EYEs EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY SOURCES as a contribution to a sustainable future

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Environmental pollution is the global challenge which has to be addressed to all society members, including youth. Therefore the project intends to empower youth for an active engagement. It is important that this issue is passed to youth who have to contribute to a more responsible attitude towards sustainable environmental conditions and to become the Earth guardians. During the two years project implementation, pupils will study main causes for the pollution in their country, available strategies and measures to combat this issues, environmental friendly energy sources and devices. Some of them will even construct few new devices. Through the whole process they will be tutored by teachers during curriculum subjects and or non-curriculum school activities. It is expected, for pupils and teachers, that familiarisation with other cultures will be significantly increased, international cooperation enlarged and strengthened, second language competences improved. The project might have even an impact on pupils’ future career decisions. Teachers will have an opportunity to exchange practices of teaching methods and approaches, as well as upgrading of their professional knowledge and skills. Achievements and results will be disseminated also in local and wide lifelong learning community.
The participating countries are: Greece, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, Slovenia and Sweden.

The objectives of our project are:
- to contribute European efforts in environmental issues,
- to make teachers and students from the six countries cooperate and learn about
each others different cultures,
- to make use of various ways of meeting and communicating between people who
take part in the project.

The subjects are:
- to study the political agenda concerning renewable energy sources in the
participating countries,
- to study the common environmental EU agenda,
- to learn about alternative energy sources,
- to study global warming, the shrinking mineral reserves of the Earth, recycling of
materials, alternative energy sources and controversial energy sources,
- to learn about cultural specifics of involved countries.

The approach is that the involved teachers will guide and support the involved pupils who will implement the following activities:
- to study different energy sources and their influence on the environment,
- to compare measures and reducing the production of carbon dioxide,
- to construct devices for producing renewable energy sources,
- to compare the results of the research between the six countries and to draw individual countries and common conclusions and possible solutions.

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