Good examples from Politeknika Txorierri Bilbao
Located in the vally of birds = txorierri and their slogan is that they want their students to fly.
All the classrooms were situated around the central indoor soccer hall. On the roof 154 solar panels good for 42 % of the electricity use. They are going to install more.
In fact the panels are from a company who gets the profits but after 10 yeras the panels are from the school.
They train in level 3-4-5 in technocal subjects. They have 400 students and also provide adult learning (in the evenings). What they train is show in the red circle.
They have a system in which every day students go 4 hours to a company and 4 hours to school in de second year. Paid. In the first year they have normal school.
Now they want to change in year one 128 hour in companies from May to June and in the second year 416 hours form March to June. Not paid.
Agenda 2030 teacher and co-ordinator
Once every three month go to a meeting to TKNICA about what is important
Also public schools and VET and the Bask government (INGURUGELA) have meetings.
VET schools together. (HETEL) meet and the board of the school which has industry, families etc. meet in MONDRAGON
All information goes into the agenda 2030 group.(science teachers, mechanic, electronics teachers and management).
Two hours per week and the Bask government pays for it !!!!
They consolitate activities and analyse data. Gap analysis one year and bridging the other year. So a two year cyclus.
Good examples
They made masks for nurses during the pandemic with their 3D printers. The gouvernment asked for it.
For the handicapped they made a thing where the spoon can go in so that he can eat.
Where can you leave the wine on a wheelchair. They made a valve for the glass to stand on.
A walking stick that you can use as a seat..
All students should have knowledge about the SDG's.
The environmentall students provided lessons in all other classes.
Service learning.
Marketing students play a role in the green week of the city.
Designing a workshop in a retirement home about sustainability.
and the young students learn from when the elderly where young and must more sustainable.
Carbon footprint in the cleaning industry or the school.
Which impact you can see of climate change in nature.
Secove project.
Txorieri is part of a project to become a Sustainable Energy Centres of Vocational Excellence. https://secove-project.eu/
Txorierri delivers knowledge in sensor technology and cybersecurity.
They have ISO 14000 with audits and all the paperwork.
The use of paper and recycled paper is monitored also how much they reduce paper, electricity, water, printer use and how they improve waste management
They seperate.
The handcleaning is with wraps/ They clean them and bring them back
Teachers and students go to national parcs.
LED present detectors, Isolation Heating of the area
SDG's in the action plans and extensive carbon footprint caclulations
They can manage the radiators in each room seperately.
The school posesses a carbon fiber printer to print very strong materials.
And many other 3 D printers.
Their automation facilities.
Only with a pass which you put on the NFE, you get acces to the machines. The screens can show all the safety measurements.
No one but several CBC machines
They have a lot of robot arms.
The BBK bank was a cooperative bank. Now they are private but all the profits goes to a foundation who do good things in society with the money. They have 57 % of the shares.
They pay a lot of attention to the SDG's.
They carry out projects like spedit cooking and letting poor people eat and tast.
Multicultural shows with local people. Making the city greener together.
We discussed in general:
Transition based learning - Problem based learning - Circular learning - Service learning
Sustainable schoolbuidlings / compulsary general course / compulsary in teacher education?
And Bilbao is a beautiful city.