KA2 School Inn INNO-Kids
Innovative Approaches for Development of Sustainable Communities by Kids
INNO-KIDS is a project that promotes a sustainable approach to education by integrating STEM and STEAM disciplines with creativity, arts, and green skills. It supports teachers and educators by providing innovative curricula and learning materials focused on sustainable community development and urban planning. Through awareness-raising and capacity-building activities, the project fosters children’s understanding of the connection between ecosystems and urban landscapes. INNO-KIDS aims to cultivate interest and excellence in science and technology while encouraging creativity and cultural engagement. By using innovative methods, it empowers schools to address climate change and sustainable development challenges in urban environments.
Start: 01-09-2023 End: 30-09-2025
Project Reference: 2023-1-SK01-KA220-SCH-000151787
EU Grant: €250.000
Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action: Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices
Action Type: Cooperation partnerships in school education
Project Partners:
Strom zivota – Slovakia (Coordinator)
Mine Vaganti NGO – Italy
Eco Logic – The Republic Of North Macedonia
ASOCIATIA CFPC CONSTANTA – Romania
Centro Apoio Social de Pais e Amigos da Escola nº 10 – CASPAE – Portugal
Project TOPICs:
- Creating new, innovative or joint curricula or courses
- Green skills
- Creativity, arts and culture
TARGET GROUPs
The main target group is teachers in primary schools and learning institutions, and children with whom they are working. At least 20 teachers from 5 partner countries will participate in the joint staff training event who will in turn roll out the curiculum to at least 3 schools and 3 classes with 20 pupils in each country (45 classes, 20 children = 900 pupils). The ultimate targets are the pupils themselves. A secondary target are school principals and politicians who have the power to implement the concepts of the project on a larger scale.
PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES
- To advocate for a more sustainable approach to education for urban design
- Awareness raising and capacity building around sustainable development, using innovative approaches
- To equip teachers and other educators working with schools adequate skills, knowledge and attitude towards sustainable community development & urban planning
- To promote and increase children’s understanding of the symbiosis between ecosystems and urban landscapes
- To produce integrated learning and teaching material
APPROACH / METHODOLOGY
All of the partners are also using in their activities and actions diverse approaches and methods, including but not limited to:
– introduction of various nonformal education approaches and methodologies;
– learning through games and interactive tools;
– combination of theory and practice;
– constant work and promotion of topics such as: topics related to sustainability, climate, and environment;
– delivering participative workshops on experiential learning.
Project ACTIVITIES
-Transnational meetings and coordination
-Preparation and adoption of the modules
-Preparation of the narrative part of each of the five modules
-Finalization of the Curriculum and Gude/Manual for teachers
-Development of web platform (OER)
-Concept and scenarios for the Educational videos
-Webinars;
-Designing, Narration, Montage and Promotion of the videos;
-Organizing local/national workshops to apply the knowledge practically
INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS
R1: Teachers guidebook/manual on how to introduce experiential learning
R2: School curriculum with 5 modules,20 lesson plans and 100 activities
R3: 50 workshops, 900 (expected 2700 pupils) pupils and 45 teachers (expected 135)
R4: Development of a model for training programme for teachers and other educators
R5: Delivery of a teacher training with 20 teachers and 10 edu staff
R6: Delivery of 5 eco fairs (multiplier events)
R7: Web platform with 100 webinars and other resources
