new practices for sustainability Erasmus Project

Project Title

new practices for sustainability

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: Environment and climate change; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

The core of the project is sustainable management as a reinterpretation of common European and regional rural traditions. Within the framework of the project work, about 100 pupils* in the upper school will work with the method “Learning by Teaching” in German-Italian tandems. The students will learn that tourism is an important economic factor in Puglia and how to try to preserve and appreciate the traditions, which characterize the territory in a profound way. In recent years Puglia, with its landscapes and typical villages, has become the seat of wedding ceremonies of famous people from all over the world. Along the way, a small organic farm has developed, guests stay in the many B&Bs and massages and grow vegetable gardens. Now, after the Corona crisis, the economic factor tourism will have to reposition itself. It is essential for the survival of the region and at the same time has to undergo profound changes. The students* will understand how important it is to live in a healthy environment and that working in the field of organic farming or sustainable tourism is an important professional perspective. That is why vocational and study orientation in this area is the second pillar of the project. For this purpose, external partners from the university landscape, especially in Germany, will be involved.

During the work phases between the group meetings, the students, who are divided into binational and bilingual tandems, will theoretically deal with the contents using modern media and the contents will be integrated into the curricula of geography bilingual, ethics and economics in particular. During the group visits, the contents will be brought to life during visits to companies active in the field of organic farming and sustainable tourism. These include, for example, traditional oil mills or agriturismi. In Stuttgart, a city that has always been dedicated to the automotive industry, the way in which this branch of industry reacts to the new conditions will be examined. Thus the project meets the required guiding principles of the curriculum for the upper school in all 6 areas:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): the students deal with sustainable action in agriculture and tourism, both theoretically and practically, with a focus on Slow Food and Slow Travel
Education for Tolerance and Acceptance of Diversity (BTV): during the project, the pupils work consistently in binational tandems, training of intercultural competence
Prevention and Health Promotion (PG): students* recognise that sustainable agriculture and food production and bio-construction contribute to a healthy lifestyle
Vocational orientation (BO): the students* get to know Green Jobs and the (social) entrepreneurial spirit is strengthened by real encounters with entrepreneurs*.
Media education (MB): the pupils create a project homepage and communicate via e-twinning
Consumer education (VB): the students* recognise the connection between their consumer behaviour and the consequences for a just world and for peace building.

Methodically, the topic is dealt with both in the mother tongue and in the foreign language. Methods of modern foreign language teaching are used.
A special importance, which is only possible in this form of binational tandem teaching, is attached to oral text production. Since the introduction of the new baccalaureate in 2014 with the communication exam, this project is a particularly innovative way of preparing for the (bilingual) baccalaureate. We developed and tested this method in a joint Comenius project before the new baccalaureate format was introduced and the success proved us right. All the students* involved in the project chose the subject Italian in the upper school and the evaluation showed 100% that they were perfectly prepared for this new type of examination.
The project is a cross-curricular teaching of knowledge and skills and is a pedagogical response to globalisation processes. The question of the realisation of human rights, global justice and the conditions for a peaceful world plays an important role. The young people acquire real and relevant knowledge, skills and insights into the functioning of economic-ecological micro and macro processes and at the same time into the social and cultural conditions of both countries.
In addition to the content-related goals, the pupils* will greatly improve their language skills.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 65385 Eur

Project Coordinator

Königin-Katharina-Stift & Country: DE

Project Partners

• liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci