Lecture for teachers being held in the capital on the theme «Ecological Security»
January 27, 2016, 06:00
A lecture on ecology was held January 21 for teachers in Bishkek within the framework of The “Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva” Foundation’s eco-project "Think globally, act locally: increasing ecological responsibility among children and youth" in the education complex #67. Ecologist and executive director of the environmental movement “BIOM”, Anna Kirilenko, gave a lecture on the theme: “Ecological Security: Features of school work for ensuring security.” It was the first introductory lecture on the topic, where different aspects of the environmental risks have been highlighted. Students were introduced to the concept of "risk society,” and its basic outline and problems. It shows how in a changing world, there are an increasing number of risks that threaten our health, and therefore there is a need to form special risk assessment skills to minimize them in our daily lives, both at school and at home. During the lecture, various examples were selected that are commonly used in schools, such as environmentally friendly food products, soap, detergents, and construction materials.
According to Anna Kirilenko: "Ecological security is a relatively new and very urgent topic for teachers, since the foundations for a lifetime of health are laid during childhood and adolescence. I felt from the audience intense interest and it is gratifying to realize that this is only the beginning of lectures on this topic. I think that we will be able to add to our own efforts over the many years of our work to help improve the health and quality of life of students,” said Anna Kirilenko.
Also during the lecture, a presentation of the results of the 2015 lecture eco-project "Think globally, act locally: increasing environmental responsibility among children and youth" and the activities and eco-actions planned in cooperation with the Department of Education of the Municipality of Bishkek for 2016 were given.
The lecture was concluded with an eco-presentation by the students of Gymnasium School #67 education complex accompanied by a slide show titled, “We protect our planet.”
One hundred sixty seven teachers of biology, geography and chemistry from Bishkek schools participated in the event. “Ecological Calendar” and “Rules of Young Bishkekians” posters were distributed through the eco-project. As part of the lecture, students had the opportunity to obtain a new publication of the environmental movement BIOM titled "Environmental Security in the context of sustainable development," for which a great amount of material was collected on Kyrgyzstan. Teachers who would like to have this publication can download it via the following link: http://biomweb.herokuapp.com/portfolio/#/81.
The lecture was organized by The “Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva” International Public Foundation in collaboration with the Bishkek Mayor’s Office of Education and the ecological movement “BIOM.”
Information sheet:
The 2015 ECO-PROJECT RESULTS:
Lecture on Ecology for Bishkek Teachers
Eleven lectures for teachers, directors and deputy directors of schools of Bishkek. Lecture topics were selected with an emphasis on the environment and biodiversity, taking into account the wishes of teachers. Also, lectures were organized for teachers of urban kindergartens and jailoo kindergartens operating during the summer for children of shepherds.
"TazaBISH” (Clean Bishkek)
5 activities with the participation of higher education institutions, student and youth organizations in Bishkek.
Eco-action "Green Bishkek – school landscaping"
1st event - April 3-4, 6 schools: 91, 83, 78, 72, 51, 2 - over 1200 seedlings
2nd event - On October 17, 15 schools: 93, 92, 90.89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 81, 80, 79, 77, 73, 71 - over 5000 seedlings
3rd event - 30 October, 4 schools: 82, 34, 30, 22 - more than 2,500 seedlings
Eco-Action "May there be no plastic bags"
1st action - on March 3 in the framework of the first National Forum of Women in Kyrgyzstan
2nd action "May there be no plastic bags" – October 24 in the framework of the Festival "Eco-Bashtyk" (Eco-bag)
Eco-slogans contest among schools in Bishkek
Six non-school institutions participated.
Contest posters and drawings
"Ecology and us" together with the Mayor’s Office of Education
The competition for the collection of waste paper among schools in Bishkek
More than 60 schools participated in Bishkek
Contest "Eco-selfie" - 3 winners
Contest "Eco-photography" - 7 winners
Knowledge Caravan: mobile workshop of the natural sciences for schools of Bishkek
20 Caravans, more than 1,200 schoolchildren in Bishkek
Ecology Knowledge Caravan for camps on Bishkek school grounds
Four Caravans, more than 400 students
Environmental meetings at the Zoological Museum
June 15-26, 686 students from 18 school camps
Development and distribution of free posters titled "Eco-Calendar" and "Rules of young Bishkekians" among schools, eco-project partners, and educational institutions in Bishkek
16 social video clips on the theme of ecology and respect for the environment
Broadcast on 5 channels
Third Education Festival: Eco-Festival - April 24-25
6 classes/areas, more than 15 thousand visitors, more than 150 member organizations, more than 80 volunteers and more than 250 events
Presentation of the eco-project and planned activities within the project at the city sectional meeting of educators.