Project based learning for a sustainable future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Project based learning for a sustainable 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: Energy and resources; Environment and climate change; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The Erasmus+ project “Project based learning for a sustainable future” will connect two internationally recognised sustainability projects in Ireland and Germany. Under the Erasmus+ project Belvedere College and Gymnasium Ochsenhausen will share teaching and learning practice whilst developing a seven week teaching module for each host project in addition to individual lessons plans directly linked to curriculum teaching. Students and teachers will also work together to design a project website that will facilitate the real time monitoring of data variables related to the generation and storage of renewable energy by the two host projects. This website will also contain relevant teaching material and a forum for students to exchange ideas about project development. Hands-on experience of partner projects will be facilitated during two student exchanges when students will learn about each others work and develop ideas about other potential sustainability initiatives. It is expected that the project will contribute to the broader debate as to how schools respond to the challenges and opportunities connected to climate change through dissemination activities within the school community and by promoting awareness of the project outside the partner schools. In the longer term, the two partner schools will aim to develop further links to other European and international schools that are developing responses to the environmental challenges that face the planet as a whole.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 45074,56 Eur

Project Coordinator

Belvedere College S.J. & Country: IE

Project Partners

• Gymnasium Ochsenhausen