Kursbuch Zukunft – Entwicklung zukunftsfähiger Lebensstile Erasmus Project

Project Title

Kursbuch Zukunft – Entwicklung zukunftsfähiger Lebensstile

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 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy

Project Summary

Project finals
“Course book future – development of sustainable lifestyles”
As part of the strategic partnership between the Scoala Gimnaziala in Sf. Gheorghe in the Danube Delta (Romania) and the highschool Salzhausen at the edge of the Nordheide (Germany) a “course book future” was developed, which enables students for future living. This product is the result of an exchange between teachers and students of the partner schools. Further it was supported by the ESD (Educations for Sustainable Development) and other educational partners of environmental education in the local regions.
This course book is a strategy paper, which enables students to develop sustainable lifestyles in terms of professional orientation, sustainable use of resources, conservation of biodiversity and a healthy lifestyle. This paper is also used in the concerned local regions for further sustainable development. The results are consistently incorporated into the formal education as well as into quality development in schools.
The cooperative work on the “course book future” enables students to actively deal with their own future perspectives. The outcome of the student’s work is shown in the “course book”, both in printed form and publicly accessible through a website. In addition to the course book accompanying materials are created, that can be used for the implementations of chosen methods. The course book is used in training and in workshops.
As innovative methods for knowledge generation, students performed interviews, invented a creative map which shows the development of future perspectives. Furthermore, they did rallies to analyze the future perspective of their home town and local businesses. Communities as well as institutions could participate activities of the students and public discussions about sustainable lifestyles.
In addition to the creation of the course book, the project supports understanding between the European peoples by opening our eyes to the potential of European neighbors and thus contributes to a peaceful living. The acquisition and consolidation of foreign language skills are particularly supported as the language is English. The development of the project was communicated through the internet platform e-twinning.
Activities such as project meetings of experts to prepare as well as for follow up and evaluation of the project were carried out. With the participation of 17 students from both schools, the project activities were carried out regularly via e-twinning but also during two exchange visits with accompanying teachers. During the entire time of the project the cooperating partners of the schools were included. The partner schools and the cooperative partners feel intensely committed to the development of sustainable lifestyles.
Different people were involved in the activities of the project. In Germany the Center of Environmental Education “Schubz” supported the project. In Romania the project was supported by “NGO Mioritics”. Employees of the Administration of the Biosphere reservation “Niedersächsische Elbtalaue” and “Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve” gave professional advice and accompanied students on excursions. The mayors of Salzhausen and Sf. Gheorghe as well as representatives of local businesses, such as Salmatec, Tierpark Lüneburger Heide, fishfactory Sf. Gheorghe and holidayresort Green Village supported the examination of regional possibilities to develop sustainable living and future professions. Parents organized fieldtrips, school clubs planted flower beds, organized excursions and rallies. Furthermore, exhibitions for different professions were organized by students. The schools presented the project and the results as a public event.
It can be expected that teachers, responsible representatives of the partners and the communities use the course book for the development of necessary competences of adolescents to be flexible and sensitive to the pressing questions of the future and generate sustainable solutions.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 30681 Eur

Project Coordinator

Oberschule Salzhausen & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Scoala Gimnaziala Sfantu Gheorghe