In the NBS EduWORLD Academy, expert teachers can find a roadmap, inspiring stories of implementation, action plans, material for teaching and learning NBS, and many more to support them in transforming their schools into NBS living labs for sustainability.
Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) is an instructional approach that engages learners in solving real-world problems by working on meaningful, collaborative challenges. Rooted in experiential and inquiry-based learning, CBL encourages students to identify a challenge, research and explore solutions, and apply their knowledge to create actionable outcomes.
The process typically includes three phases:
Many elements are interconnected and function together to create the natural and productive living system that is your garden. The purpose of this activity guide is to teach students the ecological functions found in any natural system and model how these functions are performed by a natural area like a garden.
How are nature-based solutions co-created? Learn more in this short video. The video is created by the EU Nature-based Solutions Clustering Task Force 4: NBS Communicators, in collaboration with Task Force 6: Co-creation and Governance. Learn more: networknature.eu.
Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) is an educational approach where students actively engage in the learning process by posing questions, exploring resources, and discovering answers. Instead of passively receiving information, learners take a central role in investigating topics, guided by their curiosity and critical thinking.
The process typically involves:
What are Nature-Based Solutions, and what are the challenges they can tackle?
This brochure presents the work of NBS EduWORLD regarding the transformation of schools into NBS living labs, providing the key steps to follow and examples of good practices.
Is your school committed to integrating NBS into teaching and learning? Boost your STEM impact on a sustainable future by earning the NBS School Expertise. With this recognition, your school will join an exclusive network of schools supporting NBS in education. Your school will appear on an interactive map, and your NBS-related school practice evidence will be showcased globally.
This booklet provides a simplified introduction to the Whole-School Approach for integrating Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) into schools, transforming them into living labs. It answers key questions about NBS Living Labs, the pillars of the Whole-School Approach, living lab methodology, open schooling culture, and suitable learning methods for this transformation.
This Booklet brings together inspiring stories of implementation from schools across Greece and Spain, which acted as case studies in the NBS EduWORLD project. Each story highlights how schools, building on open schooling, establishing strong links with their communities, and following a Whole-School Approach, have acted as agents of change in mobilising and raising awareness of the high value of the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to address societal challenges, cultivating thus active sustainability citizenship, and transforming themselves into NBS Living Labs.
The video emphasises the crucial role of teachers in addressing environmental challenges and preparing students for a rapidly changing climate.
What are nature-based solutions (NBS)? Why are they so important for education? How can they be integrated into curricula for all age groups?
