Green Cool Schools GROW Europe

In December 2024, we launched the Green Cool Schools GROW Europe (Erasmus+) project, which aims to create greener and more sustainable schools in Europe.

Project days on sustainable school grounds of the future with pergola construction at Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium in Cologne in cooperation with the University of Cologne.

First face-to-face project meeting in Spain From the June 2 to 3, 2025 all Green Cool Schools GROW Europe project partners came together for the first face-to-face meeting in Bilbao, Spain. A total of 26 participants joined the two-day event, which was packed with program points, discussions, and opportunities to connect in person. Day 1: Project meeting and school visit in Basauri The first

Each partner country is organising its own national webinar to present local progress and share inspiring examples from participating schools.

Three inspiring days in Cork, Ireland – partners from Austria, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Hungary exchanged experiences, discussed upcoming webinars, the Green Cool Schools Award and the evaluation of the project’s teaching materials.

On the very first day of the school year, in September 1, 2025, we met at BRG6 Marchettigasse as part of the Green Cool Schools GROW Europe project. After a short introduction with the principal Susanna Prokopec and committed teachers, we toured the school grounds and collected ideas on how and where greenery could be integrated into the school environment.

Let’s work together to create cooler, greener, and healthier school environments across Europe.

In the first week of the school year 2025/26, we met at EMS Strasshof as part of the Green Cool School GROW Europe project to get to know the new school director, Claus Bauer. Together, we explored plans and ideas for future greening projects at the school. Many inspiring suggestions were shared – a special thanks goes to the dedicated art teacher, Manuel Prammer, for his motivation and strong interest in making the school greener. We are optimistic that the first steps can already be implemented this autumn.

We are happy to share that the first networking meeting took place on August 26, 2025 with enthusiastic teachers from the schools of Szentpéterfa and Kunsziget in Hungary. The delegation from Szentpéterfa – including the director and several teachers – was warmly welcomed in Kunsziget by the mayor, school director Liza Farkas, and representatives of the Reflex Association.

Project days focusing on the sustainable school grounds of the future, including the construction of a triangle pergola as a cool chill-out area at the Erich-Kästner-Gymnasium in Cologne, in collaboration with the University of Cologne.

On September 23, 2025, students from different classes took part in a brainstorming workshop on the design of the school grounds. The workshop was led by Tilman Langner from Umweltprojekte Nord e.V.