Energy for Europe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Energy for Europe

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 : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Energy and resources; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

The project “Energy for Europe” is dedicated to the topics of energy production and consumption and is realised in cooperation of four schools (special schools and secondary schools) from Greece, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Germany (as the coordinating school).
The idea developed from the topicality and social relevance of the respective topics, which is demonstrated by worldwide activities such as “Fridays for Future” or numerous climate conferences. Despite the urgency of change, actual changes are establishing themselves only slowly. The project aims to educate, sensitize and empower people to act responsibly.
The participating students are 13-17 years old and are thus at an age when they are increasingly able to make decisions on their own initiative and take responsibility for society. They form and shape the generations that are even more significantly affected by the effects of our actions on the environment and climate. The project also empowers people to participate in public discourse through intensive debate. It enables self-efficacy experiences, an intercultural exchange on global issues and the experience of cultural and social diversity in Europe.
The central themes are developed in workshops. The workshop contents as well as the overarching tasks are developed in the schools in fixed working groups.
The planned European meetings will be attended by two representatives students from each of the schools’ working groups. On the one hand, this is due to the fact that the students of the Carl-Ruß-Schule all have a special need for emotional and social development and can therefore contribute more easily in small groups in a secure and profitable way. The manageable group size also allows for intensive work and a high degree of interaction.
The workshop contents are dedicated to the following topics:
1. Energy passport of the countries: Energy production and consumption today
2. In the course of time: Energy production and consumption yesterday – in the time of my grandparents
3. Rethinking energy: The need and possibility of renewable energies
4. Your own footprint: What/how do I consume energy? What can I change?
The workshop contents will be presented in digital form and published on the internet via eTwinning. During the individual mobilities, the students get to know the respective school, jointly develop a logo for the “Energy for Europe” project, visit different sites of energy production as well as local and cultural sights. They work out possibilities for action for a more responsible use of energy. As a joint project, a calendar will be created in which each school will design three calendar sheets on which old and new ways of generating energy as well as energy-saving tips will be presented.
We expect the realisation of the project “Energy for Europe” to reduce prejudices in the long term through positive international and intercultural encounters and to make a small contribution to European international understanding, to strengthen the self-esteem of the schools and to have a positive effect on their language skills.
The topic-specific increase in knowledge raises awareness of the responsible use of energy and opens up opportunities for action from which both students and the schools as a whole will benefit.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 71797 Eur

Project Coordinator

Carl-Russ-Schule & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Wellantcollege vmbo Gouda
• Angel Kanchev Third Secondary School
• Second Gymnasio Kalampakas