The project aimed to enhance teaching-learning processes through ICT, aligning with UN SDGs, and the DigTrans, EnvCC, and SupTEACH priorities. The overarching objective was to develop Computational Thinking in children for social and environmental problem-solving in school contexts. Specific objectives included training teachers in Scratch and SDGs, ensuring 100% student proficiency in Scratch programming, and establishing SDG observatory groups for environmental analysis, proposals, and awareness. Additionally, the project aimed to improve values, cooperative work, and foreign language skills through the project activities. We also aimed to disseminate and transfer good practices created through project acitivities in open source. Overall we wanted to enhance community values and tackle current issues of climate change and social justice through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the SDGs in education.
We applied for this project in order to address the need for Computational Thinking development in children, with a focus on eco-social problem-solving. Utilising Scratch, an MIT-developed software, aligned with societal and EU goals for sustainability and technological literacy. The co-creative methodology implemented involved tandems of experienced and less experienced partners, ensuring a win-win for our Erasmus+ projects and ICT integration. Our activities targeted Programming Scratch, Social ecosystem involvement, Environment, and Inclusion, impacting school staff, students, and stakeholders. The project filled gaps in pedagogical innovation, motivational learning, and ICT use in education, addressing the Sustainable Development Goals and contributing to the Agenda 2030. The project's international and local impact fostered the exchange of good practices, knowledge complementation, and broader comprehension of SDGs. The COVID-19 crisis underscored the project's relevance in addressing societal challenges and the importance of honing and sharpening the skills required for our digitalised and increasingly volatile world.