Until we meet again…
After being not able to start our mobilities due to the pandemic, every participant, teachers and students, was very happy to meet last week at Ostbirk Skole in Denmark!
Welcome at Ostbirk Skole
Here are some impressions of the warm welcome:
Having breakfast together
Learning the basics of the danish language
Speech of the Mayor of Horsens. Mr. Peter Sorensen:
Short quotation “I would like you to encourage to have fun, to be open, to watch each other, ask questions and most of all enjoy your time together.”
1. Facts about climate change in the regions– our presentations
The meeting started with the presentations of every country. The students presented their schools and facts about climate change in their regions.
Institut Eugeni Xammar, L’Amettla del Vallès
Konradin-RS, Friedberg
Ingunnarskóli, Reykjavík
Franz-Stock-RS, Hövelhof
Ostbirk Skole, Ostbirk
Denmark
Our region
Our school
2. Visit of Okolariet in Vejle
In Vejle we had the possibility to learn more about climate potection and climate change in Denmark and around the world.
Workshops, some impressions
LEGO
Sustainable energy is the way of the future!
But how does it really work…? In this workshop you will learn how to construct a solar powered lawnmower, a windmill or a water turbine. You will construct a small working model using only LEGO and your brainpower.
Woodcraft
One of the best ways to increase an aereas biodiversity is to provide the animals with better habitats. We know we have bats around Østbirk School, but due to renovations of the school, we’re worried that they have no cosy holes in the building for the winter.
In this workshop you will build homes for the bats and our janitor will find a good spot for the homes.
Christmas Ornaments
In this workshop you are going to learn about Danish Christmas decoration, in particular the weaved Christmas heart and what the Danish author H.C. Andersen has to do with this piece of decoration. We are also going to make weaved hearts ourselves with a sustainable twist, while we listen to Danish Christmas music and eat Danish Christmas sweets!
Planting a linden tree (Tilia cordata)
Due to the frosty weather we weren’t able to plant the tree during our visit but we had an interesting presentation as to why the linden tree was chosen.
The Linden tree
The Linden tree migrated to Denmark around 7500 bc. For thousands of years it was the dominant tree in Denmark along the oak tree. Linden trees have been used for many things and therefore we’ve been close to removing all linden trees from DK.
Linden trees are very stable and don’t change when the weather is cold or wet. So if you meet a pirate… most likely his wooden leg is made of linden tree.
Linden trees are one of the few trees in the forest that blooms. It smells amazing and tons of insects are attracted to it. Especially aphids love this tree. Aphids are small green bugs that damage the plants by sucking the suckery dextrose out of the leaves. Normally you see a lot of them on roses. The great thing about aphids is their poop… It’s called honeydew and in June the tree will be dripping with the sticky drops. Bees love the honeydew and gather it to make delicious honey.
The Linden tree is also called Freya’s tree or the tree of love. This is because of the heart shape of the leaves.
These are the reasons for choosing specifically this tree to remember the Erasmus visit in Denmark – historically a very Danish tree, high in biodiversity and representing friendship and love.
