The Baltic Sea project is an international network among schools for a better environment in the Baltic catchment area
Liljeborgsskolan is participating in this project. We have done our part of the investigation and are wating for the total summery.

        
Students at Liljeborg secondary highschool in action.

The countries bordering on the Baltic share many environmental problems, one of which is the pollution of the Baltic Sea. These problems can only be solved by cooperation among those countries, which have different languages, cultures, habits, traditions and technical standards. In attempting to solve the environmental problems, education is one of the key factors. The Baltic Sea Project (BSP) has therefore initiated cooperation among schools in all the countries around the Baltic.Today, some 200 schools are active in the BSP. Most are secondary schools situated on the Baltic coast. In many schools, the BSP has been organized as a joint effort including many subjects.

Objectives

• To increase the awareness of the students about the environmental problems in the Baltic Sea    area and to give them an understanding of the scientific, social and cultural aspects of the    interdependence between man and nature.
• To develop the ability of the students to study changes in the environment.
• To encourage students to participate in developing a sustainable future.

Practical measures

• To set up a network of schools and other educational institutions.
• To create and develop educational approaches and joint programmes for environmental and    international education.
• To organize joint activities and events.
• To publish the BSP newsletter and other relevant information.

Educational approach
• To achieve a balance between a holistic view and individual subject studies.
• To change the role of the student from passive recipient to active constructor. To change the role    of the teacher from supervisor to guide in a learning process.
• To use networks to provide participants with opportunities to learn and pass along new ideas.
• To use international cooperation as an inherent element of school work.