Author: QUEST

September 2024

Hello everyone! đź‘‹ We, Andreia, Elena, Pamela, and Sara A, are the new volunteers of QUEST!  Our first month has already flown by, filled with learning and fun activities. 🤗 The initial two weeks of onboarding introduced us to QUEST’s philosophy, its sociocratic organisation, the working of each sociocratic circle and our specific roles within […]

What is The Green Competences Framework?

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The European Sustainability Competence Framework – GreenComp – defines what sustainability is as a competence and how it can be developed through the educational system. The GreenComp places particular attention to the interconnected character of the 12 competence and to the need to embed sustainability skills through the lifelong learning process of an individual. The […]

Unveiling Ripple effect of the BUSTA project : Exploring the Continued Journey beyond Europe

While not directly tied to the Busta project, QUEST, actively participated in the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) held in Kathmandu, Nepal, in October 2023. During the event, QUEST organized a session focused on inclusion, encouraging children to actively contribute to fostering inclusive practices As an illustrative example of their past initiatives and to initiate […]

Statement on the situation of children in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel

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QUEST is extremely concerned by the tragic events happening in Gaza Strip and the impact this is having on children in the short and long run. “At least  3,195  Palestinian children have been killed in the past three weeks. About a million have almost no access to essential healthcare services in Gaza. According to UNICEF, more than 400 […]

Teachers shortages and demotivation: a reality we must transform

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44 million. This is, globally, the number of teachers we are nowadays lacking to meet universal primary and secondary education by 2030. An objective we have set ourselves to achieve through the sustainable development goals framework, and more specifically with SDG 4 on quality education. At the regional level, Europe and North America arrive third on the […]

The European Education Area : Where is education heading in the EU?

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Halfway towards the end of the European Education Area (EEA),  policymakers, educators, and stakeholders from across the European Union gathered, on October 10, to assess the accomplishments, limits, and next steps to be taken to fulfill the objectives set for 2025. These results were also explained within QUEST’s expert panel discussion dedicated to the EEA.   The […]

QUEST releases video about hosting the BUSTA partners in Brussels

The European Sustainability Competence Framework – GreenComp – defines what sustainability is as a competence and how it can be developed through the educational system. The GreenComp places particular attention to the interconnected character of the 12 competence and to the need to embed sustainability skills through the lifelong learning process of an individual. The […]