ABSTRACT

This paper presents a multi-cultural experience based on architectural heritage that took place between 2014−2016 with 555 primary/secondary school students from six European partner countries: Belgium, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, with Turkey as the coordinator. The project entitled ‘C.A.T.C.H’ is a European Union Erasmus + Project and consists of 16 activities designed for children around architectural themes as an instrument for creating an awareness of the built environment and cultural values. The six interrelated activities prepared by the author and based on the ‘learning by playing’ method aimed to inform children about their architectural heritage and the historic environment. The outputs of the multi-cultural project comprised a book, a website, six e-magazines, a Facebook page and a glossary of architectural terms. The impact of the project can be seen through the adaptations of other courses, the establishment of new relations with architecture schools, the participation in national competitions and the permanent/temporary exhibitions of the outputs of the children. The results of this project show clearly that national education programmes need courses based on cultural values and architectural heritage in order to increase children’s awareness and to remind them of their role in its conservation while strengthening their cultural identity.

摘要

本文介绍了基于建筑遗产的多元文化体验，该经历发生于2014-2016年间，来自六个欧洲伙伴国家（比利时，希腊，意大利，波兰，葡萄牙，土耳其为协调员）的555名中小学生。名为“ CATCH”的项目是欧盟的伊拉斯mus +项目，包含16项围绕建筑主题为儿童设计的活动，作为提高对建筑环境和文化价值意识的工具。作者基于“玩耍学习”方法准备了六项相互关联的活动，旨在向孩子们介绍他们的建筑遗产和历史环境。多元文化项目的输出包括一本书，一个网站，六本电子杂志，一个Facebook页面和一些建筑术语词汇表。通过改编其他课程，与建筑学校建立新关系，参加国家比赛以及儿童产出的永久/临时展览，可以看到该项目的影响。该项目的结果清楚地表明，国家教育计划需要基于文化价值和建筑遗产的课程，以提高儿童的意识并提醒他们在保护环境中的作用，同时加强他们的文化认同。