greenmobility@school
Programme :
Erasmus+
Secteur :
Enseignement scolaire
Action clé :
Action clé 1
Partenaires :
Lycée Technique d’Ettelbruck (Luxembourg)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Schule 2 (Germany)
HTL St.Pölten (Austria)
La Salle Virgen del Mar (Spain)
Durée :
Descriptif :
The main goal was the development of an overall concept for schools which want to become more bicycle-friendly. Each achieved switch-over from motorised vehicle to bicycle is a contribution to CO2 savings. The intention is to show other schools a way to become more bicycle-friendly, respectively make cycling more attractive in the daily lives of pupils and teachers. This includes three main points: Firstly, the development and testing of a certification tool to audit a school towards bicycle-friendliness. Secondly, the elaboration of didactic material regarding the health and safety aspects of cycling, and thirdly, the development of a measuring system that can be attached to a bicycle. This device called AirScout is used to measure air quality/pollutant levels while riding, and it allows to identify low pollution cycling routes.
Activités :
The project promoted soft skills, social inclusion and social diversity via workshops and social activities in mixed groups at our four meetings. Via communication and dissemination done by the pupils in mission groups, it was possible to present the progress as well as the results of the project. The work was done in several steps. The very first one was to consider specific project activities at each school, followed by a face-to-face project planning meeting between the teachers. The third phase included coordination and planning meetings with pupils and teachers via Teams. The four working and exchange face-to-face meetings in Almeria, Sindelfingen, Ettelbruck and St. Pölten were important milestones to achieve the objectives.
Produits :
A new certification tool on “bicycle-friendliness” was developed and tested for schools. Three sniffer prototypes (AirScout) for recording environmental pollutants have been developed and tested. Information material on health and safety of cycling has been produced. All the results of the project including information to use the certification tool and to rebuild an AirScout are available on www.gm4s.eu. Students improved in teamwork, time management, presentation skills, communication, organisational skills and creativity.
Impacts :
Participants greatly appreciated taking part in an international project, especially the exchange with pupils from other countries. The visit to the European Parliament in Brussels deepened their understanding of the EU and its institutions. Feedback from each mobility showed clear progress in key soft skills. Pupils shared their experiences with classmates, extending the project’s impact. The Erasmus+ project gained visibility outside of the school but within the school community as well, particularly during the partner schools’ visit in our school in Ettelbruck. The self-developed “Bicycle-Friendly School” audit tool was successfully applied in different schools. The project greenmobility@school was presented at the 2024 and 2025 BNE fairs to the Luxembourg Minister of Transport and to an Education Ministry official and presented on national radio.
Perspectives :
By presenting our findings and results of the certification concept to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport, and the cycling organisation ProVelo, we highlighted that such a concept could also benefit Luxembourgish schools. As a result, a nationwide certification scheme may soon be offered to all schools in Luxembourg. At the Lycée Technique d’Ettelbruck, we continue working on the “Bicycle-Friendly School” concept to improve cycling conditions. The self-developed certification tool is available on our website www.gm4s.eu for all interested schools to use and gain ideas on how to become more bicycle-friendly. All documents of the AirScout air quality measurement system on bicycles are freely available for replication. The partnerships between schools were strengthened through this project and a new Erasmus+ project, wind@school, will be implemented with the same Austrian and German partners, plus a new partner school from Croatia.
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