Green Clean Future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Green Clean Future

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Integration of refugees; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

Green Clean Future (GCF) is a strategic partnership between four schools around Europe: The schools have come together to exchange good practice and develop new, innovative teaching methods to address sustainable development.

The aim of this educational and environmental project is to increase students’ awareness concerning mankind’s influence on climate change and their role in addressing this vital global challenge. The project is based firmly on the active participation of the students under the direction of their teachers in the understanding that this challenge requires transnational cooperation. The experience of working with their peers from other countries will enhance motivation and learning. The project provides opportunities for students to strengthen and enhance their skills in maths, literacy and science, in addition to their linguistic abilities.

The GCF project encourages teachers to share and learn from other teachers’ experiences. This collaboration includes the development of innovative solutions on how to approach environmental phenomena using project based learning. We aim to harness the creativity of both pupils and teachers in order to drive our project forward. In addition, we hope to awaken interest in the topic so that participants will continue to “live out” the themes long after the project’s conclusion. This may be through changes to their own lifestyle choices or their influence on significant others such as family and friends.

Sustainability is an integral part of the curriculum in each of the partner schools. There will be significant inter- and intra-school collaboration that will have a positive effect on the culture of all the schools involved.

The project consists of four themes:

Introduction and Climate Change Issues
Sustainable Travel and Food Waste
Plastic Not So Fantastic
Making an Impact! (Sharing Best Practice)

The student populations of partner schools have become increasingly multicultural. The GCF activities are planned in order to support integration and cooperation between children of a wide variety of diverse backgrounds and cultures. This is a topic that should enthuse everyone. Our aim is to provide equal opportunities for every student and teacher to participate actively and for their voices to be heard and their opinions valued. To this end a number of user-friendly methods to communicate and share have been identified and developed at both student and teacher level.

GCF increases awareness that we can all “Make an Impact” by taking small steps that lead to giant leaps. In other words, students will develop an understanding that we all have the power to change the future of our planet if we work together with a common goal and that even small changes in our lifestyle choices can have a significant, positive impact on the environment.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 89050 Eur

Project Coordinator

Marttilan Koulu & Country: FI

Project Partners

• Seagoe Primary School
• Scoala Gimnaziala Nr.82
• Hraunvallaskóli
• Bernadotteskolen