
European conference "Erasmus + green mobility + green schools", Potsdam (Germany) 4-6 May 2022

At the European conference "Erasmus + green mobility + green schools", 210 representatives of the school sector from 23 participating countries informed themselves, exchanged ideas and discussed how sustainable education can be realised in schools. During the workshops and exhibition 57 projects on environmental and climate protection were presented. These projects highlighted the important contribution that project work makes to raising students' awareness of environmental issues and finally to supporting the Green Deal to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
Both Marta Gutierrez-Benet, Head of Sector for Erasmus+ implementation, European Commission, and Prof. Dr. Matthias Barth, Head of the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, underlined the importance of environment-related project work for the implementation of sustainable education in schools.
General Information
Programme
Programme brochure [PDF, 4.8 MB]
Conference Venue
Kongresshotel Potsdam, Potsdam/Berlin, Germany.
Address: Kongresshotel Potsdam, Am Luftschiffhafen 1, D-14471 Potsdam
The hotel is certified as a „Green Hotel“
Compensation of CO2 emissions via Atmosfair
The CO2-Emissions related to the implementation of this conference will be offset with an amount of € 1,588.00 from EU funds. This amount will be used to support environment-related projects in India, Kenya and Nigeria.

Film
Film about Erasmus+ projects on climate change and sustainability
Film shown at the conference.
Welcoming and opening of the conference
Video message
Dr. Stefanie Hubig, Minister of Education in Rhineland-Palatinate, German Representative to the EU Council of Education
Key Actors
Prof. Dr. Matthias Barth
„Future-proofing our schools: how to implement education for sustainable development in schools“
and information on the "4 Ways of Thinking" mentioned in the presentation
Marta Gutierrez-Benet
Sandra Galli and Sandra Droste
„MEGA - Make our Environment Great Again“ [pdf, 53 MB]
Margarita Auruškevičė
Araceli Ulloa Martinez and Volkan Karlik with their students
„S.O.S. – Save Our Sphere“ [pdf, 661 KB]
Sabine Lioy
“Erasmus+ Activities and Funding Opportunities” [pdf, 1.3 MB]
Eva Müller
Thomas Spielkamp
Useful references on environmental sustainability
List of green links

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- General website
- In particular, goal 4 deals with ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Within this goal, target 4.7 reads: “By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development”
The EU Green Deal
- General website on the initiative
- European Green Deal Communication (in particular, point 2.2.4. talks about “Activating education and training")
Learning for environmental sustainability
- General website on the topic
- Proposal for a Council Recommendation for learning on environmental sustainability and its accompanying Staff Working Document, where you can read more about funding sources, examples, etc..
GreenComp: the European sustainability competence framework
- GreenComp is a reference framework for sustainability competences. It provides a common ground to learners and guidance to educators, advancing a consensual definition of what sustainability as a competence entails.
The New European Bauhaus
- Main website
- In addition, ongoing calls for funding are published in relation to the New European Bauhaus (Deadline 23 May).
Education for Climate coalition
- The European participatory community for students, teachers and education stakeholders to act collectively on innovative education solutions for environmental sustainability.
3 Billion Trees Pledge
- Under the European Green Deal, the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 commits to planting at least 3 billion additional trees in the EU by 2030 in full respect of ecological principles.
Flash Eurobarometer 478 – “How do we build a stronger, more united Europe? The views of young people”
- This survey asked over 10,000 people aged 15-30 across the EU for their views on what the EU’s priorities should be, and where education and training should focus in the years to come. In particular, the summary under “attachments” provides interesting data about how young people feel in relation to learning on environmental sustainability and climate change.
The European Year of Youth 2022
- General website
- Links to Green policies – if you scroll down to the end of the page, you will find an interesting list of initiatives explained in detail.
Further links
- Teaching materials: Classroom projects on climate change and sustainability: 2021 update
- Publication: #EcoFighters: a guide for school students into environmental activism
- “Our planet, our future” - Educational toolkit developed by the European Commission. More Information you fill find here
- Data Collection and analysis of Erasmus+ Projects - Focus on education for environmental sustainability (EU Commission) [PDF, 6,3 MB]
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
eTwinning - spring campaign
In order to receive the materials mentioned here you must be registered in eTwinning (registration).
The eTwinning- spring campaign takes place from 1st to 31st of March and it sheds light on some relevant topics related to the annual theme, such as sustainable development, inclusion, creativity, teachers as learning designers, new learning environments and blended learning. It is aimed at both newcomers and existing eTwinners, who will be provided with inspiring resources on how to foster inclusive and sustainable schools. You will find more information and pedagogical materials on the campaign page.
Project presentation in parallel groups
Presentations at Workshop A
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Heiko Lehn | Europaschule Johann-Gutenberg-Schule | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Change of Climate“ | Questionnaire Climate Course in the School Lab [pdf, 15 KB] SwedishCostGuard [pdf, 5.4 MB] Knowledge Study Visit Sweden [pdf, 4 MB] Sonderborg Youth Declaration 2019 [pdf, 14 KB] Modern fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood [pdf, 214 KB] |
Bianca-Ramona Bate | Liceul cu program sportiv Bihorul | Romania | eTwinning Project „A piece of C.A.K.E. (Climate, Action, Knowledge, Earth)“ | Presentation [pdf, 61.7 MB] |
Simone Meixner | Wilhelm Normann Berufskolleg | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Think global - act local“ | Prezi-Presentation |
Stefanie Müller | Daniel Theysohn Integrierte Gesamtschule Waldfischbach | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „A lesson in sustainability“ | Presentation [pdf, 2 MB] |
António Santos | Agrupamento de Escolas de Alvide | Portugal | Erasmus+ Project „Protect ecosystem and life“ | Presentation [pdf, 10 MB] |
Moana Widell | Academedia Sweden | Sweden | Erasmus+ Project „Understanding of sustainable development through practical exercises“ | Presentation [pdf, 1 MB] Background information [pdf, 434 KB] |
Presentations at Workshop B
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Jutta Fiehe | Hans Böckler Berufskolleg Münster | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Meer Verantwortung übernehmen“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.5 MB] |
Despoina Mavridou | Nikopolis kindergarten | Greece | eTwinning Project „The t(h)ree Musketeers“ | Presentation [pdf, 1.5 MB] |
Christian Neuhaus | Hannah-Arendt-Gesamtschule | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „ERASMUS FOR FUTURE - Young Europeans facing climate change as a common challenge“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.3 MB] |
Igor Nikicic | Djuro Pilar Primary school | Croatia | Erasmus+ Project „STEM for life“ | Presentation [pdf, 1.8 MB] |
Ursula Smidt | Augusta-Bender-Schule Mosbach | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Robots Go Green!“ | Presentation |
Uta Steinel-Schrenk | Inda- Gymnasium, Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „World Heritage Earth- Our Common Future“ | Presentation [pdf, 43 MB] Background information [pdf, 28.5 MB] Statistics [pdf, 8.5 MB] |
Presentations at Workshop C
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Britta Braun | Gesamtschule Eifel | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Les ambassadeurs verts- Die Umweltdetektive“ | Presentation [pdf, 9.5 MB] |
Marina Mirković | Tehnička škola | Croatia | Erasmus+ Project „Together in Environmental Solutions Learning Activities“ (TESLA) | Presentation [pdf, 7 MB] |
Beate Buttkus | Vocational Training College Bonn Duisdorf | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Light of the Future“ | Presentation [pdf, 5.8 MB |
Gatis Kasparinskis | Jelgava Local Municipality | Latvia | Erasmus+ Project „Living and learning in natural and green environment” | Presentation [pdf, 2.1 MB] |
Ralph Conrad | Elly-Heuss-Gymnasium Weiden | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „LOOK! For a better place - Schools and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in their region“ | Presentation [pdf, 3 MB] |
Roar Fossum Hamstad | Færder | Noprway | Erasmus+ Project „Planning of green energy savings in houses” | Presentation [pdf, 2.5 MB] |
Presentations at Workshop D
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Dr. Petra Moog | Sophia::Akademie | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Learning Environments Applications [LEA]“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.5 MB] |
Alyssa Kruse | KGS Thomas-Schule | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Out of the Box“ | Presentation [not yet available] |
Anne-Kahtrin Rischen | Gemeinschaftsschule am Sonnenfeld | Germany | Erasmus+ Project/ eTwinning Project „Let‘s Think Sustainably“ | Presentation [pdf, 11 MB] |
Peter Larsson | Spyken upper Secondary school | Sweden | Erasmus+ Project „Think Smart - Act Green Erasmus+ Climate change and sustainability“ | Presentation [pdf, 4 MB] |
Andreas Ude | Berufsbildende Schule 1 Goslar - Am Stadtgarten | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Protect ecosystem and life“ | Presentation [not yet available] |
Presentations at Workshop E
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Bettina Beining | Stefan-Andres-Gymnasium Schweich | Germany | eTwinning Project „3 Countries, one Region, a commun Goal: Creating a more sustainable future“ | Presentation [pdf, 2.5 MB] Padlet |
Nicole Broer | Ludwig-Erhard-Berufskolleg | Germany | eTwinning Project: „There is no planet B“ | Presentation [pdf, 1.6 MB] |
Eileen Jünemann | Engelsburg–Gymnasium Kassel | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Planning for a greener city“ | Presentation [pdf, 4.3 MB] |
Edita Roberts | Primary School ZŠ Velvary | The Czech Republic | Erasmus+ Project „Ecogeeks in Action“ Promoting Science and Ecology in Primary Classroom“ | Presentation [pdf, 19 MB] |
Imke Storek | Brühlwiesenschule Hofheim am Taunus | Germany | Erasmus+ Project / eTwinning Project „Sustainability - Europe‘s Future“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.5 MB] |
Presentations at Workshop F
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Sabine Benning-Dienstdorf | Katharinen-Gymnasium Ingolstadt | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „Green Morning Europe“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.5 MB] |
Giuseppe Caruso | IIS V. Emanuele II | Italy | Local Calabrian Project „Calabrian Native Project“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.1 MB] |
Etienne Emmert | Karl-Rehbein-Schule Hanau | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „HYGGE - Healthy Youth Going Green in Europe“ | Presentation [pdf, 20 MB] |
Aušra Degutytė-Kančauskienė | Pažinimo medis | Lithuania | „Scientific hiking - secrets of water“ | Presentation [pdf, 4 MB] |
Monika Schwarze | Konrad-Adenauer-Realschule Hamm | Germany | eTwinning Project „RESET“ | Presentation [pdf, 1.2 MB] |
Presentations at Workshop G
Name | Institution | Country | Project title | Presentation |
Sara Grunau | Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium Dortmund | Germany | Erasmus+ Project „The culture of colour plants“ | Presentation [pdf, 5 MB] |
Aneta Copic | XV. Gimnazija | Croatia | Erasmus+ Project „The Magic of Water“ | Presentation [pdf, 3.8 MB] |
Maren Kranz and Meike Mirete-Mumm | Gymnasium Ernestinum Celle | Germany | Erasmus+ / eTwinning Project „Environment and Sustainability Understand, Care, Act!“ | Presentation [pdf, 9.2 MB] |
Francesca Mortelliti | I.C. N.2 „S. D‘Acquisto“ | Italy | Erasmus+ Project „Eco school, Inclusion and Innovation“ | Presentation [MP 4, 17 MB] |
Christina Thiesing | Ratsgymnasium Osnabrück | Germany | eTwinning Project „Fridges for Future“ | Presentation [pdf, 4.3 MB] |