Baltic Sea Project

Estonian and Finnish BSP schools’ students and teachers met on the Rosala island in the Baltic Sea to celebrate Baltic Sea Day. The Estonian students were on a 4-day sailing trip with the Estonian Youth Sailing Learning Society to learn about the sailing, team work and of course the state of the Baltic Sea. There were also specialists from the Estonian Marine Institute on one of the four boats. For some of the participants it was a prize for the Baltic Sea Webquiz 2022 and BSP Bird Quiz. All the participants were from 15-19 years old and from 14 different Estonian schools. From Finland there were 25 students and teachers from Alppila, Orivesi, Vaasa and Martinlaakso upper secondary school and also from Helsinki´s language Upper secondary school and Finnis Russian school. During sailing the Estonian students got to know the basic knowledge of navigation, watchkeeping, terminology, sails, ropework, anchoring and tying some knots. On the Rosala island the participants made observations wi

  Teachers and students from Helsinki, Vantaa, Tuusula, Oulu, Orivesi, and Vaasa took part in Seili camp and Platons academy as part of the Unesco's ASPNET Baltic Sea Project. The event took place in the Turku archipelago and it was a part of the Yhteinen Itämeri-project. One of the central themes was to encourage the students to take global responsibility for the world.  The participants arrived first in Turku by train after which they headed off to the historical Turku castle. A guide told the participants about the history of Turku castle as an eastern part of Sweden. They got even a chance to ask questions about the castle and its surroundings. After the visit, the journey continued to Hanka and Seili.  During the three-day camp, the students discussed Agenda 2030-goals and what kinds of actions are to be taken to reach them. Additionally, they were challenged to question their own consumption habits and they participated in workshops organized by the teacher students of Turun