"I protect the marine & costal ecosystem of my place"

The students of 5^th Grade of Primary and 1^st Grade of Secondary Cycle (both of Greek & English Section) of School of European Education of Heraklion (S.E.E.) participated in a briefing and awareness activity in the field of Urban Environmental Education. The activity was organized and took place in the school on 21-2-2024 by the Coastal & Marine Research Laboratory of the Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), in the context of cooperation Agreement that was signed by the Research Director and Head of the Coastal & Marine Research Lab Mr. Nikolaos Kampanis and the Director of the School Mrs. Amalia Filipaki.

During this activity of awareness, Mr. Kampanis and the researcher of the Laboratory Mr. George Alexandrakis visited the S.E.E. of Heraklion. Also Mr. Antonis Kritikos participated, who was the coordinator of the Heraklion port cleanup action which took place on 20/1/2024.

The students of classes P5 (EL & EN) and S1 (EL & EN) had the opportunity to learn about the components and characteristics of marine and coastal ecosystems, to be informed about the work of oceanographers and to familiarize themselves with the specialized instruments which the latter use during their research activity. The children took notes, expressed their concerns, and addressed questions to the researchers. They also watched a video of the Heraklion port cleaning action and were informed about it by Mr. Kritikos. This briefing was organized and carried out in order for the students to be prepared in advance for a planned experiential and hands-on action which will took place in next month at a specific marine & costal place located east of the M.F.I. Crete.