FLICK THE SWITCH - Instigating Simple Energy Efficient Behavioural Practices in Schools - Thinking about how we use energy every day
15/09/2009
Electrical Energy is the basic necessity for the economic development of any country. However today electrical generation and consumption are directly or indirectly related to population increase and climate change, and it is becoming increasingly clear that human habits and attitudes play a very significant role if we want to help reduce energy consumption and green house emissions. Our limited resources simply cannot be taken for granted and human habits must be changed in order to reduce our human footprint.
The “Flick the Switch” Campaign (running from October 2009 until May 2010) aims to encourage and empower European school children to take ownership and responsibility for their energy consumption by motivating them to switch off unused lights and devices when they are not in use.
“Flick” will also assist teachers in teaching their students about the importance of saving energy and empowering them to make a real difference via simple changes in their behavior, starting in the school and hopefully rolling out to the home, where Mum and Dad and other relatives might also start Flicking Switches too! The impact of this Campaign will be huge. Please visit www.flicktheswitch.eu for more information about the Campaign.
The FLICK THE SWITCH campaign is due to be launched in Malta on the 7th of October with an Opening Ceremony organized by Projects in Motion (www.pim.com.mt ), an organising partner of the FLICK THE SWITCH Project. The agenda of the ceremony will feature a series of speakers from the education and energy authorities and organizations across Europe.
The FLICK THE SWITCH project is partly funded by the European Commission under the Intelligent Energy programme (IEE/07/639) and includes organisers from Estonia, Malta, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, United Kingdom as well as all EU27 Countries, and Turkey.
Opening Ceremony Agenda
7th October 2009
Location: The Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay, St. Julians, Malta.
Target Audience: Teachers, Education professionals, Energy Experts, Schools Administrators and technical staff, Policy-makers and Education Authorities
08.30 Registration
09:00 Opening Mr. Brian Restall - Projects in Motion - Ms. Oonagh Mc Nerney – Iberian Productivity and Innovation Centre
09:10 Keynote speaker - Minister George Pullicino
09:20 The CIP-IEE Programme - Mr. Pedro Fernandez Alvarez – CIP Malta National Contact Point
09:30 The Flick The Switch project - Ms. Ioana Dolcos – Iberian Productivity and Innovation Centre
10:00 Campaign methodology, activities and materials - Mr. Tomislav Puksec – University of Zagreb
10:30 Ekoskola’s past activities and achievements - Dr. Paul Pace – Ekoskola Campaign Manager, Nature Trust Malta
10:45 Switch to Energy Efficiency Campaign - Mr. David Herrera – Campaign Manager OPM
12:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Comenius School Partnership: Saving Energy…Saving our Future (SESOF) - Mr. Paul Xuereb – University of Malta Junior College
11:45 Friends of the Earth: The DAWL energy efficiency in households project - Ms. Rebecca Borg - Friends of the Earth
12:00 Citizenship Education: The ‘Conectando Mundos’ (‘Connecting Worlds’) project - Mr. Dominik Kalweit - Inizjamed
12:15 School presentations Ms. Audrey Gauci - Maltese Green Flag Schools and Partner Schools present their past and current activities
13:00 Closing remarks Mr. Brian Restall – Projects in Motion - Ms. Oonagh Mc Nerney – Iberian Productivity and Innovation Centre
13:05 Working Lunch, European Market Place and Flick The Switch Hot Seat The European market place will give all schools and guests the opportunity to interact and get to know each other better. Schools will prepare traditional food from their countries. Best practices can be discussed between professionals and ideas can be exchanged during lunch. The Hot Seat will give everyone the opportunity to share their impression about the Flick The Switch project.
If you would like more information about this topic or schedule an interview with the organizers of the FLICK THE SWITCH campaign, please contact: shahla.azirani@cliamteenergy.org.uk or info@flicktheswitch.eu.
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