After a much-needed rest from the hike, we began the day with breakfast at the mountain hut. Our first activity took place outdoors: avalanche safety training. With the help of instructors, we learned how to use essential rescue equipment, including beacons, probes, and shovels. We practiced locating buried objects under the snow—some were metal or […]
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Today’s adventure began with a morning meet-up at school, followed by a bus ride to a local museum showcasing the history of skiing in Slovenia and traditional leather production. It was a great way to learn more about the region’s cultural heritage before heading into the mountains. After the museum, we continued our journey by
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In the morning, we attended a lecture by Dr. Jonas Sonnenschein from the Slovenian Umanotera foundation, which focuses on sustainable development. We explored key aspects of climate change and its causes, such as man-made greenhouse gas emissions, especially from fossil fuels. Then there is global inequality, which means that richer countries contribute the most to
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Our first official day in Slovenia began early at the primary school Osnovna šola Davorina Jenka in Cerklje na Gorenjskem. The German, Slovak and Slovenian students met in the auditorium, where the headmaster Boštjan Mohorič welcomed all mobility participants. The programme included traditional Slovenian dances, music and the national anthems of all three countries. It
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Our journey to Slovenia began early in the morning with a long but exciting train and bus trip for the team Slovakia through Bratislava, Vienna and Villach and for the German team through Munich, Salzburg and Villach before finally arriving in the city of Kranj. There, our host families welcomed us warmly and took us
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On 14.2.25 the Open Day at the Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium took place. More than 250 families informed themselves on this afternoon about the diverse offers and of course the Erasmus+ team was also represented with its own information stand. There, the participating pupils informed the guests in detail about the ongoing project about “Climate change in mountain
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Christmas is all about giving the most beautiful gift of all – our time! And there’s no better time to spend it with our loved ones. We all love a good old-fashioned Christmas tradition, like baking, watching fairy tales and playing board games. And even though we didn’t have this opportunity with our partner school
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During the first Erasmus mobility week in Augsburg, students engaged in an exciting exploration of legends from the Alpine region. Their focus was on the enchanting tale of the Wolpertinger, a mythical creature said to roam the Bavarian Alps. The week culminated in a captivating puppet show, where students brought this legendary story to life.
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The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December as International Mountain Day to raise awareness about the importance of mountains to life. Since 2003, it has been observed annually to emphasize: Natural Resources: Mountains provide essential resources like water, forests, and minerals. Tourism: Mountain regions attract visitors seeking natural beauty and adventure. Agriculture: Special crops
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This day started with documentation, documentation, and again documentation. In international groups, we were working on reports for our blog on the project webpage. Here we could learn how important it is to be able to cooperate, to share ideas and communicate in a common foreign language, to accept the ideas of the teammates and
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On the occasion of the European Erasmus Days (14th-19th of October) and the hosting of the one- week student mobility with groups from Slovenia and Slovakia by the Jakob-Fugger-Gymnasium, the school put on a lively and informative event during the morning break. The aim was to give the school community a better understanding of the
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Our day began with a delightful breakfast in the form of a buffet at the Wannenkopfhütte at 7:45, which set the stage for an enlightening tour with Mr. Anton Specht. He graciously shared a wealth of information about the importance of protecting forests in the Alps, which helped us withstand natural hazards such as floods,
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Our journey into the mountains started at 9.09 am on 16 October 2024 at Augsburg main station, where we boarded the regional train to Kempten. We changed trains there and took the next train to Sonthofen. After getting off there, we took a bus, where after a half-hour journey we arrived at a viewing platform.
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The next day at JFG started with a scientifical input by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Buermann from the University of Augsburg. His presentation painted a stark picture of the future of our climate, both globally and regionally. As CO2 levels continue to rise and temperatures climb, we face a future of more extreme weather events, shifting rainfall
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On Monday, all the students and teachers involved in this Erasmus+ Project met at the Jacob-Fugger-Gymnasium ready to start working. The day started with a warm welcome from the headmistress, Mrs. Felber. After that, the German students took their foreign classmates for a tour around their school and showed them rooms like the gym, edu-lab
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For three partner schools from Germany, Slovenia and Slovakia, the next Erasmus+ adventure started on Saturday, 12th October 2024. The hosting students and teachers from Augsburg were anxiously awaiting every beep of their phones with messages from their foreign classmates and colleagues with news about their journey. Since they all are responsible EU citizens, they
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We are not finishing… on the contrary, we are starting a new adventure. The previous year of intensive work on the project activities has brought all participants a lot of new knowledge, interesting lectures and meetings with experts, new places, cities and countries, new friendships that will hopefully last a lifetime and information that will
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The 1st prize of the Rotary Climate Action Award 2024 goes to the “Climate Change in Mountain Areas” project group of the Jakob Fugger Gymnasium Augsburg. The participants of this Erasmus+ project have been studying the effects of climate change in the mountains since September. The data analyses showed how much the mountain and protective
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This day, as is customary during our Erasmus mobilities, was marked by hard work. We had to finish the action plans and had to prepare presentations. That was quite demanding, but together we have created an interesting summary of the activities of the whole mobility week, but above all global action plans that individual schools
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Our day began with a delicious breakfast buffet, fuelling us up for the exciting activities ahead. First of them was a hiking tour back to Tatranská Lomnica, to the Tatra Mountain Museum, where we delved into the pressing issue of climate change and its unique impact on the mountain ecosystem. Thanks to the theoretical input
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