Baltic Sea Project

Dear all, The first international Global Citizenship Education camp is taking place from 27 to 29 May, 2020, in Koppelsberg (close to Plön) in northern Germany. Some of you might know this beautiful place from former conferences. Further information will be available soon. We will be happy to reply to your comments and questions, and are looking forward to hearing that you wish to be with us on this conference. Note that your delegations should consist of teachers AND students. :-) A bit of basic information on Global Citizenship Education is available here: http://www.borderregions.org/bspcoordinators/gced.pptx Martin

Co-operating through camps Drone picture on the coastline of the Baltic Sea, done by Enn Narrusson. You might wonder how Estonians celebrated the Baltic Sea Project's 30th birthday? We orginized a BSP international environmental awareness camp in Roosta, Estonia (26.-29.09.2019) and invited guest from other countries as well.  Here is a video done by the Polish delegation from Prywatna Szkoła Podstawowa Complex of Silesian International School (teacher Anna Stebel and students Wiktoria Stebel, Patrycja Makowska). This year the BSP got 30 years old, thus this camp focused on the Baltic Sea Project history (creating a common exhibition), Baltic Sea research and getting to know the costal situation and islands in Roosta (trip to Osmussaare island, costal hike, BSP programmes, scientific workshops), our cultural differences and similarities (culture nights) and providing leisure activities (sauna, ball games, swimming, adventure course, African drums). The programme

Here is a link for a  site  with inspiration for SDG games. This project is originally started by a Danish athlete. If you click the SDG icons at the bottom of the site, you will find detailed descriptions of how to play a game with your students, add ressing the chosen SDG. This can be a fun and active icebreaker for a school project on sustainability and global citizenship.

At UNESCO ASPnet and BSP schools  we have common objectives based on shared values  to promote sustainable development and lifestyles and to nourish intercultural learning and appreciation of cultural diversity and heritage.  These goals are global, but, from our perspective, they're need to be addressed especially acutely in the Baltic Sea area. Kuvan lähde: http://stateofthebalticsea.helcom.fi/in-brief/our-baltic-sea/ The Baltic Sea has connected countries and peoples around it for centuries. Its well-being is vital for the prosperity of its whole catchment area consisting of  Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Russia . These countries have a long and fruitful history of cultural exchange and trading, but also of war and disputes. As we all know, the Baltic Sea is currently  under serious environmental pressures . Much is being done by several project groups and foundations, two of which are  John Nurminen Foundation  and  Baltic Sea Ac