Together for Sustainable School

Background

To encourage young people to take action for a more sustainable future, it is essential that teachers make sustainability issues an integral part of their curricula. Furthermore, non-traditional, interactive formats of education such as summer camps are a powerful tool to empower young people to take part in climate action. Working with both teachers and young people towards the same objective, the project employs a comprehensive approach on sustainability education and thus encourages lasting change.

Logo and team members of the Together for Sustainable School project. Photo: (c) Lithuanian Children and Youth Center

Project

According to this two-fold approach, the project consists of two main parts. The first one focusses on the teachers: the project provides them with a practical guide on how to include sustainability topics into their everyday school curriculum. Furthermore, it supports teachers in implementing the guide and adapting it for their individual work. Such training is intended for 330 teachers in Lithuania.

The second part focusses on introducing young people to climate action. The Sustainable Development Ambassadors Camp provides 60 young people from Lithuania, Cyprus, and Germany with the option to discuss sustainability issues and to develop solutions for them. This experience enables them to initiate climate initiatives for their local communities.

Additionally, the project trains a team of sustainable development ambassadors who in turn support the formation of youth-led climate initiatives. The project enables them to raise awareness on climate action through a variety of informative and interactive events in 30 schools. These events are reaching 600 teachers and 2,000 students in Lithuania as well as 1,500 members of local communities in all three project countries.

The concept chart of “Together for Sustainable School”. Photo: Lithuanian Children and Youth Centre