Jump into Sustainable Lifestyle Erasmus Project

Project Title

Jump into Sustainable Lifestyle

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Environment and climate change; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

The world is struggling with consequences of unsustainable growth and we cannot keep on avoiding to face those issues. If we want to ensure bright future for future generations, we need to change the way we think and reconsider our values. Education for sustainable development plays a key role in this and must be introduced into curricular in all countries.

The AIM of the project “Jump into sustainable lifestyle” is to intensively disseminate and adapt innovative practices of education for sustainable development in the Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The main objectives are:
1. To adapt a methodology, which has been prepared by PERL to the needs of partnering countries (LT; LV; EE).
2. To improve competences of mainstream education teachers by organizing training seminars allowing to share good practices and learn new competences on education for sustainable development.
3. To put into practice the adapted PERL methodology and widely disseminate practices of education for sustainable development in partnering countries. The methodology will be tested for 4 months in 4 pilot schools in the Baltic countries (LT, LV, EE).
4. To improve the quality of education for sustainable development in partnering countries.

Education for sustainable development consists of acquisition of knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for functioning in today’s society. Moreover, it is aiming to contribute to the individual’s ability to manage not only his or hers own life but also effectively manage nature resources.

Baltic countries organizations are non-formal education centers in 3 partner countries. Each Centre coordinated the implementation of PERL methodology in 4 pilot schools in their region, a total of 12 schools.

The methodology was distributed in other schools in partnering countries through created JSL website http://www.s-education.org/ . This website created in 4 languages: English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian. Toolkit with all the active methods is available online and you can download it in all languages, some parts or full toolkit. You can also use pictures from images bank as education material. The methodology is free and can be use flexible according to the teachers/educators needs.
The project team strongly believes that the project “Jump into sustainable lifestyle” had a great value in improving the quality of education for sustainable development in the Baltic states.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 78710 Eur

Project Coordinator

LIETUVOS VAIKU IR JAUNIMO CENTRAS VI & Country: LT

Project Partners

• The Centre of Creative Learning Annas 2
• HOGSKOLEN I INNLANDET
• EESTI PEOPLE TO PEOPLE