Back To Nature

The third and last mobility which took place in Germany, was based on the knowledge we had gained during the first and second mobility to Ireland and Poland. We layed a major emphasis on our area being a biosphere reserve with the special flora and fauna required for such an area. The Irish were really impressed by the acreage of woods in our area and just as much by the renewablew energy, especially solar panels which are to be found on private houses as well as on whole fields in the area of Birkenfeld where we visited the Umweltcampus. The other experience our partners were especially impressed by was the close vicinity to France which they got to know while canoeing from France to Germany. A third highlight was our visit to Trier during which our guests were stunned by the impressive visibility of Roman history as well as the beauty of the city as a whole.

Having done sports together in the three participating countries, having become conscious of the environmental issues of each country and having got to know the special traits of each country we are eager on continuing our partnership in another project and we are sure that we have raised the awareness in all participants for a sustainable lifestyle.

On the third day of our mobility, our combined Erasmus group went to the Polish-German Spohnsh Haus in Gersheim/Saarland for an ‘ecological backpack-tour’. In the morning, groups were formed who worked on diverse topics, for example the ecological footprint of producing a pair of jeans, the ecological footprint of several foods and their transport, i.e. the environmental effects of our modern wasteful lifestyle. As an aftereffect, the female Irish teacher made plans to buy clothes more consciously in future. In the afternoon, the group went into the woods for a hike which entailed different stops that demonstrated in practical ways like a seesaw or a globe on strings held by the whole of the group the subject-matter which the group had been working on in the morning. All participants were really impressed by the outcome of this eventful day.

The whole group became conscious of the importance of living consciously with regard to consuming food, materials and natural resourses like fuel and the devastating effects of a careless and wasteful lifestyle.

Spohns Haus ?

Pupils often have difficulties when it comes to estimating lengths or converting between different units of length. During the learning activity in Pirmasens, we trained these topics in nature.