From 15^th April – 22^nd April 2024, 9 students from the BG/BRG Judenburg (Jana Goettfried, Emma Hainzl, Lea Kapp, Laura Katschnig, Laura Katharina Katschnig, Leticia Lučič, Lea Schuchnig, Jasmin Weiß, Isabel Brunnhofer) along with their teachers Mag.^a Ilse Prenn, Mag. Walter Aschbcher and Mag. Bernd Fiechtl, participated in the 6^th student exchange in Lier in Belgium. The partner school Sint Gummaruscollege Lier invited a total of 30 partner students to participate in 6^th and last students’ exchange as part of the Erasmus+ project “Deplastify the Planet” (https://letschallengethefu.wixsite.com/deplastifytheplanet1/the-partners). The exchange students were all accommodated with host families, where they could gather social and cultural impressions and experience Belgian hospitality.

The project “Deplastify the Planet” is an Erasmus+ KA220 school cooperation, conducted by the coordinating school Sint-Gummaruscollege from Belgium and four partner schools from Spain, Portugal, Austria, and Croatia.

This cooperation was initiated to promote environmental knowledge and awareness among teachers and students regarding plastic waste. The main priority of this project is environmental protection, particularly through the reduction of plastic and plastic waste. Since 2022, the partners have been working on measures to develop an environmentally friendly school and have exchanged and collected experiences and effective methods for reducing plastic waste.