The aim of the GREENCODE project was to improve the skills and training opportunities of pre-service preschool teachers in order to equip them with the necessary skills to stimulate children's interest in the future world and develop their environmental awareness. The project focused on strengthening the capacity of the education sector to provide high-quality environmental education and algorithmic thinking training using educational robotics at the preschool level in partner countries.
It is no secret that there is a lot of discussion around the world about global environmental problems that have accumulated around us and affect the future of the world. Similarly, new, up-to-date, and innovative teaching methods are also a growing issue. For the most part, it can be said that the learning process begins in preschool, with both innovative teaching methods and an initial understanding of environmental protection. This project was initiated with the aim of combining globally significant environmental awareness issues with the preschool education process and the educational potential of robotics for young learners, all of which could be incorporated into inquiry-based learning, bringing it together in learning model. In order to implement changes at the preschool education level, it is necessary to start with the adults who develop, plan, and manage this learning process for young children, which is why the most important target audience is preservice and current preschool teachers.