September 16, 2019

TPM - staff meeting in Germany - sustainable journey

Europaschule Langerwehe

Sustainable journey between the fuel cell and Cologne Cathedral

TPM - staff meeting Report in Germany




EUROPASCHULE LANGERWEHE
Gesamtschule
Sekundarstufe I und II
                  Josef-Schwarz-Straße 16 52379 Langerwehe
                        Tel.: 02423 / 9414-0 Fax: 02423 / 7688
                             gelangerwehe@web.de

Erasmus + Project
How sustainable is my school?
3rd Transnational Meeting
at
Europaschule Langerwehe in Langerwehe, Germany
from 11th – to 14th September 2019



Agenda Project Work:

1.   Programme / Germany
        Explanation of the programme and visits (Aachen University, Research Centre Jülich)
        Explanatory remarks /involvement of German students on Thursday (trip to Aachen / Kaffeetafel & visit to University)
        Added visit: View on the brown coal mining pit

2.   Progress Project Activities Year 2
        Each partner gives an overview of the activities accomplished in the second project year:
         France:
         Fruits / vegetable / flower garden
         Acquisition of goats and chicken /left-overs from the canteen / vegetation cut
(not possible though in the future because of hygienic rules)
         Organic food market
         Collection of:
        Paper
        Fruit peels
        Bottle caps
         Video production about German "Give me a second chance"-sticker
         Installation of aerrators / taps
         Planning of
        insect hotel
        bee hive
        birds' nests / tables
        green wall
        planting of flowers / fruit trees
        installation /creation of
         solar panel
         small wind turbine
         compost
        participation at
         a sustainability fair
         pick up litter campaign
        continuation of      
         collections
         garden work
         Romania:
         Trees planted  / work in school garden
         Paper collection continued
         Workshop w/ bottle caps and plastic waste
         Formed the name of the school using plants
         School has become "Green School" / label awarded by the ministry
         Celebration of Earth & Water Day
         Article published in school magazine
         Planning of green wall
         Germany:
         Informing year 5 classes about paper recycling (Give me a second chance-Sticker)
         Planting of bird protection in school garden
         AWA sorting stall to learn the correct sorting of different plastics/glass recipients (ordering according to qualitites of sustainability)
         Conversion to reycling paper at the whole school
         Information campaign about notebooks, college blocks etc with recycling paper (label: Blauer Engel/Blue Angel), especially for parents of new year 5 students
         Lecture about Sustainability organised (open to sixth form students, parents, teachers and the public)
         Several attempts to realise moss graffiti
         Planing of
        Information Tour through the classes of the new year 5 students (Sticker)
        Green wall
         Italy:
         Information of other students about recycling
         SAFE campaign sponsored by Scania / tree planting in Ethopia
         Monitoring of paper consumption of school
         Campaign to promote awareness concerning light pollution
         Plans:
        other projects

         Poland:
         Work on biodiversity (compost, bees, school garden)
         Collection of bottle caps for charity project
         Collection of paper and batteries
         Distribution of stickers / posters to save water and energy
         Acquisition of visualiser to decrease paper consumption
         Preparation of mobility in Poland
         Cooperation w/ university of Brechow
         Products of recycling workshop exhibited and sold
         Recycling rallye in town
         Fotos and presentations

3.   Outlook on Project Activities Year 3
        Common activity for all project partners to be presented at the meeting in France:
         Video clip (news reel or commercial) dealing w/ "Promotion of recycled paper in school"
         Production of Project Poster (possibly in the form of photos + calendar?); every nation sends till the end of December 150 – 200 photos to the French Team which will be responsible for the production of the poster;
         Realization of a "green wall" (partners are encouraged to share project progression and results)
        Possible project idea:
         Realization of solar panel shirt / rucksack (project idea put forward by Italian partner)
        Suggestions / Purchases / Project Money:
         Laptop / memory sticks / Camera
         Calendars / Project Logo
         Sorting Containers for school
         Water dispenser for school
         Reusable water bottles / logo
         Plants (Green Wall)
         LED light bulbs for school building
         Faucet aereators to save water
         Solar panels
         Small wind wheel (charging of mobile phones)

4.   Meeting in France
        Visit in France: 1st - 7th March 2020
         Programme planned:
         Visit of companies in connection w/ sustainability
         Workshops
         Exhibition (All project partners are asked to bring (at least) one product made during the three project time)
         Presentation of videos/exhibition to students, teachers, possibly parents
         Farewell Party
         Sightseeing
         Accomodation /Lunch:
         close to school (20-25€ per night; one-/two-/three-bed-rooms)
         Lunch at school canteen

5.   Miscellaneous
        Discussion on / Ideas for realization of a new common project:
         Advice / French Agency:
         new partners form the East
         more quality
         smart system
         Topics:
         cultural heritage (food, institutions, music, traditions, transportation, history, communication, etc.)
         UNESCO World heritage sites (focusing on architecture?)


September 13, 2019

TPM - staff meeting in Germany Day 2

visit of the coal pit


lecture at the Research center
























Lunch box to reduce packaging and bags





Cultural visit of Köln