Develop innovative tools for teachers – a practical Toolkit of eight learning units integrating consumer, sustainability and digital education into secondary school curricula. Empower students through digital learning – a 8-unit e-learning path addressing consumer rights, sustainable choices, and resistance to online disinformation. Support policy alignment and inclusion – a comparative research and set of recommendations (WP4) highlighting gaps in national curricula and promoting the integration of consumer and digital competences in teacher training. By meeting these objectives, Green Taste aimed to create long-term impact at classroom, school and policy levels, while fostering cooperation between schools, NGOs and research institutions across Europe.
The Green Taste project was designed to address a clear gap in European secondary schools: the lack of structured Consumer Education, especially in connection with digital literacy and sustainability. Schools across the partner countries faced challenges in equipping teachers with up-to-date resources to prepare students for responsible consumption in a digital society. At the same time, policy documents at EU level stressed the urgency of integrating green and digital competences into education. Our consortium applied for this project to: respond to the fragmentation of Consumer Education in school curricula, support teachers in accessing innovative methodologies, provide students with practical skills to critically navigate information and choices in a digitalized consumer environment. The project directly targeted two urgent needs: (a) strengthening teachers’ training on consumer, sustainability and digital competences, and (b) equipping students with critical thinking skills to counter disinformation and unsustainable consumption habits.