The aim of the project was to design, implement and test a complete modular course on Environmental Education, to help young people understand the opportunities, risks and challenges they will encounter in their lives concerning the environment, and to consciously and freely adopt appropriate behaviour. A further objective of the project was to develop, for each module identified, a series of teaching materials in digital format, which would allow the course to be easily followed also remotely, in e-learning mode, through a specific online platform. This was also in view of the COVID-19 emergency and in response to the growing need for distance learning.
The project was conceived in 2021 to respond to the Guidelines issued by the individual partner countries for the teaching of Civic Education which, also in Italy under Article 3 of Law no. 92 of 20 August 2019, stipulated that for the school years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 school institutions should define a Civic Education curriculum, taking the Guidelines as a reference, indicating the competence targets, expected results and specific learning objectives. In particular, Law No. 92 of 20 August 2019 indicates sustainable development among the fundamental axes around which the teaching of Civic Education will revolve and provides that students should be "trained in environmental education and knowledge and protection of heritage and territory, taking into account the objectives of the UN Agenda 2030. Sustainability will thus become part of the learning objectives." The project was therefore designed to enable the partner schools to stay at the forefront of teaching environmental issues, which are fundamental for the development of young people as good citizens.