According to the rules to participate in the competition as described in the announcement, the teams were committed to produce a report on the river regeneration design project in its wider meaning, not only referring to physical daylighting of rivers but also to the discover of the local river to know its ecosystem and threats; and a Location Based Game in which the gained scientific language was translated into a fantasy story to play on a mobile device from home or at the locations.

All the products were valuable and deep in contents and ecological awareness.

The evaluation was made by a jury of 4 members from 4 countries (Israel, Italy, Greece and Turkey) who assessed different aspects of the report (e.g. clarity of the objective, complexity of the scientific investigation, originality, depth of the arguments and communication) and of the Location Based Game (e.g. creativity, originality of storytelling, learning value).

The competing projects were presented at the Session of the Competition “School in Action for Daylighting Rivers” at the International conference “Daylighting Rivers: Inquiry Based Learning for civic ecology” on the 2nd of December 2020, ending with the Prize Award Ceremony.

1^st Prize

Team: Class 3A – Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Anna Frank – Carradori” – Pistoia (Italy)

Title of the project: PIT AND PISTOIA RIVERS 

Install Aris App on your mobile and search for the game title Pit and Pistoia rivers

The game is about the story of Pit who has to find solutions to several ecological issues threatening the rivers of Pistoia (a town in Tuscany – central Italy). He will succeed only if you help him answering correctly to some questions that will provide him the right tools to achieve his objective.

2^nd Prize

Team: 1st General Lyceum Rafina – Rafina (Greece)

Title of the project: THE GREAT STREAM OF RAFINA

(which includes also a poem made by students in three languages: English, Italian and Spanish)

To play the game, install Taleblazer App on your mobile and search for the game code gxtmicf

More information about the game platform on Taleblazer

 The game is a walk along the Great Stream of Rafina (a town on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece) with videos and photos and storytelling about the environmental richness but also the human impacts and projects that are threatening the beauty and the functions of the river.

3^rd Prize

Team: Classes 2A & 2B- Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Sacchetti” – San Miniato (Italy)

Title of the project: ANCIENT SPRINGS 

To play the game, create an account in Quizwhizzer and login in. Search for the game code 48177

 The game is a challenging series of quiz and information about the historical town of San Miniato (a village in Tuscany, central Italy) which is also on the Francigena route (the route to Rome described by the Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury – AD ca. 990) and its rich presence of springs and fountains that are located in various locations. Many water springs were used in the past and protected by artifacts although over the years some have been abandoned.

 Honorable mention

Team: Class 5B – Liceo Scientifico ‘Nicola Sensale’ – Nocera Inferiore (SA) (Italy)              

Title of the project: DAYLIGHT DISPELS NIGHT 

Project presentation at the Ceremony

  The project aims to make people aware of the dangers that threaten rivers and nature, with a special focus on culverting. The report describes step by step the students’ design project to uncover the Alveo Comune Nocerino river in Nocera Inferiore (a town in the south of Italy) that will be submitted to the municipality.

Certificate of Appreciation

Team: Class 5P – Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Santorre di Santarosa” – Turin (Italy)

Title of the project: DORIA RIPARIA

Install Taleblazer App on your mobile and search for the game code gxncndx

The project and the game aim to raise people awareness about the transformation of the Dora Riparia river in Turin from the middle ages to nowadays and its functions and environmental problems in relation to the biggest iron industry in Italy that developed next to the river. However, you can also know more about the municipal project that uncovered the culverted part and transformed the area into a park.

Team: Class 3E – Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Sacchetti” – San Miniato (Italy)   

Title of the project: LANDING ON ELSA RIVER 

Create an account in Quizwhizzer and login in. Search for the game code 88521

Direct join link: https://app.quizwhizzer.com/play?code=88521

 The game is about the story of an alien landed in the area of the Elsa river, near San Miniato (a village in Tuscany, central Italy) that will be guided by the player along the river to know it and the human threats.