A ship in harbour is safe.
But that is not what ships are built for.
Paulo Coelho
ASE : AYAM SAILING EUROPE
International association - Aisbl
International association - Aisbl
Our navigation area is in the mediterranean sea. There, the impact of human activities is proportionally stronger than in any other sea*. One of the consequences is that the concentration of microplastics in the mediterranean sea is amongst the highest in the world**.
ASE launched a trisectoral strategic partnership between education (students from secondary schools 16+), scientific research and sailing using a common thread: Sea pollution by microplastics.
The Pedagogical Sailboat project
Co-financed by the EU in the frame of the Erasmus+ programme
An engaging educational tool for the development of co-created Citizen Science projects for secondary schools (16+)
The Pedagogical Sailboat project
Co-financed by the EU in the frame of the Erasmus+ programme
An engaging educational tool for the development of co-created Citizen Science projects for secondary schools (16+)
Logo by Marina Cordier
Scientific research for better understanding of the problematic
The development of scientific skills is a fundamental axis of the Pedagogical Sailboat.
We are very proud to have the scientific support of :
Awareness through education for a substantial habit change
Three secondary schools joined the project.
Athénée Royal Louis Delattre
European school Brussels IV
Gimnazija Vič
The pedagogical sailboat allows acquiring skills targeted by the secondary school curriculum in concrete situations and contexts and in a collaborative way.
A SAILBOAT because it has a great appeal for youth
The schooner "Tirant Primer" from the Generalitat Valenciana
Flagship of the project
Built in steel
LOA (length overall) : 28, 07 meters
The development of scientific skills is a fundamental axis of the Pedagogical Sailboat.
We are very proud to have the scientific support of :
- Dr. Andrej Kržan from the National Institute of Chemistry and who was coordinator of DeFishGear project on marine litter in the Adriatic Sea.
- Professor Philippe Dubois, rector of the University of Mons, who put us in relation with the researchers of the Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM).
Awareness through education for a substantial habit change
Three secondary schools joined the project.
Athénée Royal Louis Delattre
European school Brussels IV
Gimnazija Vič
The pedagogical sailboat allows acquiring skills targeted by the secondary school curriculum in concrete situations and contexts and in a collaborative way.
A SAILBOAT because it has a great appeal for youth
The schooner "Tirant Primer" from the Generalitat Valenciana
Flagship of the project
Built in steel
LOA (length overall) : 28, 07 meters
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The problem of plastic pollution has a profound social origin***.
The sea is our common heritage. We are all concerned Interested? Follow our blog visit the project site or even better contact us! * Coll, M. et al. The Mediterranean Sea under siege: spatial overlap between marine biodiversity, cumulative threats and marine reserves. Global Ecology and Biogeography (2012) ** Suaria, G. et al. The Mediterranean Plastic Soup: synthetic polymers in Mediterranean surface waters. Sci. Rep. 6, 37551; doi: 10.1038/srep37551 (2016). *** Luis F. Ruiz-Orejón "Floating plastic debris in the Central and Western Mediterranean Sea" current status and its social perception "Doctoral dissertation of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (2018) |
The schooner "Tirant Primer"
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