K2 project: Education for Sustainable Development We live in a world that is oriented towards globality. Our students can easily communicate with everyone, because of the high technical progress, worldwide. Nevertheless it appears ,that understanding and knowledge are insufficiently developed concerning the most varied possibilities and conditions in the different corners of our planet. In addition, there is an urgent need to raise awareness of the consequences of our global action and "non-treatment" and to show that we all live in the same world. By participating in this project, we hope to improve the students' understanding in the further sense so they see themselves as self-confident persons, responsible citizens and effective contributors in their local community and in the global community. This recognition will help young people to play a full and active role in the world of tomorrow and contribute to mutual understanding across cultures. Because of the multinational cooperation, different perspectives and circumstances are to be incorporated into the big "whole" and clearly show that only cooperation beyond the own borders helps to secure a humanly appropriate future of our planet. Because the target must remain the same for every consideration: We all have only this one world that is worth it! So our role in the global community must be interpreted in a comprehensive and meaningful manner. The selected sub-themes offer the opportunity to develop a sustainability that allows the following generations to deal appropriately with the future challenges: The meaningful treatment of our urgently preserved nature; World-wide democracy; Equality of opportunity and equality; Resources and climate change; Cultural and biological diversity "One World"; There will be two transnational project meetings and five mobilities in which these topics will be dealt with. The following activities are planned to deal with the content: various documentations, interviews, panel discussions, PPT presentations, workshops, cooperation with experts, company visits, concrete contacts and exchanges with people from the gobal south. The presentation of all results will take place as an overall exhibition during the second transnational project meeting. Participating nations / schools: Oberschule Papenteich / Germany (coordinating school) SCOALA GIMNAZIALA NO. 79 / Romania Zespol Szkol nr 2 im. Stanislawa Lema Gimnazjum nr 4 / Poland Lycée Polyvalent Paul Mathou / II SS PUBLIO VIRGILIO MARONE v Italy Agrupamento de Escolas Rosa Ramalho / Portugal All sub-topics are dealt with in the context of project-based learning to convey relevant competences. Learning in a multinational context should help to develop a sustainable understanding to secure the world of tomorrow. In addition, there has already been a cooperation with two of the participating schools, so that a deepening of cultivated relationships seems to be reasonable. Furthermore, all involved persons should be encouraged to take active action beyond the recognition of the global challenges. The project work on ESD is designed to develop a school community that is inclusive and accepts diversity as diverse as our planet is. Obviously, the project will improve the abilities of our students in the areas of using new media and technologies and communication in a modern language. Overall, this project will have a positive effect on school, as the way of thinking about global learning and the perspective must necessarily change, as concrete examples show that current patterns of action are not enough to secure tomorrow's world. The work in a "project-like form" will also change the schools curriculum and take greater account of interdisciplinary learning. In addition, the subjects to be worked on are to be integrated into the modules of the Curriculum Mobility, so that the school work has to be changed. The contents of this curriculum are relevant in all participating nations, so this project will change all workflows. For subsequent years, it is therefore possible to use themes, results and products repeatedly.
K2 project: Education for Sustainable Development We live in a world that is geared towards globality. Our students can easily communicate with anyone worldwide because of the high level of technological progress. Nevertheless, it seems that an understanding and knowledge of the various possibilities and conditions in the various corners of our planet is insufficiently developed. Moreover, there is an urgent need to be aware of the consequences of our global action and "inaction" and to emphasize that we all live in the same world. By participating in this project, we have improved students' understanding in that way that they see themselves as self-confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors both to their local community and to the global community. This insight helps our youth to play a full and active role in the world of tomorrow and to contribute to mutual understanding across cultures. Multinational cooperation has brought different perspectives and realities into the big "whole" and made it clear that only cooperation beyond one's own borders helps to secure a humanly appropriate future for our planet (see "Fridays for Future"). Because the goal must remain the same with every consideration: we all only have this one world worth preserving! Thus, our role in the global community must be comprehensively and meaningfully interpreted. The selected sub-topics have offered the opportunity to develop a sustainability that enables follow-up generations to deal adequately with future challenges: The sensible treatment of our urgently conserved nature; Global democracy learning; Equal opportunities and equal rights; Resources and climate change; Cultural and biological diversity "One World"; There were two transnational project meetings and five mobilities. The following activities were planned and carried out to deal with the content: Various documentaries, interviews, podium discussions, PPT presentations, workshops, collaboration with experts, company visits, concrete contacts and exchange with people from the global South. The presentation of the most important results took place as an overall consideration during the second transnational project meeting. Participating nations / schools: Secondary School Papenteich / Germany (coordinating school) SCOALA GIMNAZIALA NO. 79 / Romania Zespol Szkol nr 2 im. Stanislawa Lema Gimnazjum nr 4 / Poland Lycée Polyvalent Paul Mathou / II SS PUBLIO VIRGILIO MARONE / Italy Agrupamento de Escolas Rosa Ramalho / Portugal All sub-topics were worked on in the framework of project-type learning to impart relevant core competences. Learning in a multinational context has helped to develop a sustainable understanding of securing the world of tomorrow. Furthermore, the recognition of the global challenges has prompted all persons involved to take active action. The project work on ESD has been developed as an international school community that is inclusive and accepts diversity, as diverse as our planet is. The project has improved the skills of all participants in the use of new media and technologies and communication in a modern language. Overall, this project will have a positive effect on all schools in the future, as the way of thinking about global learning and perspective will undergo a change, as concrete examples have shown that current patterns of action are not enough to secure the world of tomorrow. The work in a project-like form increasingly changes the school's own curriculum and focuses more on interdisciplinary learning. The topics to be worked on can be well integrated into the building blocks of the curriculum mobility, so that here too the school's work plans have to be changed accordingly. The contents of this curriculum are relevant in all participating nations, so this project will change all work schedules. For subsequent years, there is the opportunity to use topics, results and products over and over again. Another highlight is the awarding of certificates and the issuing of the Europass for the participating students, which can be of great importance for their career and portfolio. Ultimately, the project has aroused immense sustained interest in the visit of the Lower Saxony Minister of Education. The OBS Papenteich has recently been recognized as a sustainable environmental school in Europe and has received the "Eco-Schools International Green Flag Award".