Forest – Metsä – Wald Erasmus Project

Project Title

Forest – Metsä – Wald

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Teaching and learning of foreign languages; Environment and climate change; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The project Forest-Metsä-Wald (fmw) of the Austrian School HLW Türnitz and the Finnish Lapland Tourism College LAMO dealt with “Green tourism” and “Green economy”. As in both countries large parts of the surfaces are covered by woods, the topic “forest” concerned all participants. Students, teachers and other stakeholders were hit by the development going on in our surrounding natural environment. The project wanted to make aware of the changes by studying the impact of tourism on our environment.In the project activities the participants dealt with different new trends in tourism. They got to know different approaches and teaching methods. By involving them in hands-on activities they learned how to protect and respect nature. At HLW Türnitz 23 students and at LAMO 25 students and the teachers (3 from the respective partner schools) took part in the project. Various means of communication were used to enable the exchange of ideas among the participants. Besides, there were exchange visits where the students and the teachers met in the respective partner countries in order to work together on the topic Forest-Metsä-Wald and the final products, a wooden key chain and a photobook). In workshops, during excursions, by meeting experts, by presenting presentations, by organising events the participants immersed into the topic forest. Apart from teaching the students hard skills, the project offered the chance to develop different soft skills which increased the employability of the young participants. Besides the increase of knowledge about forests, trees, plants, forestry in general and the importance of an intact environment, the project was meant to promote intercultural understanding and plurilingualism. It increased knowledge of sustainable development. The project definitely influenced the participants interests as they discovered new interests and hobbies. They developed new attitudes and became more open-minded. Students and teachers were working for a common aim during the project period. Even after finishing the main work packages they stayed in contact which proves the sustainability of the project.
Moreover, the participants planted trees which are meant to be lasting symbols of the project Forest-Metsä-Wald.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 86306,67 Eur

Project Coordinator

Höhere Lehranstalt für wirtschaftliche Berufe Türnitz & Country: AT

Project Partners

• Rovaniemen koulutuskuntayhtymä REDU