Schools in Vitoria-Gasteiz incorporate sustainable mobility into their curriculum
During the two last school years, schools in Vitoria-Gasteiz have incorporated mobility into their curriculum. Over 19,000 students from 29 centres took part in identifying the mobility related challenges surrounding the school, taking account of family needs and the available infrastructure.
Students and their families, teachers, non-teaching staff are the target users of the Agenda 21 for Schools, a participatory project involving the schools, the Environmental Studies Centre (CEA), Ingurugela-CEIDA and Galemys.To this end, common material for all participating students was developed, tailored for each cycle and appropriate for the age and educational level of the school, which was used as a basis for carrying out the diagnosis of mobility in Vitoria-Gasteiz. For teachers, specific material was developed including support details, a brief description of the activity presented, the expected duration, suggestions and contributions.Ingurugela-CEIDA handled, advised and supported schools in their internal work, at school level by providing awareness materials, organising training courses and conferences, resolving doubts or serving suggestions. CEA assumed the representation of the council, facilitating access to technicalmunicipal experts in each area, supporting and coordinating the work of diagnosis and being a key player in the organisation of both school and municipal forums, the latter held in June with the participation of the Mayor.Once the evaluation was completed, the students made proposals and commitments for improvement, which were grouped, summarised and classified by subject, to be re-distributed to the schools, so that those proposals and commitments could be put together, discussed and prioritised by the students involved in the initiative.A final document with the proposals and commitments prioritised and scored was drafted, including the suggestions and contributions collected in the forums. This final report was submitted last June to the Mayor and other municipal representatives in the municipal forum.
Author: Juan Carlos Escudero
