Global Goals Generation

For centuries schools have focused on educating students to become responsible citizens and to make a difference on a global scale. As the focus on climate changes has risen, we find it highly important to encourage the students to take action and thereby make a difference for their generation and more to come. We will make climate play an important part in our project due to the major media attention. Through the project ‘Global Goals Generation’ they can make this difference through civic engagement, international cooperation and increased knowledge about the Global Goals through working intensively with them. We need a learning environment where students can learn in an active, engaging and different way. This can only be possible when involving the surrounding community and partner country in making a difference on climate and sustainability through activities where the students will see the purpose of their work when they realize that their work do matter on a global level. To get an open view on Global Goals it is important that schools can learn from each other and the students will be able to see things in a larger perspective.We will create a common European community, through the project, that respects differences in both opinions, people and cultures without prejudice in order to shape them as responsible European Citizens. By letting the students participate in a project like this, they will gain an insight into another European country and how their schools are organised. We want to prepare students for the challenges of the future in working with the Global Goals and work on their basic skills and key competences as well as their language skills. When working targeted with the Global Goals together with students from another country they will gain a better understanding of the situation around the world, but specifically in their own country and partner country and their intercultural competences will be necessary to understand and deal with the cultural differences.During the project we have student meetings where the students will meet new teaching methods, share their work and experiences. They will be asked to reflect on their newly gained knowledge. Teachers will exchange good practices, inspire each other, develop their skills and participate in workshops to upgrade their daily practice as well as their knowledge on inclusion and the Global Goals.As the involved schools both have experience in working with inclusion of children with special needs this will be an important focus in the staff group.Not only students and teachers are important participants of the project. The headmasters of the schools, local politicians and external partners are to be involved to support and facilitate the changes suggested by the student. We are involving partners outside the schools because their contributions and good ideas can inspire us in our work with the project.This project can help to change the mindset for the youth generation on how they should treat their surroundings to ensure a sustainable and safe planet. The results of the project should help enlighten and inspire future young generations to make a difference on climate and sustainability.