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  • Who we are
    • Our history
    • Collaborations
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    • SUSTAINABILITY
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  • The Pedagogical Sailboat
    • The concept >
      • The scientific pedagogy
      • The Technical Pedagogy
      • The social pedagogy
      • Microplastics
    • Citizen Science
  • ERASMUS MARIS
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ERASMUS MARIS

A bottom-up initiative aiming to create links
between science, education and sailing for
​the preservation of the marine environment
The sailboat has a strong power of attraction over youth because it conveys an ecological message and produces a feeling of freedom and adventure. The practice of sailing helps developing values such as rigour and team spirit  and provides practical learning of multidisciplinary skills. Besides, the marine environment around the sailboat is an open laboratory for studying life sciences. 

ERASMUS MARIS
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General objectives :
  •  Create tangible  links between scientific research, non-formal and formal education ;
  • highlight the 'pedagogical' added value of the sailboat ; 
  • engage students in scientific literacy and increase their awareness of environmental protection through citizen science projects and ;
  • promote youth mobility​​ in Europe.
Specific objective :
Foster participation of secondary school students in running scientific projects related to the protection of the marine environment in the frame of a mobility experience aboard a sailboat​.​


 

The participation of students to authentic scientific projects that address questions for which the answers are not known in advance are likely to be more engaging for students than pre‐prepared school experiments that run year after year [1].
Role of the sailboat within the Erasmus Maris :
  • A means to acquire transversal competences (leadership, team spirit etc.).
  • A motivation factor for students to carry on studying science subjects;
 Erasmus Maris 
A bottom-up approach in three steps
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1 Create a network of stakeholders from different sectors:
  • Scientific research
  • Education
  • Sailing
  • Public administrations
  • Sustainable industry
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​2 Develop  demonstration projects based on the experiences acquired within the Pedagogical  Sailboat  
The aim is to forge lasting partnerships ​and prepare the way for replication and up-scaling. 
 


                                           
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​3  Extend and generalise the activities at a larger scale in Europe
[1] Paige K., Zeegers Y., Lloyd D. & Roetman P.(2016) Researching the effectiveness of a science professional learning programme using a proposed curriculum framework for schools: a case study. Int. J. Sci. Math. Educ. 14, 149–75.
 
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