The opportunity to learn the characteristics of smart sustainable cities that are a model of creation and a goal at the international level and by extension at the European level and in our country, have students in the last grades of Primary and the first grades of High School through the initiative of LAMDA Development in collaboration with the non-profit organization SciCo.
This is the student information program on “smart” and sustainable cities “Smart City Innovators: smart cities for a sustainable future”, which, as announced by LAMDA Development, aims to inform students about the concepts of “green” , of “smart” and sustainable cities, with the particularity that actions of the initiative take place within the first smart sustainable city built from its foundations in Europe, specifically in “The Ellinikon Experience Park”.
The initiative includes a school, educational program for 1,500 students aged 8-12 years of the schools which are located in the borders with the project of Hellinikon municipalities (Elliniko-Argyroupoli, ‘Alimos, Glyfada), as well as original group activities at The Ellinikon Experience Park. It aims, among other things, to acquaint students with the basic functions of a “smart” city at an environmental and technological level, as well as to make them aware of the importance of saving resources. The educational approach of the program is based on project-based learning, game-based learning and discovery learning through experiential activities.
The activities that started last weekend continue for the next two weekends in October in Square B, The Ellinikon Experience Park with participation being free (first come, first served) For more information on the Smart City Innovators program of activities: Smart Cities for a Sustainable Future” at The Ellinikon Experience Park, those interested can visit experiencepark.theellinikon.com.gr.
The functions of the smart city in the focus of students’ interest
Already from the first weekend the students showed great interest in discovering the functions of a “smart city”, both in issues related to environmental challenges and in issues related to the adoption of renewable energy sources and circular practices.
The students’ interest from the presentations by SciCo’s expert team was also piqued by developments in technology by familiarizing them with MicroBit automation and sensors (a microbit is a programmable computer widely used in education to teach fundamentals of programming and electronics). In particular, the Microbit environmental sensors can measure and visualize environmental information (sound, temperature, light, water, etc.) by studying the changes in measurements and their distribution in space.
As pointed out among others in Simple Words for Kids, bioclimatic buildings and circular practices combine with the sharing economy, electric cars and recycling to create a sustainable and smart urban environment. These practices not only protect the environment but also improve the quality of life, making cities more resilient and ready to face the challenges of the future.
