From the 28th March to the 1st April 2022, in Elche, Spain, international teams of participants aimed at promoting awareness of one's own responsibility for the environment protection (earth and plastic - conscious consumers, changing habits), by watching a video on plastic pollution, and later discussing it in an Oxford style debate (“Should plastic be banned?”). After the discussion and presentation of conclusions, the students completed a collaborative activity on Kahoot about rubbish and the environment.
Two guides were asked to show the participants around La Manga del Mar Menor, an area now endangered due to the once uncontrolled building, and to expound on the causes and consequences of pollution on the environment. “Circular Economy” was the topic discussed in a Gymkhana that ended with the students writing their conclusions on posters that will be exhibited on the school walls.
The host students organized a tour of their hometown, which focused on the most relevant historical sites of the city of Elche. The visitors were also taken on a guided tour of Valencia, to get better acquainted with the Spanish history and culture.
To end the experience, the students were asked to write down their thoughts on Spanish culture, Spanish environment and on themselves (how they acclimated to a different culture, the impact on their social, language and collaborative work skills).
The participants also did research on being a Team Worker and the typical Learnish expressions in the field and reflected on how they can improve and build upon their collaborative process and how well they are working towards their short, medium and long term goals; together, they came up with two digital posters that have to be translated and shared in their native language with their school community about what they learned.
