Our project partners have come together in-person twice during the project, once in each of the partner countries.

Italy (6-9, March, 2023)

The activity in Capo d’Orlando as a form of training for teachers on the air quality topic has given rise to five different projects/ concerns: 

  • The creation of an application that enables users to access air quality and meteorological information simultaneously with data from IIS Merendino stations and/or public data station
  • The analysis of the impact of heating on air quality (impact of CO) 
  • The analysis of the effects of NO2 and O3 on vegetation and soil, by working on the relation between NO2 and meteorology (influence of rain and wind) seen through data analysis 
  • Is there a consequence of traffic on the air quality around school implementation (when is the highest concentration of NO2)
  • Analysis of carbon footprint of IIS Merendino crops

Spain (18-21, April, 2023)

During their stay, in addition to sharing information about the progress of the project and the variations in data collected in Sicily, they visited key sites (such as the Botanical Gardens of the University of Valencia, the CIPFP – Centro Integrado Público de Formación Personal -, and a Valencian Community air quality control station) in the company of professionals, which helped them to gain a practical and more global understanding of the importance of air quality and its application in schools.

In addition, the Merendino teachers took part in two afternoons of training with CEFIRE – Centro de Formación, Innovación, y Recursos Educativos de la Communidad Valenciana – with a focus on teacher training and the participation of external speakers who had already worked with VEOLO and who came to explain their experience and the results obtained. On the final day, the project team visited the Albufera nature reserve, and in particular “Al Tancat de la Pipa” – an area of particular interest in the reserve due to its ecosystem, green filters and the possibility of guided tours. 

During the activity, participants were asked to wear a small device (in the form of a necklace) to collect particles that would later be analysed in the laboratory to assess the quality of the air to which they had been exposed throughout their stay.