20 years Green Footprints - Join in!: Results > Results 2026 > Germany > Bayern
This year, a total of 49,336 climate miles were collected at 17 facilities by over 1,600 children. It’s wonderful that, once again this year, everyone across Ansbach has come together to support climate protection—and has been doing so since 2006!
The Montessori Kinderhaus on Karolinenstraße also contributed a great deal of creativity to the “Little Ansbach Climate Protectors on the Move” campaign. The children worked hard together to collect points and can be truly proud of their results: they racked up an impressive total of 466 points.
A big thank you to all the little climate protectors who participated with such enthusiasm!
Instead of the traditional sticker booklet, the Kinderhaus opted this year for its own unique, larger-scale project centered around the “Green Mile.”
To start, the children brainstormed together about what they could do for the environment and created colorful, hand-painted posters on topics such as biking, reducing waste, saving electricity, and carpooling.
Using homemade stamps made from foam rubber, they decorated the edges, laminated the posters so they could be reused in coming years, and finally hung them in the coatroom. There, the children placed their stamps each day for the tasks they had completed.
The whole activity was accompanied by a song they wrote themselves about the “Green Mile.”
At the end, the children counted their collected points using gold-colored beads.
The project was rounded out by a visit to the “Deutschland trennt” event in downtown Ansbach, as well as a field trip to the Brückencenter, where the children learned many practical things about waste management.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone at the Montessori Kinderhaus Ansbach for their dedicated involvement. We’re already looking forward to next year with you!
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What an amazing result from the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district: 1,890 young climate champions from 82 classes and groups collectively raised 13,825 miles for climate protection!
The Ehekirchen Elementary School also took part: Across its 10 classes, the students collectively racked up 2,065 “kids’ miles.”
In keeping with the theme of the campaign week, the children also engaged in educational activities: They drew maps of their own routes to school, including all stops and streets; created a large poster listing their wishes for safer road traffic; and, under the motto “Climate Kids Think Differently,” gathered their own ideas for everyday life—such as walking short distances, turning off lights when the sun is shining, or using reusable containers. The children also used colorful “wish feet” to express their concerns to policymakers.
Also participating were the Maurus-Gerle Elementary School in Karlshuld, the Königsmoos Elementary School, and the Im Englischen Garten, Neuburg Ost, and Am Schwalbanger elementary schools in Neuburg an der Donau. All of the schools carried out many exciting activities, which the children were able to present in person to District Administrator Thomas Mack at a joint closing event—it was great that this was possible!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district!
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The schools in Vöhringen have become regular participants in the “Kindermeilen” campaign, and in 2026, the children once again took part with great enthusiasm!
Across 10 classes, they collectively collected 9,695 Green Miles over four weeks in April and May. Thank you very much!
It was especially wonderful to see how diligently the children tracked their miles week after week—whether on foot, by bike, scooter, or bus. They even kept collecting miles over the weekend, as shown by their individual tracking sheets. Once again, the school used its tried-and-true tracking system: practical, cost-effective, and good for the climate!
A heartfelt thank you to all the little climate protectors in Vöhringen. We’re already looking forward to seeing you next year!
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Weilheim i.OB participated in the “Kids’ Miles” campaign in 2026 with impressive turnout: A total of 1,200 children collectively collected 15,787 miles. Many thanks to all the little climate protectors!
With 15,142 Green Miles, they covered by far the largest portion of their journeys in a climate-friendly way: on foot, by scooter, by bike, or via public transportation.
In addition, they earned 407 Red Miles for consciously choosing regional and seasonal foods, and 238 Blue Miles for saving energy in everyday life—from turning off the lights to choosing eco-friendly and fair-trade school supplies.
The beautiful posters that the schools designed during their campaign weeks were displayed at the city library alongside the children’s “Climate Wish Feet.”
The “wish feet” were also on display at the launch of the “Mensch und Erde” (People and Earth) education network, which brings together various stakeholders from the city and the surrounding district with a shared goal: to strengthen and raise awareness of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the region.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in Weilheim. We’re already looking forward to seeing you next year!
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The Ammerschule Weilheim participated in the 2026 Oberland Climate Spring and, with 10 classes, collected a total of 7,428 climate miles. Whether walking to school, biking, or taking the bus or train, students earned “green miles” for every climate-friendly mode of transportation.
The children earned “Red Miles” by consciously choosing regional and seasonal foods, and “Blue Miles” by saving energy in their daily lives: turning off lights and completely unplugging devices instead of leaving them on standby.
The colorful posters and crafts centered on the environment and climate protection showed just how passionate the children were about the cause, because they know that many small changes in everyday life can make a big difference.
We’re already looking forward to seeing you next year!
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To involve the whole family, a poster was placed in the stairwell, and the campaign week was presented at the parents’ meeting.
Using a world map and a globe, the children explored where they live and what the climate is like in their area. Through the stops on our “Climate World Tour,” they also learned, for example, that there are major fires in Australia or that in Africa, water is sometimes carried on people’s heads. They also discovered how environmentally friendly transportation is here and in other countries.
Together, the children created a poster addressing the questions: How do we get around? How do we like to travel? Which of these options are environmentally friendly and don’t pollute our air? They then decided to take a group trip by train instead of by bus. In the process, they also learned that there are electric, hydrogen, and diesel trains.
During the weekly forest days, they experienced the forest with all their senses, went on a blindfolded listening walk, and thought about what natural resources grow there and where they can find them at the daycare center as well. They also wondered how long it takes for a tree to grow to full size.
With the Kamishibai theater, they set off for the Arctic to visit the polar bears. Using cars and paper airplanes, they traveled across all the continents and simulated how this caused their homemade ice floes to melt… and the polar bear cried out for help!
They also explored topics such as waste sorting, waste-free snacks, and healthy eating (regional, seasonal, organic), as well as animal welfare. In addition, they enthusiastically collected trash in the forest and on the playground.
Every day, they worked on their “Kids’ Miles” collection albums and thought about their routes to and from the daycare center.
Last but not least, they designed a poster featuring the globe and their feet, with wishes for our world and their own arguments for climate protection.
The daycare center’s administration wrote to us:
“The children were very attentive and motivated throughout this project; the older children encouraged their parents to leave the car at home and rethink their purchasing habits. They look out for each other when it comes to plastic-free items, recall what they learned during the project, continue to apply that knowledge, and share it with their families as well.”
