society in the future. The challenge consists of the students ability to manage their own lives as well as influencing living conditions in their surroundings in a health promoting way. This leads to an idea of an education based on a broad health concept, which includes WHO's definition of health.

The development project - coordinated from The Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, Research Center for Health and Environmental Education - has been carried out at 11 primary schools and 5 secondary schools in the period 1993-96 and is being continued in regional networks. The schools have worked from three main criterior:

- that each student develop action competence

- that the school works with the local community

- that the school includes an international dimension.

The project is part of a larger European network, coordinated by WHO, The Council of Europe and The European Commission.