Once again in the school year of 2012/2013, the schools of Caldeirão promptly accepted our invitation to participate in the awareness and educational activities about the Iberian lynx and the black vulture. Besides talks and a quiz about Habitat Lince Abutre LIFE project, about 150 students from middle and upper school also accepted to participate in our challenge ‘Help the Iberian lynx and the black vulture’. The challenge consisted of the elaboration of a year-end school work about the project and its target species, having the students chosen the categories ‘arts’ and ‘writing’ (e.g. lyrics, tales).

At each school, all school works were evaluated by a jury composed by an element of the technical team of the project, the animator responsible for the environmental education activities (of the local association In-LOCO) and the president (or a representative) of the local civil parish. All the students received an award for its work.


The firsts to present their works were the students of Year 8 of the School EB2/3 Padre João Coelho Cabanita, from Loulé, who received us enthusiastically, on June 5th, at their school garden. Nearly 40 students participated in this challenge, having talked about the Iberian lynx, the black vulture, the Mediterranean landscape and what they learned with this challenge. All the school works were brilliant, which made the choice for the first place difficult!

The first place went to Cárin, Catarina, Gonçalo, Irina and Patrícia, who created not only a t’shirt but also a leaflet with information on the Iberian lynx, the black vulture and the reasons why we should protect these species. ‘Love, Protect, Save’ was the important message that they wanted to pass us… they succeeded!

 

The second place went to Carolina, Natasha, Mariana, Priscila and Ana Rita, who created an original t´shirt with a message in the front written with the lynx coat pattern and its pervasive look in the back.

 

 
 

The third place went to Cristina, Mariana, Sabrina, Marcelo and Rafael, who presented three different t´shirts with beautiful drawings made by them.

 

  

 

On June 6th we headed to the First and Middle School of Professor Sebastião Teixeira of Salir, where 35 students from Year 7 to 8 received us. At this school, we were presented a tale, music (category ‘writing’) and stickers (category ‘arts’). Once again the choice was not easy…
In the category ‘writing’, Alice, Beatriz, Cristina, Olga and Ana, from Year 8, shone with the funny letter they wrote for the music “Gangnam Style”, about what they learned about the lynx and the black vulture. The result led them to the so much earned first place. You can listen to their music at our Facebook.

 

The second place went to 15 students from Year 7, class A, who told us a tale about ‘Stripes’ and ‘Feathers’, an Iberian lynx and a black vulture that along with their other friends from the Mediterranean forest face some difficulties to survive.

 

 

For the category ‘Arts’, the students made three different and very creative stickers. For the excellent presentation they made of their school work and for the enthusiasm they demonstrated when they exhibited it, the first place went to the group of Alexandre, Ana, Beatriz, Fausto and Tatiana, from Year 8, class C.

 

  

 

The second place went to Catarina, Cheila, Melissa, Tatiana and Ana, from Year 8, class B, for the excellent quality of their drawings in their sticker.

 

  

 

The third place went to Ana, Cindy, Débora, Inês and Hugo, from Year 8, class C, who presented us a beautiful sticker with the message ‘Do not kill, to create”. This sticker was created aiming specifically the awareness of hunters, a target audience with whom the project actively works.

 

  

 

The day ended at the Upper School of Loulé, where 75 students from Year 12 presented us their school works. These students chose to create posters about different themes related with the Iberian lynx and the black vulture.
Once again, the choice was not easy, but Abigail and Mário, from class D, stood out with the presentation they did about their creative poster, which earned them the first place.

 

The second place went to Bruno, Alexandre and David, who showed us with their highly elaborate poster the most important features to retain concerning the conservation of these two species.

 

Finally, the third place went to Catarina and Nicol, from class C, who presented us one more beautiful and informative poster.

 

 

Ended the school year, Habitat Lince Abutre LIFE project congratulates once again all the participants of this challenge, for their effort and dedication demonstrated throughout these months; as well as their teachers and animators, for their effort and constant motivation of the students.



Habitat Lince Abutre LIFE project thanks once again to the presidents of the civil parishes of São Clemente and Salir, for promptly having accepted to participate in this initiative and being part of the jury. We also thank to all the schools and teachers for having accepted this challenge in their work plans for this school year.