AEVL Technical and Pedagogical Circuit “Move to Recover”

Help us create a technical and educational circuit at AEVL! We are reclaiming spaces destroyed by Storm Kristin, promoting active mobility, outdoor classes, and environmental citizenship.

Storm Kristin swept through the outdoor areas of the Vieira de Leiria School Group (AEVL), destroying green spaces, walkways, and outdoor activity areas. What remained was devastation—but also an opportunity.

The "Move to Recover" project aims to transform these degraded areas into a safe, challenging, and educational pedestrian and cycling circuit . A space where students learn to move, to know the territory, to respect nature — and to recover what has been lost.

What are we going to build?

A course with ramps, technical curves, slalom sections and stopping points, designed based on the terrain created by the storm itself.

About the author

The Vieira de Leiria School Group consists of several establishments (pre-school, primary, secondary, and high school), distributed throughout the parish. The AEVL presents an innovative educational vision, centered on sustainability, active participation, and the enhancement of the local area.

Projects such as Eco-Schools , Blue School , and Erasmus+ reflect the group's commitment to environmental education, pedagogical innovation, and openness to the community. The destruction caused by Storm Kristin reinforces AEVL's role as an agent of regeneration, resilience, and the construction of educational solutions for the future.

With this project, we want to further open the school to the community and encourage families to use this space in their free time, including weekends.

Budget and due dates

Budget

Category | Value

• Technical consulting and design | €1,500
• Materials for the path (draining pavement, stabilization) | €16,000
• Construction of technical modules | €4,000
• Educational and safety signage | €1,000
• Maintenance equipment | €1000
• Monitoring and minor repairs (2 years) | €1000

Estimated total: €24,500

Phase 1 — Planning and Consulting (Month 1 | €1,500)

• Participatory diagnosis of areas destroyed by Tropical Storm Kristin
• Simplified topographic survey of the land.
• Co-creation sessions with students, teachers, families, and partners.
• Preparation of the detailed technical drawing of the circuit.
• Definition of materials, modules and final layout.
• Safety and accessibility assessment
• Formalizing partnerships (City Council, Board, associations)

Phase 2 — Preparation and Construction (Months 2 to 6 | €21,000)

Months 2–3 | Land preparation (€16,000)

• Cleaning and stabilizing the affected areas.
• Soil shaping and consolidation
• Installation of permeable and reinforced pavement.
• Beginning of the creation of the pedestrian and cycle path.

Months 4–5 | Construction of technical modules (€4,000)

• Gentle and technical ramps
• High curves and narrow passages
• Slalom zone and stopping/rest points

Month 6 | Signage and equipment (€1,000 + €1,000)

• Installation of educational and safety signage.
• Acquisition of maintenance equipment
• Inauguration of the circuit with the community — "Circuit Festival"

Phase 3 — Use, Monitoring and Maintenance (Months 7 to 36 | €1,000)

Months 7–12 | Pedagogical start

• Start of outdoor classes at the 7 learning stations.
• First guided tours with groups
• First semi-annual monitoring report (technical + pedagogical)

Months 13–24 | Consolidation

• Regular activities with school sports clubs and local associations.
• Technical challenges and events open to the community.
• Second and third semi-annual reports
• Minor repairs and adjustments to the track layout.

• Overall project impact assessment
• Fourth semi-annual report — final balance
• Dissemination of best practices and results.
• Planning for the continuity and eventual expansion of the circuit.

Financial summary by phase

Images

Documents

• memoria_descritiva_e_tecnica_do_projeto.pdf

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