1. Cooperation among schools Part three – Best practises from schools (at local level) Realized by Maria Pia Coceano and Graziella Mocellin ITI Malignani 2000 – Cervignano del Friuli (Italy)

2. AMBIENTE E QUALITA’ A LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORK ISIS MALIGNANI ITI MALIGNANI 2000 Cervignano del Friuli Italy

3. Leading School: ITI“Malignani 2000” part of ISIS“Malignani”- Cervignano del Friuli - Italy

4. Department of Chemistry Spring 1994: first experience with other local schools in environmental educational topics (water quality)

5. Spring 1997: creation of network of six local schools, in relation to lichens as bio-indicators (“Bioindicatori - i Licheni”)

6. 1998: the network expanded its activities under the umbrella-project “Ambiente e Qualità” which included two international projects related to the monitoring of environmental quality, G.R.E.E.N. and GLOBE

7. “ MONUMENTI” PROJECT effects of air pollution on the conservation of monuments

8. The “Ambiente e Qualità” project had the following macro-objectives: The trial of project activities on common themes co-involving different types of schools in network The definition of structured rules to organize, test and document the work accomplished The development of the modularly structured education system for projects

9. Educational Laboratory Created in relation to the teaching, up- dating/training, and educational material developing, not to waste the teachers’ experience and knowledge acquired and to place it at the disposal of the network partecipants

10. Today we have a structure that: provides services for schools and the local area allows an exchange of information between students and teachers in different schools promotes connections and creates relationships between research, teaching and local work training centres issues and circulates the work accomplished

11. Some services Co-ordination in the use of the labs, libraries, data banks and other materials and tools Organization of training courses on specific themes Organization of meetings between network teachers Participation in conferences and exhibits on works already performed by network Editing of works performed by the schools

12. Outputs of our local network Common conferences and annual training for teachers on environmental themes Tagliamento river - "The emergencies and the prospects" conference Tolmezzo (UD) 07.03.2007 (on captations, human usage). Prof. Enrico Marquardi from “River Tagliamento Committee”

13. “A scuola sul fiume” – annual meeting Annual event with local schools and public authorities on a selected river-basin

14. Ten editions – 2000/2009 2000-2007 Tagliamento river/basin 2001 Natisone river 2 2002 Barcis 2003 Stella river 2005 Rosandra river 2006 Isonzo river 2008 Grado lagoon 2009 Aussa-Corno basin 2004 Fusine lakes