By implementing this project, we aimed to raise awareness among students, teachers, school staff and families about climate change and to ensure that they understand the causes and effects of climate change. We ensured that our students acquired environmentally friendly consumer habits, became aware of their individual responsibilities against climate change, and participated in efforts to protect the planet by using creative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. We also helped them learn about environmentally friendly technologies, develop basic skills such as English and information technologies, increase their social interaction skills and gain entrepreneurial spirit. We asked our teachers to create a continuous learning process by integrating climate change into the curriculum, learn different teaching methods and apply them in their lessons, and strengthen their language skills and European identity by reducing prejudices against European cultures. At the school level, we increased the quality of education by making them more open to Erasmus+ projects, strengthening cooperation and communication among staff, and sharing good practices.
We applied to this project with the awareness that climate change is a global problem and that our students need to be aware of this issue and to reduce the negative effects of human activities on the climate. Before the project, we observed that there was not enough awareness among students and the general public about climate change. In order to address this deficiency, we took steps to ensure that students learn about the causes and effects of climate change and gain awareness. We realized that future generations need to acquire environmentally friendly habits. Considering that climate change is a problem that transcends national borders, we saw the importance of working in collaboration with partners from different countries. When we started the project, we were aware that today's students will face environmental problems in some way as tomorrow's adults. With this awareness, we carried out studies to provide students with knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to ensure that they are prepared for the environmental challenges they will face in the future.