<< Background >>Nowadays, when our planet faces unprecedented environmental and climate challenges, the greatest need is to promote responsible consumption of resources among young people and active involvement in environmental protection. Young people need to start thinking critically and with tolerant attitudes about environmental degradation and to become active factors of environmental protection, acting and modifying their own lifestyle as well as that of people in community. This project aims at developing a better understanding of the European Green Deal goals, focusing in particular on the ones that deal with environmental sustainability. We would like to help our students reflect on how our behaviours affect our environment, in order to develop their critical approach, and, above all, encourage proactive behaviours and active citizenship skills.Because in most European countries, eco-education is optional, although it is part of life education, developing this project we aim to encourage students to become active factors in environmental protection, acting and changing their own lifestyle as well as that of those around them. To test students ’behavior towards the environment, a survey was conducted in each partner school, in April 2021. What did I find? In general, students are reserved about the fate of the planet, do not show a developed sense of personal and social responsibility for environmental issues. The lack of knowledge in the field makes students seem more optimistic that environmental problems will improve in the next 2 decades.<< Objectives >>The main purpose of this project is to make young people start thinking critically and with tolerant attitudes about environmental degradation and to encourage them to become active factors of environmental protection, acting and modifying their own lifestyle as well as that of people in community. The objectives are:-developing sustainable attitudes about protecting the environment for students to ensure better living conditions in the future-raise awareness for students on environmental problems and actions which have to be undertaken from the perspective of people living in different European areas -encourage students to become active factors in environmental protection, acting and changing their own lifestyle as well as that of those around them- develop and promote the values needed to raise committed European conscious citizensAt the end of the project, we will have:-500 students environmentally responsible and friend of nature by participating in various practical activities during 2 years of project-500 students offering the necessary information and knowledge by the end of the project and involving them in outdoor and open education in an intercultural way-increased school success of 200 disadvantaged students from partner schools by turn into motivated and active citizens, make them aware of the fact that they can make a significant contribution to a sustainable environment and lifestyle-developed IT and language skills for 500 students by creating and using the Green Deal Toolkit (webquests, quizzes, vlogs, podcasts), the project website, during the project activities.<< Implementation >>To encourage young people to become active factors of environmental protection, acting and modifying their own lifestyle as well as that of people in community: -during the mobilities teachers will involve students in ecological educational activities related to the 6 proposed topics. Also, students will prepare institutional campaigns to raise awareness to environmental problems and factors that threaten local ecosystems, the stability of the Earth and the health of us all launching vlogs, podcasts for explaining how addressing sustainability challenges can help us address climate change, inequality, biodiversity and other 'wicked' problems. During 2 years of project, in local work each partner: will create an eco garden inside each partner school that will be maintained by students permanently; will collect necessary information about the problems that appear or are being resolved in their regions, and they will also organise environmental days included in the ecologist's calendar: world water protection day, forest day, earth day, world environment day etc. Students will create vlogs to draw attention to the effects of living in a polluted, dirty environment full of toxic substances.The project will be divided into six stages dealling with EU policy areas, each related to the expertise and geographical location of the European partners involved, developing a better understanding of the European Green Deal goals, focusing in particular on the ones that deal with environmental sustainability focusing on different topics: The European Green Deal - turning an urgent challenge into a unique opportunity, Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility, From ‘Farm to Fork’: designing a fair, healthy and environmentally - friendly food system, Preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, A zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment. Plastic and water pollution. Ways of eliminating pollution, Moving towards a clean and circular economy. Fast fashion, freecycle.<< Results >>All the activities mentioned above will have the following final products and results:-the project website-e-twinning project space-eco garden - an effective way not only to connect students to nature and improve their respect for the environment, but also to provide them with a wealth of learning opportunities and to develop a wide range of skills (sciences, arts, mathematics etc)-a Green Deal Toolkit for teaching purposes, which will contain: webquests related to the 6 project topics; interactive quizzes developed by students, focusing on the 6 topics covered throughout the project, with hints and clues for the wrong answers and reliable sources for more information for each correct answer; Hall of Fame: examples of successful environmental projects from the 5 partner countries (routes, eco-farms, school projects, young people who made important strides to protect the environment, environmentally friendly local initiatives); presentations and students’ vlogs and podcasts.Working on the project results on international level participants will improve communication in English language and vocabulary in environment related areas, IT, social and cultural skills.