Projects

On March 17, 2026, the Regional Environmental Education Centre Reinhausen (RUZ) hosted a networking meeting for teachers involved in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from the Southern Lower Saxony education region, including the districts of Göttingen and Northeim. The event provided a valuable platform for exchange and new ideas. The meeting highlighted the importance of collaboration within ESD. Schools benefit from both internal exchange and cooperation with external partners. Institutions like RUZ Reinhausen play a key role by offering hands-on…

The European Erasmus+ project “UpSpace” has now entered its pilot phase, with newly developed learning modules being tested in real classroom settings together with students. The aim is to trial and further develop innovative approaches to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in everyday school practice. The first module focuses on climate change and the carbon footprint, with a particular emphasis on how our diet impacts the climate. Students explore the environmental effects of different foods and reflect on their own…

Göttingen – Umweltbildung an Schulen ist ein zentrales Thema, wenn es darum geht, junge Menschen für ökologische Nachhaltigkeit zu sensibilisieren und langfristig ein Bewusstsein für die Zusammenhänge zwischen Natur, Gesellschaft und Politik zu schaffen. Im Rahmen des EU-Projekts UpSpace sprach Onyeka Oshionwu, Mitglied der Grünen Fraktion im Rat der Stadt Göttingen und engagierte Kommunalpolitikerin, über die Bedeutung von Umweltbildung, die Integration von Nachhaltigkeit in den Schulalltag und die Rolle lokaler Partnerschaften. Warum Umweltbildung im Lehrplan unverzichtbar ist „Ohne Umwelt gibt…

On 3 October, right after the UpSpace partner meeting, our German teachers had the wonderful opportunity to visit 5o Gymnasio Thessalonikis in Greece. They joined German and English lessons, where students could ask questions and the teachers from abroad gained insights into everyday school life — with a stunning view of the sea! Small, hands-on language exercises in the German class made the exchange interactive and fun. The visiting teachers also had the chance to meet the local staff. Everyone…