The project aims to introduce an educational program in schools that prepares young people for responsible and sustainable resource management, an educational course that seeks to bring the Green Deal into high school classrooms, continuing the fight against climate change by promoting innovative learning methods and new teaching practices. The course is designed to establish a new role within secondary education: an environmental sustainability officer capable of supporting and fostering green initiatives in schools and promoting social responsibility in formal education. The project ensures that at least one teacher per school is designated as the course coordinator, while two teachers have participated in the training program. The trained teachers, supported by external experts who provided educational materials, have developed technical competencies tailored to the specific needs of their local areas (agriculture, forestry, reforestation, etc.), combining practical and theoretical lessons in which students were actively involved.
The challenge of climate change and the need to preserve the quality and the environmental sustainability of agri-food products, is at the heart of the policies of many European municipalities. A crucial aspect of this challenge is educating future generations, who will need to apply the principles of circular economy and environmental, social, and economic sustainability in agri-food production. Vocational education institutes in agriculture play a key role in addressing these challenges, including the conservation of natural resources and the reduction of harmful emissions. In response to these needs, the project was created to ensure that schools, with the support of expert trainers, implement targeted training programs on sustainability and the circular economy within their curricula.The project involves the development of a pilot educational course on environmental sustainability, combining formal and informal teaching practices to raise awareness among new generations about the Green Deal and climate change. Each school has appointed a teacher responsible for the course who, with the support of experts, has developed both practical and theoretical learning paths tailored to local areas, directly involving students.