THE COMMISION MODEL IN PORTUGAL:
ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE EDUCAÇÃO DE PAULA FRASSINETTI
THE "CITY OF AMARES" COMMISSION
THE COMMISSION: The promotion of two municipal Environmental Centres in the city of Amares
AGE GROUP: 21-25 (Trainee teachers at university)
WE WERE COMMISSIONED by the Councillor for Environmental Issues in the city of Amares, who wanted to promote two Municipal Environmental Centres, and raise awareness of "recycling" among students and the wider populations.
TASKS
The students were asked: What answer will you give to the Councillor? They decided to visit the centres, to get to know the project better.
They then considered: What is the best way to respond to this commission? They chose to make promotional videos.
They then assessed what help they needed. They learned about: recycling; plastic waste; abandonment of dogs and cats; legal use of images and music; video production; making decisions, defending ideas; adapting the message to the target audience.
Drama episodes
Role play to assess the impact of the videos on different audiences
Curriculum learning
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Acquisition of knowledge about sustainable development and recycling
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Problem solving
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Responding to the needs of the local community
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Entrepreneurship
Publication
The videos have been published on the ESEPF website, and by Amares City Council on their website and Facebook page.
MORE PROJECTS
Videos produced by students at ESEPF
Podcast on the Commission Model (in Portuguese); and an innovative teaching resource, "Escape Room"
Commission Model project on "Falconry"; and an animated teaching resource on the coronavirus
And finally - an outline of some of the projects and activities undertaken by the ESEPF team