The project aimed to strengthen environmental and sustainability education in secondary schools through the innovative use of Intergenerational Learning (IGL) and citizen science approaches. It sought to equip teachers with practical methodologies, tools and competences to implement engaging, action-oriented learning activities that connect classroom learning with students’ family and community contexts. A further objective was to empower students to become active contributors to greener lifestyles by involving them in collaborative, inquiry-based activities together with older generations. The project also aimed to foster stronger cooperation between schools, families and local communities and to promote the uptake of innovative pedagogical practices across partner countries. Overall, the project intended to contribute to more inclusive, participatory and impactful climate education in Europe.
The project was initiated to address the need for more engaging and practice-oriented approaches to environmental and sustainability education in secondary schools. While climate topics are increasingly present in curricula, learning often remains theoretical and insufficiently connected to students’ everyday lives and family contexts. At the same time, the potential of Intergenerational Learning (IGL) and citizen science is still underused in formal education, and teachers often lack concrete methods and ready-to-use tools to implement such approaches. The project responded to the need to strengthen teachers’ competences in applying IGL and citizen science, foster collaboration between schools and families, and empower young people to act as agents of change for greener lifestyles. By doing so, it contributes to more inclusive, participatory and action-oriented sustainability education.