The project partners met in Turin in the delightful hospitality of LABC on the 22nd and 23rd February 2023. In this day and a half of work, they reviewed the activities and progress made over the past months, analysing successes, critical issues and challenges that emerged in the different countries. The last activities to be completed before the end of the implementation period, with a focus on conferences and multiplier events, are scheduled in the coming weeks.
Not only will you find all the instructions and materials to organise a COP conference in your classroom or school, the project partners have prepared plenty of activities to stimulate critical thinking on climate change!
Explore it to find the activities best suited to your school context!
Don’t forget to share your experiences with other teachers in the I-CAN community.
It will soon be available in all project languages.
Joining the I-CAN community is easy.
Here is a short video with instructions.
We look forward to seeing you!
Last May and June, LABC was hosted by the technical High School Norberto Bobbio in Carignano (Turin) for a cycle of lessons dedicated to sustainability and to the topics of I-CAN project. During the lessons, which involved students of second and third grade classes, LABC trainers presented the objectives and results of the project, and discussed important concepts such as climate change, sustainability and responsibility. The students felt involved and expressed their opinion in turn, creating a stimulating and original debate.
Moments dedicated to reflection and theoretical in-depth analysis have been mixed up with practical activities and experiential sessions dedicated to games, creativity and exchange of points of view, also following the methodology of the “Climate Action Guide”.
The lessons – specifically designed to stimulate the students to develop forms of critical thinking to be translated into actions aimed at sustainability and environmental protection- were so successful that they will be repeated in the autumn, in different classes.
The second transnational meeting of the I-CAN project took place in Lille (France) on April 11th – 12th 2022.
This meeting was an opportunity for all partners to share their recent actions in each country, to think back to what has been implemented so far and to start planning the next activities.
We shared where each country was up to, with a description of successes, progress and an overview of how the project was going.
The content of the new toolkit (IO2) was also discussed. This interactive output will provide teachers with pedagogical activities linked with climate action to implement with their pupils. The activities proposed will mainly be focused on behaviour change at school and in the wider community.
We are looking forward to share our work with teachers!
A project on how to transform ecoblabla talks into a praxis of bottom-up change.
A project to teach teachers and to learn from teachers coming the UK, France, Hungary and Italy, to learn together with students and from students how creativity can change lifestyle.
A project on how to develop critical thinking and direct and real action to modify the structural causes that lead to climate change.
Three days of workshops within a Learning Teaching Training Activity
A thought of gratitude for the generosity to all the participants of these 3 intense days.
Special thanks to LABC, which hosted partners and teachers with impeccable organisation.
The partnership worked on this guide to help teachers who want to bring the topic of climate emergency into their classrooms.
To promote critical thinking, to collaborate sustainably and to act justly.
As well as offering ideas for classroom activities, it suggests moments of reflection for teachers to help them become aware of their preparation on the topic.
It will soon be available in French, Hungarian and Italian.
After two online training sessions in May and July, partners and teachers involved in the I-CAN project will meet for the first time in Turin (Italy) at the end of the week.
During 3 days, the participants from France, Hungary, Italy and United Kingdom will discover the “Climate Action Guide for Teachers, Pupils and Policy Makers” created by the partners and increase their ability to facilitate pupils to think critically, collaborate effectively and act justly in relation to climate change.
The training will also be aimed at increasing the knowledge of each partner’s country context in relation to dilemmas in climate education.
Back in their country, the educators attending the course will deliver classroom Model UN Climate Conferences with their students applying the knowledge, skills and understanding in their own school context.
We are all looking forward to meeting everyone and working together!
On Saturday 3rd July, the second online meeting with partners and teachers from all over Europe was held.
During this free training, after some fun activities, the project partners presented some practical working tools to test in school in order to get useful feedback from the teachers that will actually use them.
Then, some videos about the climate change topic have been shared and gathered and teachers reflected on what actually makes a resource a good one to start the conversation about climate crisis in class. What we gathered is that, in general, the resource has to be inspiring, relatable and focused on solutions!
The direct experience of a teacher who organised a COP26-style conference in her class has been very much appreciated by the other teachers as it was full of recommendations, suggestions and practical advice!
It was definitely a very dense meeting: full of inspiration and tools and resources to check and explore!
Q1: Why just some cities are participating from the UK/Hungary/France/Italy?
O2: Why just some countries participating in this international training. I read somewhere it is promoted by EU.. there are more countries in the EU..where was Germany for example? Or Poland? Slovakia? Belgium? Etc.
Q3:Why the UK is in it when it is not part of the EU..
Q4: Why is this project on just for 2 years? Are we able to solve everything in 2 years?…
Our project, the International Climate Action Network (I-CAN) project has received funding as part of the Erasmus+ funding from the European Commission. There are very many Erasmus+ projects going on across Europe rather than one combined project: here’s the list of successful projects just for our priority area under the funding round in 2020 (I make it over 500 separate projects and involving all countries across the EU).
You can see here the general info about what the EC is looking for, and where we fit:
Part A: General information about the Erasmus+ Programme | Erasmus+ (europa.eu)
Our project was developed to sit within their priorities for environmental and climate goals, and partnership:
Environmental and climate goals: the programme aims to support, across all sectors, awareness-raising about environmental and climate-change challenges.
• Priority will be given to projects aimed at developing competences in various sustainability-relevant sectors, developing green sectorial skills strategies and methodologies, as well as future-oriented curricula that better meet the needs of individuals.
• The programme will also support the testing of innovative practices to prepare learners, staff and youth workers to become true factors of change (e.g. save resources, reduce energy use and waste, compensate carbon footprint emissions, opt for sustainable food and mobility choices, etc.).
• Priority will also be given to projects that –through education, training, youth and sport activities -enable behavioural changes for individual preferences, consumption habits, and lifestyles.
KA201: Cooperation among organisations and institutions, including our priority:
• Strategic partnerships for school education
Partnership is a key part of Erasmus+ and to access this funding, organisations have to design a programme and bring together partners with relevant knowledge/expertise. There can be more partners, but from Liverpool World Centre’s experience and looking at the list of successful projects, 6 organisations (including LWC) is a good number for a project of this size. Our partnership was brought together by Liverpool World Centre based on previous work on other projects and mutual interest/concern.
The UK was allowed to participate because of the timing of when we submitted the application (April 2020). This meant that when the budget for Erasmus+ projects 2014 to 2020 was set and funded (including by UK contribution), UK hadn’t withdrawn from the EU. So it was the last time this funding was open to UK organisations.
Last but not least, definitely is a ‘no’ that the problems will be solved within 30 months of this project! The proposal was worked out in detail (200 pages of it!) and with the different timings and steps, this made most sense (maximum length of any project is 36 months).
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program Cooperation for innovation & the exchange of good practices, Strategic Partnerships for adult education. All the publications and communications reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained there in Project number: 2020-1-UK01-KA201-079063
Last project meeting in Turin27 February 2023 - 4:58 pm
The Climate Conference Kit is online27 February 2023 - 4:33 pm
I-CAN Community – How to5 December 2022 - 10:38 am
Teaching sustainability with I-CAN Project4 July 2022 - 2:34 pm
I-CAN Transnational Meeting in Lille20 April 2022 - 2:28 pm
Three days of workshops in Turin17 November 2021 - 9:56 am
The Climate Action Guide is online30 September 2021 - 10:28 am
Face to Face training in Italy October 1st-3rd 202129 September 2021 - 9:37 am
Second online meeting with teachers14 July 2021 - 3:25 pm
Some answers to questions that some participants are curious about28 June 2021 - 7:05 am
Anthropolis is a public benefit non-profit association, founded in 2002.
Global education (developing and distributing educational materials, organising workshops and courses for both students and adults) and awareness raising (organising cultural events, exhibitions, screening series, panel discussions and conferences with reference to development problems and social sciences) are the main working areas of Anthropolis. Anthropolis is a member HAND Platform [www.hand.org.hu] (Hungarian Association of NGOs for Development and Humanitarian Aid). Anthropolis is one of the main and most active promoters on global education in Hungary.
Anthropolis met the digital storytelling method in 2010 and since then the organization delivered several workshops and projects for diverse target groups e.g. teachers, people in special need, individuals, etc. Anthropolis organized international workshops for teachers and trainers from all over Europe. Anthropolis dedicates a website especially for DST [www.storycenter.hu] where all the connected activities (workshops, films, materials) are available.
In the last decade Anthropolis has been working together with more than 50 European non-governmental organisations in the field of education, culture, research and social work. We have built strategic partnerships with local communities, decision makers, universities, NGOs and educational development institutes.
website: https://anthropolis.hu/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthropolis.hu
linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28918156/admin/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthropolishu/?igshid=19m4z7a1pyhnw
email: anthropolis.irodamail.com
Le Partenariat is an association under the 1901 law, created in 1981, which implements various development programmes in Senegal, Morocco and Guinea. In 2006, Gaïa Centre opened, with a focus on Global Citizenship Education activities. It aims to raise awareness among students and teachers on issues of citizenship, sustainable development and international solidarity. Active pedagogy is the methodology chosen by Gaïa Centre as the backbone of all its activities.
Accredited as a “complementary association of formal education”, our centre welcomes more than 8,000 people a year. To maximize the impact of the association, our staff also facilitates workshops in schools on topics such as basic needs, interculturality, inequalities in access to education or gender equality.
Le Partenariat is also a member of several local, regional and national networks and platforms, such as the regional international cooperation network Lianes cooperation.
Our field of expertise ranges from awareness-raising workshops for primary and secondary school pupils, teacher training courses for teachers, development of educational materials, collaboration in European projects as lead or partner and advocacy for GL and climate education.
Website: https://www.lepartenariat.org/
Video of our immersive workshops : https://vimeo.com/274040428
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CentreGaia
LinkedIn: https://fr.linkedin.com/company/le-partenariat-centre-gaia
LABC is a company based in Torino (IT). LABC is a learning community, aiming to share and build upon the experience of professionals in the field of individual and community wellness, group-work, education and training, reintegration into labour market, project management.
LABC is enriched by pan-European collaborations, always adopting and promoting the principles of:
- collaborative learning: we exchange, improve and share experiences, resources and skills, in order to optimize international and intermodal collaborations, develop and transfer of methodologies and praxis
- generativity: we establish, support and guide the ability to create, generate and produce new psychological, social and educational tools, models and praxis, with the aim of spreading them freely throughout the community
LABC is active and experienced in:
# care work, individual and community well-being through a widespread range of activities, including group work sessions, supervisions, training, consultancy on management, organization of public events, lectures and seminars
# Education and Research by designing learning methodologies and implementing training materials and tools dedicated to improve the awareness of participants and recipients on topics of particular interest in psychological, educational, social and environmental fields.
Website: www.labcentro.it
facebook: www.facebook.com/LABCsrl/
InterClimate Trust is a UK charity (UK Charity number 1100981) that empowers young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead the debate and action on climate change and to make informed educational and career choices. We use the brand and working name InterClimate Network (ICN).
ICN engages young people aged from 13 to 18 across the UK with the complexities of climate change to inspire their climate action and promote their voices in their own sustainable future. Working with secondary schools, we organise interactive events, produce educational resources, and act as a network for sharing climate-focused opportunities with teachers and students.
Our team of long-standing associates and volunteers implement the ‘Climate Voices’ Programm which includes our flagship Model Climate Conferences (MCCs). In these, students take part in debate, critical thinking, action-planning, and advocacy. The impact of the conferences is embedded and translated into subsequent Climate Action in schools, supported by ICN follow-up . In this way, their actions are reinforced through recognition of individual and group achievements and by taking up opportunities to ‘have a say’.
The programme provides opportunities for developing life-skills and promoting leadership skills, as well as informing young people’s life choices with regard to climate change. Our approach reaches the very age group acknowledged as critical to our climate future, but with whom many charities find it difficult to engage, especially in more highly disadvantaged areas.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/interclimate-network
Website: www.interclimate.org
Email schools@interclimate.org
Twitter: @ClimateVoicesUK
Liverpool World Centre (LWC) is a charity and company limited by guarantee. LWC exists to make world issues relevant to the lives of people young and old. Education is a crucial part of people’s lives, therefore LWC works with adults and educators to facilitate understanding of global issues and promote positive social change. LWC has 8 paid staff, and 2 volunteers, but also has a bank of 8 associate workshop leaders. LWC was founded in 2001 and has worked with 237 of schools in Merseyside (50%), and over 2000 adults.
Liverpool World Centre chairs the national Consortium of Development Education Centres (CoDEC) and leads the TEESNet network in partnership with Liverpool Hope University.
Liverpool World Centre uses established and innovative participatory education methodologies to encourage inclusive education that is able to explore a wide range of global issues. The organisation works with schools, teachers, trainee teachers, community organisations, universities and informal education providers to achieve their aims.
Diciannove società cooperativa was established in 2005 as as an ICT cooperative company, it focuses on support for organizations active in social issues, and it operates mainly in Northern Italy, providing solutions to health and social departments in 3 regional Health Dept and to the National Ministry of Education.
Diciannove counts 9 associated members and a wide network of collaborators. Both members and collaborators of Diciannove has a huge experience in intervention within the social and educational field, with adults as well with youngsters, in various different issues such as intercultural integration, social inclusion, work-life balance, application of ICT tools to health, education and social policies.
The management of projects both at local, regional and European level is part of the core business as well, together with collaborations for educational and training centres to provide course in development and management of European projects.
All consulting and management services are certified ISO 9001:2015.
Diciannove is also certified by Family Audit, the Italian standard certification for work-life balance in management and services provisions.
Diciannove’s mission is to provide, using mainly free software, a dynamic and flexible approach to ICT and social needs, highly customized web solutions, dynamic applications, e-learning, guaranteed data security, very high quality standards.
Diciannove’s developers are experienced in software design, development, localization and deploy.
The company is also a hosting provider and manages its own virtual Linux-based infrastructure.
The Library “problems and solutions to climate change in my school and community” and the private area to upload your data will be available soon!