Coping with climate change: Lowlands compared with a Mountainous area.In this project we aim to teach students more about what climate change means and its effects on the past, present and future in two very diverse European areas. This will be done by examining two very diverse areas: their own and their partner’s region. As the two areas are very different from geographical, climatic and social points of view they will be studied separately and then together during the exchange. (Gouda/Aosta Valley).The main aims of the project are to examine climate change and its effects, thus increasing the level of knowledge of the science behind it and repercussions on the present and future. For example they will study what caused climate change in the past and what the impact of climate change has on the present community.Students are able to present their own regions and gain an in-depth understanding of climate change which they are not always fully aware of despite being encouraged to protest when their practical knowledge is scarce. Students can present their region by video, mapping, prezi-presentations and drawings and sketches and creating logos or t-shirts. The students will improve their critical thinking and pass on the results acquired during the project to other students, teachers, parents and members of the local community. They will be stimulated and encouraged to think in terms of past experiences in order to cope with and hopefully pave the way for a better future. As many subjects and teachers are involved, this will allow students to have a multidisciplinary approach to climate change. This will also involve improving their linguistic skills, digital skills, verbal/presentation skills, intercultural skills and interpersonal skills. We will encourage them to reflect on their own situation in the perspective of place and space in both a historical context and regarding the future. The main objective is to lead the students to understand how the regions can cope with climate change in such vastly different geographical contexts.By working together, the project aims to foster a collaborative effort and a feeling of solidarity in the face of a common problem thought to be a threat to the welfare of future generations. The project will focus on the act of coping with climate change: how can the communities of the two different areas adapt and even take advantage of this change which is apparently beyond our control – or is it? An important part of the project will be to share our knowledge and disseminate it to others both within and without the school environment, thus increasing the learning effect and impact. We aim to bring our message as a group together outside the school in society, possibly by organising a play or meeting together with students, families and people from the local society to debate and share about interesting things in the topic of climate change. Through studying history we can learn about and open students’ minds with 21st century skills such as presenting, debating and interviewing. Practical goals: - Students and teachers develop their linguistic skills (English, German, French). - Students improve their practical (presentation, digital) skills - ICT skills for both students and teachers. - Encourage reflection on intercultural competences.Activities to be organized to realize the goals for students and teachers are: Gouda: This project will focus on the impact of climate change in a delta, Gouda is situated below sea-level surrounding by polders. To extend Gouda in it's housing and facilities we need to build in one of the lowest polders that is situated near Gouda (Westergouwe). Caused by climate change risks on flooding will be increased. So we need to take in count this by building a extended area.Aosta – A visit to the Regional Civil Protection Office to learn about the monitoring of glaciers and permafrost, the effects of extreme climate on the environment, threat to biodiversity. In class students will work in Science, Physics, Maths, history; English, French and German on documents related to these topics.Activities: - Introduction on the topic, - Presentations on effects on climate change in the atmosphere (What are effects/ results from the assignment) (Horizontal goal) - Discussion about the differences between Gouda and Aosta, What are the causes that effect Gouda and what did we learn from the exchange in Aosta. - Working on a newspaper that describes the present and future on climate change in Gouda (2021-2050)