The objectives of the project related to primary school students were: 1. To be aware of the importance of biodiversity and its conservation and their role in environmental protection. 2. Improving children's well-being and strengthening the basis of their happiness, preventing biophilia. 3. Improving children's motivation for a responsible attitude towards the nature around them, discovering their eco-psychological self; 4. Improving self-efficacy, productivity, and concentration of children through research activities; The aims of the project related to primary teachers were: 1. Improving teachers' knowledge about biodiversity, social and emotional skills, and their practical application in teaching. 2. Creating awareness about the potential of non-educational activities in schools. 3. Prevention of biophobia and promotion of biophilia (primary connection of people with nature). 4. Applying biodiversity teaching to different subjects rather than biology or science.
The main goal of the project was to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity in schools locally and throughout the EU. We equipped teachers with innovative tools and skills on how to transfer the complex topic of biodiversity into different school subjects. We encouraged BIO thinking in students and teachers and trained them to deal with biophobia. We encouraged biophilia to increase students' academic performance and supported their physical and mental health. We engaged students as early as possible with the importance of biodiversity and its importance to our ecosystem. We have identified two main problems at the EU level: 1. Lack of a specific biodiversity educational programme in school. 2. Deficit of knowledge about biodiversity among primary. The solution was to help educators raise students' awareness of biodiversity in the classroom and demonstrate ways to make it an interactive topic. In a world of technology, it is vital to allow students to learn about biodiversity and nature. Our solution provides teachers with new skills and techniques to teach this topic at school, while raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity through activities that connect them to the local environment.