Guidelines: Democratic Education in Nature

DEN (Democratic Education in Nature) is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 2 – Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices). Responding to the needs of offering innovative pedagogical experiences promoting children’s environmental stewardship, active citizenship and promotion of inner motivation and talents, the project has the ambition to systematise […]

Workshop proceedings: Democratic Education in Nature

The Democratic Education in Nature consortium convened a cycle of workshops from the 2nd of February to the 23rd of February 2023 called “Democratic Education in Nature: putting quality education in practice”. The Workshop was held in virtual format. Four sessions, each 3 hours in length, brought together 50 participants live and other 70 who […]

Toolkit: Outside project

The “OUTSIDE Toolkit for TEACHERS: Environmental Education through Open- Schooling” is the first result of the Project. The main purpose of the Toolkit is to guide teachers in implementing the three steps of the OUTSIDE methodology. According to the needs identified and the gaps observed both during the desk and the field research, the OUTSIDE […]

Guidelines: Sociocracy in schools

SOCIS is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action – 210 – Small scale partnership cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices). The duration of the project is of 16 months, from 01/04/2022 to 31/07/2023 SOCIS is implemented by 2 European Countries (Belgium and Austria). The partnership is made up of […]

Workshop proceedings: Sociocracy in schools

The SOCIS consortium convened a cycle of workshops in March 2023 called “Sociocracy in Schools”. The Workshop series was held in virtual format. Four sessions, each 3 hours and half in length, brought together around 50 participants who contributed to the workshops by exchanging personal experiences, doubts, opinions, informations and insights on the topic of […]

Research report: Democratic Education in Nature

DEN (Democratic Education in Nature) is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 2 – Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices). The duration of the project is of 15 months, from 01/04/2022 to 31/06/2023. Responding to the needs of offering innovative pedagogical experiences promoting children’s environmental stewardship, active citizenship and […]

Research report: Sociocracy in schools

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SOCIS is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action – 210 – Small scale partnership cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices). The duration of the project is 16 months, from 01/04/2022 to 31/07/2023, and is implemented by 2 European countries (Belgium and Austria). The partnership is made up of one […]

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 […]