The Baltic Sea Project workshops
From the 26th-29th of August, The Baltic Sea Project workshops under the patronage of UNESCO took place in an Estonian village called Roosta. The Polish delegation represented Complex of Silesian International Schools, consisting of two pupils, Wiktoria Stebel and Patrycja Makowska, and a teacher, Mrs Anna Stebel.
The program started with a greeting ceremony led by Gedy Siimenson and the UNESCO ASPnet coordinator, Victoria Rudenko. The day finished with the cultural presentation about Estonia presented by the Estonians.
During the second day of the conference, the participants spent their day on the Osmussare island, which is home for over 180 different species of birds. Apart from the bird observation, participants had a chance to look at the beautiful landscape of the island with the lime coast, and the central part covered with lakes and peat bogs. What also appeared interesting were the post-Soviet military objects, including the observation tower with an underground rocket launcher. On the Island, there are also plenty of old buildings, including a 16th century chapel and a cemetery. After coming back to Roosta village, we enjoyed night time activities such as an adventure park, an escape room, workshops concerning African drums, and a lot more. Everyone could choose something for themselves.
The third day was separated into two sessions; the morning and the afternoon one. During every session, the participants could choose whatever they liked. The options were:
- Investigating Baltic Sea coastal biodiversity, micro litter & making plankton nets
- Live Action Role-play "Oilshale in Estonia” (LARP)
- Practicing work in the United Nations through youth simulation game
- Fair trade & sustainable consumerism
- Collecting natural paints from plants & creating art
- Summer school workshop for teachers
For us, the most interesting activities were the ones about fair trade and sustainable consumerism. At 7 o’clock, everyone gathered to share their emotions about the workshops. Afterwards, teams from Japan, Ukraine and Slovenia showed presentations about their countries, during which we could taste their cuisine.
On the fourth and last day, the Camp finished with closing speeches presented by Gedy and Victoria.
The participants spent excellent time in a village full of Estonian nature and went back home with broadened horizons.