PILOT SITE 1 - GERMANY, BAVARIAN ALPS (Students’ age: from 11 to 18 years)
GYMNASIUM BERCHTESGADEN
Website: www.gymbgd.de
GYMNASIUM BERCHTESGADEN is a school concerned with environmental protection and promoting strong ecological awareness among the students. To achieve this goal it cooperates closely with the local National Park.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ALPINE SCHOOL MODEL
It organizes field trips during official hiking days. MOE is also implemented in form of a fixed day conducted in cooperation with the National Park. There are also project days at the end of each term that allow further activities.
BERCHTESGADEN NATIONAL PARK
Website: www.nationalpark-berchtesgaden.bayern.de
The National park Berchtesgaden was founded in 1978 as the second National Park in Germany. It is the only German National Park in the Alps and it has a long experience in the field of environmental education.