Project week in Penzberg (Germany)

"Working towards sustainability"

29. March - 4. April 2025

The topic of the project week in Penzberg was "Working towards sustainability". The students learned about what measures can be taken to become more sustainable - on a large scale as well as on a small scale

Participating schools:

Liceul Teoretic "Onisifor Ghibu", Sibiu, Romania
IES Torre de los Espejos, Utebo, Spain
Gymnasium Penzberg, Penzberg, Germany (hosting school)

Topics of the project week:

Getting to know each other

Ice breaker games
Presentation of the schools and home towns of the participating students
Visiting classes as "Erasmus+ ambassadors"
Student guided tour of the school house
Farewell party

Activities about democratic participation

Workshop: An integrated approach to democracy
Workshop: Journalist for a day (students preparing questions for the members of the city council)
Visit of the town hall, where the student "journalists" posed their prepared questions to members of the city council
Role play: Active citizens in our local community
Presentations of the students' councils of the participating schools; discussion about similarities and differences in the different countries
Workshop: Digital active citizenship (using Canva)

Sightseeing and excursions

Sightseeing in Sibiu
Visit to the village museum
Workshop: Customs and traditions
Visit of Bran castle and Brașov

Some results of the project week:

Workshop: An integrated approach to democracy

The students had to do research about different countries and their form of government. They had to take into account things like how the leaders are elected, which rights have minorities, freedom of press, etc.

Workshop: Journalist for a day

The students thought of questions to pose to the members of the city council during their visit to the town hall. Topics were local economic development, education and culture, social assistance and volunteering programs, transport and sustainability.