But how can we take political action? Youth Engagement in Environmental and Climate Protection

Training for Educators in Extracurricular and School-Based Education / ESD

But How Do We Take Political Action? Youth Engagement in Environmental and Climate Protection

Date: November 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This training is aimed at educators in both school-based and out-of-school education who wish to support teens aged 16 and older and young adults in engaging with societal transformation processes and developing their own ways to take action on topics such as climate protection, sustainable food systems, and mobility.

What to expect:

Insights into current research on the lives of young people

Didactic foundations of political education in the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

A presentation of the ANU resource “Taking Political Action—But How?”

Hands-on testing of selected methods

Exchange and networking with other education professionals

The event is free of charge

Lunch (jack-in-the-potato with quark and salad—vegan/vegetarian) can be pre-ordered for €7

Speaker: Anne Terhardt (formerly of Klimahaus Bremerhaven)

The event combines expert input with concrete methodological approaches for your own educational work.

The training is based on the findings of the ANU project “Political Action by Young People.” In collaboration with environmental education centers throughout Germany, the ANU conducted workshops in which young people could develop political agency—going beyond individual behavioral changes and aiming to help shape societal structures. The topics that interested the participants served as a guide. For some, for example, it was the bus, which they wanted to run more frequently; for others, it was the cafeteria food, which they wanted to offer more sustainable options.