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About the organization
Greenpeace campaigns in over 50 countries for the protection of our natural resources.
In Germany, Greenpeace has been a non-profit and peaceful organization for more than 40 years: for consistent climate and resource protection, for the preservation of biodiversity, for a sustainable society. Greenpeace is active on the streets, on the ground with environmental sinners. Greenpeace investigates, clarifies and puts its finger in the wound.
Decisive for the success and credibility of Greenpeace are the strict non-violence of all actions and its complete independence from politics, political parties and business. This independence is possible thanks to the donations of more than 630,000 supporting members throughout Germany. In addition, around 7,000 volunteers work with Greenpeace to protect the environment and the climate.
Transformative learning for people and the planet is essential for our survival and for future generations. The time to learn and act for our planet is now!
Why we fund
Education is a key issue in view of the global challenges we face. Stiftung Zukunftjetzt! supports the "Schools for Earth" project because it strengthens effective climate protection and youth participation in schools and makes future-relevant topics such as climate protection, sustainable consumption, democracy and peace a lived and tangible school culture.
"Schools for Earth" also ties in with the National Action Plan "Education for Sustainable Development" and contributes to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 global goals for sustainable development contained therein.
With a holistic view of all areas of school activities - the so-called Whole School Approach - the sustainability topics are not only imparted as knowledge across all subjects and dealt with in a solution-oriented manner in projects, but also implemented through practical action in everyday school life. Pupils thus experience self-efficacy ("Education to Action" approach, from knowledge to action), learn democratic participation and strengthen their design and action skills for a challenging present and future.
The Climate Lab made me realize that there is also participation at my school. As a pupil, I now know that I can get involved at school.
PROJECT DETAILS
What we fund
"Schools for Earth" - the Greenpeace school project
How big is our school's CO2 footprint? And how does it come about? More and more schools are asking themselves these questions. In the "Schools for Earth" project, schools are finding answers and developing concrete solutions for more climate protection at their own schools. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is becoming increasingly relevant, especially in view of the increasingly noticeable climate crisis. In addition, schools are among the largest consumers of energy in the public sector in Germany. A committed generation of pupils, influenced by climate movements such as "Fridays for Future", is therefore rightly demanding an adequate response to the climate crisis from their school environment. Integrating this into the normal school day poses major challenges for many schools and teachers. The Greenpeace project "Schools for Earth" therefore supports interested schools of all types - elementary school, secondary schools, special schools and vocational schools - with materials, tools, further training and many practical impulses on their way to developing schools towards climate neutrality and firmly anchoring a strong education for sustainable development.
"Schools for Earth" is based on several important building blocks:
The CO2 school calculator enables schools to draw up their own carbon footprint and helps to identify potential savings.
Handouts such as "Our school for the climate" enable a climate check tour of your own school supported by questionnaires and provide tips for specific climate protection measures.
The handout on the Whole School Approach provides methodological impulses to make climate protection and sustainability a natural part of school culture.
Free teaching materials for all age groups make it possible to integrate ESD and environmental topics into everyday school life. A supplementary augmented reality application opens a virtual classroom door into special habitats on this planet.
New are the handout for vocational schools and the inclusive adaptations "Together for the climate" in German as a second language, simplified language, easy language, sign language videos and Word formats optimized for e-readers and Braille printers.
Developed by Greenpeace and the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), the "Schools for Earth" handout "Making school operations sustainable" supports school management, janitors, committed teachers and building management staff in optimizing the operation of their own school building in terms of sustainability and climate protection.
The "Schools for Earth" community platform offers assistance with project implementation on site, provides new project ideas and strengthens the exchange between project participants.
In this way, schools can become an active place for shaping sustainable development. The newly acquired knowledge has an impact beyond the school into other institutions in the community and into the private lives of the pupils and their families.
