The aim of the project was through project activities to help the partner schools to create a learning environment, which provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for modern life, and helps to promote students' understanding of the sustainability of the Earth, environmental issues, factors affecting climate change and life in the natural environment. It was planned to achieve this through the improvement of teachers skills and knowledge and updating school programs. The primary objective was broadening of knowledge of teachers in environment, natural sciences, foreign languages, and creativity as well as to encouraged the teachers to explore innovative teaching methods and techniques to enable them to deliver more comprehensive, engaging and effective lessons to their students. This and the activities implemented during the project were supposed to create improvements in the curriculum of natural sciences (and not only), as well as to help to develop the content for general education based on the competency-based approach, that is in line with national requirements of each partner.
When preparing the project application, the main idea was to help partner schools create a learning environment, which provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for modern life and well as helps to develop the students "green thinking" and competitiveness, through project activities and environmental education With the basic idea in mind, the following goals and needs were highlighted: -competency-based learning, with an emphasis on developing knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for modern life, which is implemented through school programs/curriculum. - exchange of good practices on the implementation of the competence approach, especially in the context of environmental education. It involves learning from partner schools with different approaches, subject content, teaching methods and perspectives on green habitats. - the common European dimension and cultural exchange to promote the understanding of the common European dimension in the environmental sector. It emphasizes the importance of "green thinking" and getting to know the cultural, green and diverse traditions of other countries. -Environmental awareness: understanding that living in a friendly and natural environment is very important in their lives