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Klimatická výzva 2200: Evropa v ohrožení

2024-3-CZ01-KA152-YOU-0002838192024Mobility of young peoplefinalizedGood practice
Countries: CZ|ES · Grant: €61,337
Environment and climate changeEuropean identity and valuesDigital skills and competences

Objectives

he project "Climate Challenge 2200: Europe in Danger" addressed young people's insufficient awareness of climate change and its specific impacts on different parts of Europe. Research and the experience of teachers at ZŠ Školní Vrchlabí showed that while students hear about climate change in the media, they lack a deeper understanding of the specific mechanisms – how drought is transforming the landscape of southern Europe, why melting glaciers threaten coastal areas, what causes torrential floods in Central Europe, or how global warming could paradoxically lead to cooling. At the same time, we identified the need to strengthen young people's ability to cooperate in international settings, overcome language barriers, and actively engage in addressing common European challenges. The project set four main objectives: (1) to raise participants' awareness of climate change through an innovative combination of virtual reality (VR) and experiential learning in real environments – participants were to experience the impacts of climate disasters almost first-hand through VR simulations and hands-on activities; (2) to strengthen young people's digital competences through working with VR technologies and creating digital outputs; (3) to actively involve young people with fewer opportunities in international cooperation and enable their equal participation through an experiential learning format that does not require traditional academic skills; (4) to foster intercultural dialogue and democratic values through teamwork in international groups, where young people from different countries jointly seek solutions to environmental problems. The project was implemented by ZŠ Školní Vrchlabí (Czech Republic) and European Trainee Academy Spain (Benalmádena, Spain) through two youth exchange activities – the first in Spain focusing on desert and coastal flooding scenarios, the second in the Czech Republic focusing on torrential rain and ice age scenarios.

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