estonia’s Ministry of Environment and Tallinn’s Educational Board)

Interreg IIIA project “Environmental theatre on the coast of Baltic Sea” in cooperation with Itä-Uudenmaan ja Porvoonjoen vesien- ja ilmansuojeluyhdistys ry, Finland 2004-2007

Also implemented by NPO HARED:

Complacency surveys for primary and secondary school employees

Surveys about the functioning of local school network

Surveys for working out and renewing development plans

Trainings for primary and secondary school employees:

Making a development plan

Including projects and successive topics into study plans

Organizing projects and implementing them

Environmental friendly development in study- and development plans

Working out the self evaluation system in schools

Sustainable development supportive education in schools

Nature in schools study plan