City Walks

Target group: 12-17 years old
Duration: approx. 70 minutes per City Walk, one hour (or more) follow-up work
Technical requirements: One tablet for every four participants; Actionbound app (free of charge)
Abstract: The City Walks are a multimedia learning experience in which students use tablets and the Actionbound app to visit extracurricular learning locations and reflect on their everyday food consumption.

QR codes: The QR codes for the three city walks can be found on the Actionbound website. If you scan them with your cell phone or tablet, you can get started right away! To do so, click on the following link and then select your desired city walk: el mundo City Walks

On track of our food's origin

The City Walks visit three different everyday places: a supermarket, a market stall and a bakery. Using a tablet, children can learn about important aspects of nutrition, sustainability, and our impact on the environment.

At the 'Walk Market Stall', students interview the market stall owner to find out more about how fruit and vegetables are grown and where they come from. They also discuss water consumption and the use of pesticides in agriculture, and learn about a sustainable solidarity farming initiative in Munich.

The aim of the "Walk Supermarket" is to make students aware of the origins and cultivation of cocoa and its processing into chocolate, and to present concrete, more sustainable options. It also encourages students to be more conscious and local in their food choices and to use packaging sustainably by looking at transport routes, associated CO2 emissions, packaging and recycling.

The "Walk Bakery" aims to educate students about the problem of food waste and present an initiative for food rescue and climate protection. It also provides information about the waste of resources and CO2 emissions in the production and transport of food, with the aim of encouraging conscious and economical consumption.

A central aspect of City Walks is that participants exchange ideas in groups and actively incorporate their own life experiences into their reflections. The tablet provides text, video, and audio input, food for thought, and instructions. Students experience shopping from a different perspective and test their knowledge and understanding of sustainable concepts in various task formats.

There are currently three German-language City Walks, with English versions in the pipeline. Another version is conceivable that transfers the gamification approach to the upper grades of Bavarian high schools and delves even deeper into the complex interrelationships between economics, ecology, and social issues. Versions for elementary schools are available on request.

This project by el mundo was originally realized in collaboration with Orte des Wandels e.V., coordinated by the Munich Science Communication Lab (MSCL), and funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

Further training

In addition to the City Walks, you can complete two independent training modules free of charge. These interactive, video-based modules will quickly teach you all the skills and materials you need to successfully use them in your lessons.

City Walks

On track of our food's origin

Further training

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