We are Changemakers!

The Project will especially focus on the targets: GOAL13: Climate Action and GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, as a result of the voting among teachers and students of participating schools. Why should schools teach the SDGs? Schools have access to large concentrations of young minds who are passionate, creative and have a desire for a better world. This access gives them an enormous responsibility: give the future generations the tools it needs to create the world they wish.The SDGs give educators the apparatus necessary to introduce complex local and global issues like gender inequality, local poverty, global warming, and many others, while empowering students to start making the difference they want to see in their communities. Why should teachers teach the SDGs? Teachers have the power and unique responsibility to provide the knowledge and necessary skills for the next generation to tackle the big challenges of their time.

The General Objectives - improve 4Cs (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity) skills of students - shape students’ Global Awareness which will help them responsibly deal with real world around them and become responsible global citizens - increase the awareness of students on SDGs (goal 12-13 ) and green jobs - promote sensitivity towards different global issues and their understanding, creating responsible citizens who lead sustainable lifestyles - improve communication skills in English by teaching multi-disciplinary subjects through foreign language and developing digital materials in English - to inspire teachers to enrich their teaching methods via changing experiences and good practices The Specific Objectives: 1.Developing global and environmental thinking skills of students through the workshops and field visits which will be held with different types of activities during LTTs and local activities. 2.Improving students understanding of the consequences of their individual preferences,consumption habits and lifestyles on Envrionmental and Climate Change challenges through involving them inquiry based activities and giving them real-life situations during LTTs and local activities.

The project was designed to transform learning environments globally and make the involved schools the hubs of education and leadership on the SDGs-Goal 12&13 with long term results. We ultimately empower students to prioritize sustainable development in their lifestyles, behaviors, education and professional careers and also to inspire our students to think about their special capacities to share with the world and can offer their actions in order to achieve the Global Goals 12&13. Benefits for the involved schools: - 4Cs skills of students which are essential to meet the challenges of the 21st century will improve.Students’ Global Awareness which will help them responsibly deal with real World around them will be shaped and they will become responsible global citizens and Changemakers! - Teachers who bring SDG issues like Climate Change in the classroom will enrich their teaching methods via changing experiences and good practices. As a result,teachers’ professional profile will be strengthened and schools’ development will be positively influenced. -Global understanding among European schools will be developed via strong cooperation through the project.

We compiled all the results on the website below : https://sites.google.com/view/wearechangemakers/accueil Tangible results: - Logo - Leaflet/Poster/Brochure - Website - eTwinning Project "We are Changemakers!" - Social Media Accounts (Instagram : see the website) - Handbook - Posters - Seedballs - Food fresk - Clothing recycling workshop - Visit to the energy recovery center - Land art workshop - Visit to a dam - Increased understanding of Climate Change and Environmental Issues - Increased sensitivity towards different global issues and responsibilty as global citizens -Increased capacities of student to take actions in order to achieve the Goal 12&13