A simplified look at the results
From the 6th to the 9th of June 2024, Europeans went to the polls to elect their new representatives. In total, 185 million votes were casted in 27 counties, out of 359 million eligible voters, for the 10th EU Parliament elections since the first elections of 1979. While life doesn’t always keep us close to […]
Why are the EU elections so important?
National legislations, promoting or restricting cutting-edge education, can be highly inspired by laws passed at the EU-level. These laws are shaped by political representatives that we elect every 5 years, and so does the strategic orientation of the EU change. But what does it actually mean? And how does it work? The Institutional Triangle : […]
YGBN Toolkit: Youth at Risk Going back to Nature
About the Project ‘’Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower’’ The project ‘’Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower’’/YGBN/ is dedicated to young people with fewer opportunities and environmentally sustainable outdoor activities. The aim of the project is to promote and contribute to reaching the EU Youth Goals set by young […]
YOU-CARE: from preoccupation to participation
Meet the YOU-CARE project addressing eco-anxiety in youth Despite recent breakthroughs, the current and future effects of climate change on mental health remain underappreciated and under-studied. Young people are the most affected, and there is an urgent need to deploy spaces where they can play an active part in researching and grasping the diverse emotions […]
Climate Pact Ambassadors’ Recommendations for the new EU Agenda 2024-2029
Why this document? Six Belgium Climate Pact Ambassadors have gathered their thoughts and recommendations in this document to inspire the EU Commission’s next 2024-2029 agenda, in the hope to see it reflect citizens’ needs, the reduction of inequalities as well as the preservation of natural resources and planetary boundaries as an utmost priority. To this […]
Facing local environmental challenges through children participation : the key to an inclusive green transition
Children, the new sustainable entrepreneurs Today, recurring news about climate change, natural disasters, biodiversity loss or heightened pollution pose a real risk to the well-being of children as they face greater uncertainty towards their future. To answer this challenge, learners’ active participation in finding solutions can make a difference. Participation indeed develops a feeling of […]
Outside Green Business Collection
The realization of the Collection containing the environmental promotion and sustainability projects carried out by the students had the following phases: 1. Creation of Open Communities of learning 2. Definition of environmental projects 3. Implementation of project-based learning activities in partner schools 4. OUTSIDE Transnational mobility of students in Croatia, Zagreb, September, 2022 5. The […]
YGBN Toolkit: Young women going back to nature
This toolkit is specially designed for specialists who work with the young women at risk. Young women in our society may grapple with a range of complex issues, including mental health challenges, peer pressure, body image, and self-esteem concerns, academic stress, relationship challenges, family dynamics, financial insecurity, substance abuse, gender inequality, experiences of violence and […]
Research report: democratic education in schools (executive summary)
View as a pdf Democratic education is an educational philosophy that has existed since the end of the XIX century. It is grounded on two fundamental principles: SELF-DETERMINATIONChildren making primary decisions regarding their learning experiences, emphasising autonomy. DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY PROCESSESChildren learn to articulate their views, collaborate and negotiate agreements through democratic community processes in which […]
Education in nature: the bedrock of our future
Education in nature is the bedrock of the European Union’s inclusive green transition – a green transition that needs to guarantee children’s rights and well-being while recognising education as essential towards its achievement.Without reconnecting children with nature, our common goals to reduce carbon emissions and protect biodiversity are meant to remain limited. Indeed, learning in […]