We wanted to achieve Enviromental Education, ensuring that students were able to think and act more critically regarding their daily activities and the impact each of them has on the environment. We wanted to integrate the value of recycling, reuse, and reduction of raw material consumption such as water and the consumption of other inputs such as electricity, paper, food packaging, oil, etc. into the daily life of the school. We wanted each school to teach how to grow their own vegetables, reproduce them, and take care of them through a garden and nature corners. We also wanted to raise awareness about the environmental problems our planet faces and educate students with the aim of addressing the 21st century Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, by participating in the project, we wanted students and teachers to enrich themselves culturally and educationally through mobilities to three other countries. Finally, we wanted to share and disseminate our practices and learnings to the entire educational community and the general public with the help of European platforms and social networks.
The Erasmus+ project was requested with the firm intention of collaborating with other countries in promoting and strengthening environmental awareness, thus seeking to contribute significantly to sustainable development and global environmental care. In this context, the project was designed to address a series of needs, among which stood out the urgent need to reduce the negative impact of the daily actions of students, teachers, and the educational community on our planet Earth. Raising awareness about the importance of adopting more sustainable and responsible practices became a primary objective to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation. Additionally, the project aimed to provide tools and practical knowledge on gardening techniques and plant care. There was a need to teach participants skills that would enable them to create and maintain green spaces within and outside the educational environment. In summary, the ultimate goal of the project was to build and strengthen the concept of an eco-school, an educational environment committed to environmental sustainability in all its dimensions.