“Our planet is reaching (or has already reached) a point of no return. Either we stop being indifferent and change our way of life and consumption NOW, or the changes are likely to be dramatic and irreversible.”
Javier Torres
CIFP Simón de Colonia
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Electronics Telecommunications
Number of students participating: 18
SDG(s) covered:- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Action Area(s) covered:- Waste reduction and management
“The scope of the SDGs can be an excellent working tool in the classroom, allowing you to give (even more) meaning to your students' learning and to draw parallels with reality in a concrete and objective way. Working with the SDGs in schools means promoting critical and reflective thinking, an essential competence. The classroom discussions transform us as citizens who are more aware of the world around us.”
Inês Carvalho
Escola Básica e Secundária de Arrifana
Arrifana, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Curriculum Area: Participation and Action Projects with Young People Number of students participating: 32 SDG(s) covered:- 5 Gender Equality
- 16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
- 17 Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Action Area(s) covered:- Positive communication
- No bullying and violence
- Becoming an active subject
- Cultural identity
- Gender roles
- Participation
“To act, strengthen, innovate, protect and unify, always working for the common good.”
Fátima Soares
Agrupamento de Escolas de Arrifana
Arrifana, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Curriculum Area: Youth Technical Professional Course Number of students participating: 14 SDG(s) covered:- 5 Gender Equality
Action Area(s) covered:- Gender roles
- Participation
“Working with sustainability competencies in your lessons and relating them to the SDGs broadens students’ and your own perspective, which can be very impactful and empowering.”
Hilde Vervaecke
Odisee University of Applied Sciences
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Curriculum Area: Agricultural sciences Number of students participating: 110 SDG(s) covered:- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Action Area(s) covered:- Sustinable entrepreneurship
“I believe in the importance and value of working with sustainable topics and the SDG’s. By practicing research skills within the context of SDGs, you can hit two targets at once.”
Karen Brabant
Odisee University of Applied Sciences
Brussels, Belgium
Curriculum Area: Office management Number of students participating: 30 SDG(s) covered:- 10 Reduced Inequality
Action Area(s) covered:- Solidarity action
“Because of the activities, students are convinced of the importance of reflection on the corporate identity and how sustainable it is.”
Kristof Van Rossem
Odisee University of Applied Sciences
Brussels, Belgium
Curriculum Area: Finance Number of students participating: 24 SDG(s) covered:- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Action Area(s) covered:- Sustainable entrepreneurship
“Our planet needs our help!”
Gema Plaza Pastor
CIFP Simón de Colonia
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Electronics Maintenance Number of students participating: 14 SDG(s) covered:- 7 Affordable and clean energy
Action Area(s) covered:- Energy efficiency
- Energy consumption
- Participation
“SDGs - Together we can!”
Nuria Antón Martinez
CIFP Santa Catalina
Aranda de Duero (Burgos), Spain
Curriculum Area: Administrative Management and Senior Administrative and Financial Management Number of students participating: 3 SDG(s) covered:- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Action Area(s) covered:- Waste management
“From the comfort of our sofas, we are not aware of the importance and necessity of change. Educate yourself, research and act! We have but one Earth.”
Isabel González Aparicio
CIFP Santa Catalina
Aranda de Duero (Burgos), Spain
Curriculum Area: Computer Science Number of students participating: 8 SDG(s) covered:- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Action Area(s) covered:- Dealing with waste
- Sustainable production and consumption
- Conscious consumption
“We must take care of ourselves and our planet so that future generations can have the same opportunities that we had. That is why we must make sure that our actions leave a green footprint along the way.”
Saray Capa Santamaría
La Merced y San Francisco Javier - Jesuitas Burgos
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Administration and Trade Number of students participating: 20 SDG(s) covered:- 3 Good health and well-being
Action Area(s) covered:- Healthy lifestyles
- Mental well-being
“The future must be thought out!”
Juliana Marcos Martín
I.E.S. Enrique Flórez
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Applied Chemistry Number of students participating: 17 SDG(s) covered:- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Action Area(s) covered:- Sustainable investing
- Waste reduction
“I encourage all teachers and students to participate in this initiative. Together we will achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.”
Sandra Martín Arcos
I.E.S. Enrique Flórez
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Chemistry and Environmental Health Number of students participating: 11 SDG(s) covered:- 2 Zero Hunger
Action Area(s) covered:- Solidarity Action
“For a better world, for its future.”
Sara Fernández Pastor
I.E.S. Leonardo da Vinci
Alicante, Spain
Curriculum Area: Health care Number of students participating: 22 SDG(s) covered:- 3 Good health and well-being
Action Area(s) covered:- Personal Hygiene and fitness
“SDGs are the future: a boat we must get on and never get off again.”
Beatriz Planelles García
I.E.S. Leonardo da Vinci
Alicante, Spain
Curriculum Area: Health Care Procedures Number of students participating: 25 SDG(s) covered:- 3 Good health and well-being
Action Area(s) covered:- Healthy lifestyle
“SDGs are our opportunity to ensure and improve everyone's present and future life on this planet, it is now or never.”
Laura Sánchez Tejada
I.E.S. Leonardo da Vinci
Alicante, Spain
Curriculum Area: Healthcare Number of students participating: 20 SDG(s) covered:- 3 Good health and well-being
Action Area(s) covered:- Personal hygiene and fitness
“We are agents of change in this world. We must work for it!”
Beatriz Alegre Hernando
La Merced y San Francisco Javier. Jesuitas.
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Office management Number of students participating: 14 SDG(s) covered:- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Action Area(s) covered:- Values-driven leadership
- Conscious consumption
- Sustainable entrepreneurship
“Just LOOK AROUND YOU! Think about whether this is the world you want to leave to your children.”
Iria López López
I.E.S. Enrique Flórez
Burgos, Spain
Curriculum Area: Laboratory Operations Number of students participating: 14 SDG(s) covered:- 6 Clean water and sanitation
Action Area(s) covered:- Water contamination
“To give teens the awareness of having a role, feeling responsible and being able to improve themselves and help the others. The idea is to allow students to approach SDGs taking into consideration their personal impact on the surrounding world.”
Maria Sole Politti
ISIS Brignoli-Einaudi-Marconi
Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy
Curriculum Area: Business and accountancy, English language and culture Number of students participating: 18 SDG(s) covered:- 1 No Poverty
Action Area(s) covered:- Conscious consumption
“Working with the SDGs helps us to understand the importance and the relevance of our actions, no matter how little they are.”
Matteo Molinaro
Scuola Oikos
Fagagna (UD), Italy
Curriculum Area: Italian L2 Number of students participating: 14 SDG(s) covered:- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Action Area(s) covered:- Dealing with waste (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
- Conscious consumption
“These kind of activities are good practice that our school would like to follow in the future. The lessons became more interactive and students had chance to speak about local issues.”
Eugenia Kollias
Vardakeios School of Ermoupoli
Ermoupoli (Syros), Greece
Curriculum Area: Greek & English Languages for Adults Number of students participating: 12 SDG(s) covered:
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
14 Life Below Water
Action Area(s) covered:
- Sustainable tourism
- Sustainable food
“Working on the SDGs is a real opportunity to promote cooperation between students and teachers.”
Michalis Fotiadis
1st Esperino Epal Tavrou
Tavros (Athens), Greece
Curriculum Area: Electrical/Electronic Engineering Automatics, Mechanical engineering, Administration and Economics, Health Care and Wellbeing, Informatics Number of students participating: 30
SDG(s) covered:
- 6 Clean water and sanitation
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 13 Climate Action
- 14 Life Below Water
- 15 Life on Land
Action Area(s) covered:
- Ecological footprint
“We are living in a period of rapid change. Educators are ready to transfer the messages of the SDGs and engage learners in action. To do so, they need these user-friendly tools.”
Christelle Loukitch
Vardakeios School of Ermoupoli
Ermoupoli (Syros), Greece
Curriculum Area: Greek & English Languages for Adults Number of students participating: 12 SDG(s) covered:- 14 Life Below Water
Action Area(s) covered:- Sustainable tourism
- Sustainable food
