International Collaboration and Sustainability in Action: Nordplus Junior Project “Our Baltic Sea” Final Mobility in Balvi From 14 to 16 April 2026, Balvi State Gymnasium hosted the final mobility of the Nordplus Junior project “Our Baltic Sea”, bringing together students and teachers from Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, and Estonia, alongside participants from Latvia. The central theme…

Every year on 22 March, the world comes together to celebrate World Water Day, raising awareness of the importance of water and the need to protect this vital resource. In our project, World Water Day was a perfect opportunity to combine environmental education, international collaboration, and student creativity. Why water matters to us Water is…

Online Teaching Materials about the Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea offers a rich context for teaching about ecosystems, human impacts, and sustainability. Today, educators can access a wide selection of free, high‑quality online teaching materials developed by scientists and environmental organisations around the Baltic Sea. This blog post presents a collection of trusted digital resources—including…

Entering the second project year  After the summer holidays, our second project year began with presentations in partner schools at the start of the new school year and with a project meeting in Finland.  International Baltic Sea Day and many more joint theme days In our project, the partner schools celebrate theme days connected to…

12 November 2025 The contact teachers of our project had an online meeting on the 12th of November. The meeting agenda included preparations for the next project meeting in Denmark in January 2026. In addition, future project steps and collaboration possibilities were discussed together. Meeting Agenda 12 November 2025: Future collaboration Our project will end…

As the coordinator of the Nordplus Junior Our Baltic Sea project, I’m very proud to share the results of our first project year. I’ve seen incredible engagement, creativity, and collaboration among our partner schools, teachers and students across the Baltic region. During the first project year, we’ve got to know each other. It’s always a…

The meeting participants of our Nordplus Junior project Our Baltic Sea created a video to celebrate the European Day of Languages. VIDEO LINK: Happy European Day of Languages The European Day of Languages is an annual celebration held on September 26th, aimed at promoting linguistic and cultural diversity as well as language learning across Europe.…

This week, our school Martinlaakso Upper Secondary School hosted the Nordplus Junior “Our Baltic Sea” project meeting in Finland.  9 September 2025 guests from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia were warmly welcomed by our student who played Myrskyluodon Maija on the grand piano, which perfectly suited the theme.  Our students had planned fun…

12–16 May 2025 | Telšiai, Lithuania The second international meeting of the Nordplus Junior “Our Baltic Sea” project took place in Telšiai, Lithuania, bringing together students and teachers from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The week was filled with collaborative learning, cultural exchange, and environmental awareness—all centered around the shared values of sustainability.…

Welcome to the third edition of our Our Baltic Sea newsletter! This spring has been full of inspiring collaboration, environmental learning, and cultural exchange. With the successful international meeting in Telšiai, Lithuania behind us, and preparations underway for the upcoming gathering in Finland, our partner schools continue to explore the Baltic Sea region through shared…