There is no PLANet B. Re-think

<< Background >>We were asked to join the described project from Greek school which was looking for partners. Project was presented to head of school here and we wanted to participate because of the aim of the project about sustainability.which is of highly important and also because of the cultural thing, which is also rather important.The sustainability issue is of hight focus at all participating schools and part of curriculum. But there is a big step from knowing to doing and this project was a possibility to focus on ‘doing’.We value the fokus on developing our students into being global citizens taking care of our world in an eco-friendly way.School found having small group of students to be ambassadors in the project and support spreading work, thoughts and activities in the project is a very good idea.So the needs we addressed were:•Involving students much more in taking care of our planet by acting sustainable in daily household and schools: waste, clothes, electronics, energy, food waste and also find alternative and creative ideas and rethink how to reuse the things, we throw away.•Getting to know each other cross cultural by working and contributing in the same project. •Using English as communicating language.<< Objectives >>1. As school we want to educate students so sustainability become a mindset and part of daily life for each person with focus on refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle. And it goes for households as well as schools. In both personal and educational settings, it's essential to foster a mindset that values and actively engages in sustainable practices. We believe encouraging awareness, practical initiatives, and collaboration can create a powerful impact in nurturing a more sustainable lifestyle and mindset for eco friendly practise. We hope the project will make students more active taking responsibility for rejecting plastic, reducing waste and energy, reusing things, recycling waste and will help them to rethink according to bad habits and the 'throw away society'.2. We also want our students to be intercultural. Meeting other cultures in school projects means people get to know each other, have empathy. Being open-mindeded and respectful in sharing and experiencing and creating knowledge support human acceptance. For us this is basic for nations existing peacefully and respectfully together.3. Project language is English so also language skills are developed during the project. << Implementation >>Project presentations from studentsProject group meetings Logo competition for studentsKick of meetings planning each Work Package.School visit and mobilities for cultural awareness.Donation day. Collecting clothes to local community for Turkey - where they just had the earthquake disaster.Visit Zero Waste Shop in a Cultural Center and an area of small local gardens. Students painted with the waste of coffee and tea bags.Week chalenge of reduce at each school food, transport, waste, electricity Visit to local recycling station where old things were made into new items, making an used T-shirt into a beach bag. Making art out of capsules in different collors.New life workshops: Clothes and Fast Fashion-Greece, Waste and Food- Portugal, Technology -Denmark, ReArt (art from waste) -Turkey.Visit to cotton factory with local grown cotton and using all the plant eco-friendly. Recyckling week observing and recycling both at home and at school. Visit to Tange Energy Museum and two workshops: Show of lightnings and Lego robots and Windmills at sea. Beach cleaning activity.Cultural events in all four schools and areas.Home-stays.<< Results >>Project presentations for each Work PacketProject presentations for each school and countryLogo4 School visit.4 InfoKits:InfoKit with eco-tips on how to refuseInfoKit with eco-tips on how to reduceInfoKit with eco-tips on how to reuseInfoKit with eco-tips on how to recycleBrochures and postersArticlesHome-stays and cultural awareness and cultural experiences.Each school had 'environmental change leaders' to guide eco-green.After each mobility questionaiere also pointed out that the students got better at being eco green and also became more aware of how to be eco green in their daily life in families and at school. So more awareness and initiative and engagement among students to be part of making a difference according to sustainability at home and at school by knowing how to act eco-friendly. And because of this deeper knowledge make a change at schools by helping other students and classes to act much more eco-friendly and also make family act even more eco friendly. Parents and schools were also involved through facebook, where photos were shown from each mobility. Students got to know each other and the culture of 4 schools in four different countries.