Bionics is the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. It does not yet belong to the core curriculum in schools in Europe. All the more interesting that four secondary schools in France, Germany and Luxembourg chose this topic to serve diff erent goals: to interest pupils in scientifi c research and ethical questions and to motivate them to improve their language skills and enrich their vocabulary in French and German. Over the three years of this Comenius School Partnership, pupils and teachers worked on ethical questions, discussed the future of the European social model, explored the possibilities to use bionic approaches in industry and production, and refl ected on future opportunities and limitations of new technologies. Each of the partner schools covered diff erent aspects of this broad topic and by exchanging their results the schools were able to get a more complete picture and to learn about the discussions and approaches taken by their partners. The most concrete results of the project were the set up of an interactive exhibition and the creation of a web site. Project meetings, joint workshops and a "Bionic Day" were focal points of project work. The teachers also had the chance to exchange details of the diff erent pedagogical methods used in each partner school and to learn more about the school system in the partner countries. The partnership raised their interest in further cooperation with schools from other European countries and at the same time succeeded in interesting their pupils in science.