“Youngsters

in the driver’s seat for

sustainable development”

February 7th-11th, 2010 Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

"I think it is an exciting

experience to be an European

sustainable development

advisor during 3 days

in the Netherlands.

It will be a lifelong experience."

(student)

"This event in Noord-Brabant

will give me new

strong instruments

for my teaching back home"

(teacher)

"Working on local cases

together with

students, teachers and business

will make my

work experience richer."

(local authority member)

• SUPPORT

• Codename Future

• Province Noord-Brabant

• ENSI (SLO) – Parallel Preparatory Visit for VET

Introduction

Partners

Young Reporters do their “Triple P” research on the way to a sustainable society

Young Reporters

PROFIT PEOPLE

PLANET

Triple P Step by Step

Step 1 Case Building • The introduction about Triple P is done; now it is time for action! • Choose in your casegroup the most significant P subject your

group is going to work on in your case-study

Step 2 Case building• Search the, take pictures, interview stakeholders on the venue or

make a video clip concerning that P.

Triple P Step by Step

Step 3 Case building• Look for a representative of the local authority related to the

case and relevant representatives from businesses that are directly related with your case. Write down their names, phone numbers and why you think they are related to your spot. With this representatives you might cooperate in this P project later on and in your research.

Step 4 Case Building• Take pictures or video clips concerning the detailed sustainable

issues related to the principle P of your case.

Triple P Step by Step

Step 5 Problem identification• Analyze the pictures/clips in your group (initiative) according the

future and think of actions to be taken to improve the principle P in such a way that the others P are taken into consideration.

• Invite the local authority member and ask him or her also to analyze the pictures and find out if she or he sees a problem/challange as well and find out what he or she likes to improve and analyze the kind of P he/she likes to improve (broadening). Write all the facts down.

• Together with this extern partner and her or his answer for the future you discuss the necessity to invite an other stakeholder from businesses of from somebody else who is involved in the case. If you have found him or her repeat step b.

Triple P Step by Step

Step 6 Solution building• Take pictures or video clips concerning the detailed sustainable

issues related to the principle P of your case.

• Define with all your partners in the case group improvement that fits for all the stakeholders and try to define a solution(s) that fits for the 2 remaining P’s

Step 7 Information gathering• Substantiate, together with the local authority member and your

casegroup members, your P solution/actions in clear words and decorate it with images, short text and music.

Triple P Step by Step

Step 8 Evaluation• Check your solution with all the stakeholders (even if one of them

is not invited for solution building). If one of them has a problem with the solution try to solve together.

Step 9 Communication• Publish your triple P clip in English on

www.youngstersinthedriversseat.eu. • Prepare your presentation as clear and attractive as possible.

Step 10• Good luck and have fun with your presentation to the local

authority and other stakeholders!

Young Reporters change education from bookwise to worldwise

• pupils cooperate with local authorities, companies and experts in their triple P research

• they exchange their research results with other schools in Europe on their Young Reporter Website

Young Reporters

Young Reporters

Case study instruments

• a digital step by step research instrument plan ‘Triple P’ (People-Planet-Profit)

• related to the step by step concept of ‘MGA’ (Mutual Gain Approach).

• pupils (secondary schools, age 15-19) and teachers (primary schools, secondary schools and vocational training schools)

– will learn how they can be an active participant in local sustainable development

• teachers and headmasters/schoolmanagers– will learn about education for sustainable development

(ESD) methods involving partnership and participation in real local sustainability issues

• local partners (local authorities or other actors)– will learn about partnering with youths and schools to

create sustainable development in their communities

Targetgroups

Youngsters in the driver’s seat

• creating challenging learning - secundary schools

• working with examples of cooperation in sustainable development: – local authorities/companies/schools/MGO’s/Universities etc.

• participation– don’t just listen but dó, be active– pro-active: youngsters in the driver’s seat

Aims

Youngsters in the driver’s seat

• examples of educational concepts (tripple P) with international reflection and tools

• cooperation with teacher schools (NL)

• parallelmeeting for vocational training teachers– international network SD - ENSI

Aims

Province Noord-Brabant

• sustainable development youngsters

• European dimension

• Testgardens and Landscape-examples

• possible enforcement by media attention

• involvement of schools

Aims

General program

Day 1 - Sunday Feb 7th

• arrival of international participants• teacher workshop about Tripple P and MGA related to

other tools in Europe• dinner • continuing workshop for teachers

General program

Day 2 - Monday Feb 8th / part I AM

• arrival of national participants

• welcome drink in the Province House

• logbook instruction for teachers

• formal opening of the conference with young Dutch keynote speakers + international guest speaker

• lunch and social meeting in 20-mixed group of pupils, teachers, Support members and local authority members: sharing class experiences on sustainable development

General program

Day 2 - Monday Feb 8th / part II PM

• orientational visits to the 20 local cases• briefing from case-stakeholder about the cases and the

concept (Triple P and MGA). • dinner hosted by the local cases• debriefing for teachers and logbook report

General program

Day 3 - Tuesday Feb 9th

• full day visit to the local cases • during the day some time-outs• lunch hosted by the local case• early evening: final presentations to the local authorities

and dinner • debriefing for teachers and logbook report• Future Festival

General program

Day 4 - Wednesday feb 10th

• get-together at a local school: pupils and teachers join in their own classes for reflection and future steps back home (local authorities will have a classmeeting as well)

• lunch: roundtable with pupils reflecting on 5 issues related to the Support project targets and related to national Future debats

• formal closure of the conference (general part) with special event-movie

• teacher workshop: sustainable development tools in education

• excursion for the pupils• cultural evening program

General program

Day 5 - Thursday feb 11th

• teacher workshop: conclusions and deliverables for back home

• outdoor program for the pupils• lunch• departure

• special and extended program for Support partners• special program for vocational training teachers

Preparatory Visit Program (VET)

Day 1 - Sunday Feb 7th

• arrival • informal welcome dinner in the hotel• after dinner: prepatory meeting

- introduction/welcome by Willie Sleurs (Belgium – ENSI)

- outline of the triple P concept by Ernest van Hezik (The Netherlands – SUPPORT)

Preparatory Visit Program (VET)

Day 2 - Monday Feb 8th

• see general program• after dinner: prepatory meeting

- orientation of different locations of possible partnerprojects

Day 3 - Tuesday Feb 9th

• am: prepatory meeting- finalising partnerships for call 2010

• lunch at the hotel• departure

Cases

• 20 à 25 case holders– host/hostess on location

• 20 à 25 case managers– ambassadors

• 20 à 25 teacher students– educational report

• 20 à 25 hosts/hostesses – logistics

“Youngsters

in the driver’s seat

for local

sustainable development”

February 7th-11th, 2010 Noord Brabant, The Netherlands