Design your sustainable world

2023-2025

Project Coordinator:

Merkelis Račkauskas gymnasium, Mažeikiai, Lithuania

Project Partners:

Aarhus Gymnasium, Denmark
Iisaku Gymnasium, Estonia
Nurmijärvi High School, Finland

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Main objectives of the project:

help students learn to identify external factors that influence their lifestyle, culture, consumption habits, attitudes, values, etc.
develop students' mindsets and competencies that enable them to form sustainable lifestyle habits and encourage them to take initiative.
develop and deliver innovative teaching materials, digital tools and content methodologies for bringing sustainability issues in different subjects to fulfil the curriculum needs.

Project visit in Aarhus, Denmark 2023.

Cultural sustainability

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Art, creativity and education

Food and music

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Sustainable development skills: collaboration and self-awareness competencies.

Curriculum: music, languages, ethics, technologies.

Objectives: to facilitate cross-cultural exchange and foster mutual understanding among students from different cultural backgrounds through the sharing and exploration of various musical and food traditions.

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International Day. Cultural values and identity.

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Sustainable development skills: collaboration, normative, anticipatory and self-awareness competencies.

Curriculum: social studies, arts, technologies, IT, languages, ethics.

Objectives: to celebrate and showcase the richness of cultural diversity through festivals, exhibitions, performances, and other cultural events; to foster intercultural understanding by appreciating the differences and similarities among cultures, promoting respect for various beliefs, traditions and practices, and to inspire cooperation among individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Gender and family traditions.

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Sustainable development skills: life skills, system thinking, anticipatory, critical thinking and self-awareness competencies.

Curriculum: social studies, ethics, languages, biology, sexual education.

Objectives: to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for critically engaging with issues related to gender, life-stage rituals, and family dynamics, and for promoting greater cultural awareness, empathy, and respect in their personal and professional lives.

KØN - Gender Museum in Aarhus

Objectives: to explore the cultural history of the genders and the history of sexual education; gain knowledge about what gender means to society.

Humour. Its psychological and social functions.

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Sustainable development skills: system thinking, normative, collaboration, critical thinking, and self-awareness competencies.

Curriculum: social studies, languages, arts, ethics.

Objectives: to help students understand the subjective nature of humour perception by exploring why individuals find certain things funny while others do not, and examining cultural, social, and individual factors that influence humour appreciation; to analyze cultural variations in humour styles, preferences and taboos exploring how humour reflects and shapes cultural values, norms, and identities, and fostering appreciation for the diversity of comedic traditions around the world.

Tolerance. Building a more inclusive world.

Feedback and outcomes

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