GROW - Growing our world inside out

"<< Background >>We desired to promote children’s and pupils outdoor learning in naturalized contexts in schools, integrating the natural outdoor school space in the educational project, while involving the entire educational community as well as cooperating with other national and international schools, teachers and children’s and promoting intercultural dialogue and sharing of best practices.<< Objectives >>Promote educational innovation through ""nature-based solutions"";Promote ""democratic participation in the school context"", through whichchildren/parents/guardians engage in the process of planning and implementing activities atschool involving the environment;Contribute to the socio-emotional, physical-motor and artistic development of students, given thatthe conditioning of the physical and social space of children/students during COVID has causednegative impacts;Contribute to the development of ecologically responsible skills, values and attitudes and,consequently, to a more sustainable world;Raise the awareness of the educational community and those responsible for public policies, at local and municipallevels, about the added value of school learning in naturalized contexts;Promote cooperation and exchange of good practices between teachers and other school agentswho work in schools with green environments;Promote intercultural dialogue between students from different cultures, with benefits in terms oftolerance of diversity and improvement of language skills;Promoting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<< Implementation >>Project evaluationDissemination and exploitation of the project: exhibition, website, multiplier eventsTransnational meetings & JobshadowingsCompendium of good practices of activities related to natural based learning in schoolsLectures & workshops open to the educational community concerning to the importance of nature-based learningOn the job trainingProduction of videos, photo interviews, newsletter by children/pupils, families and others to share experiencesCompetition of natural based learning ideas at school open to the educational community & implementation of those activities in the schools during 2 yearsMaterials: Annual Activity Plan; School Syllabus Plan; supervision model for NBL practice to be used by non-teaching staff; school charter for nature-based learning values; letter of commitment<< Results >>The nature based lerning concept was implemented in our school and it's part of the school identity now. All the staff and teachers now understand and enjoy the outdoors in a educational level wtih all the classes. Nature based solutions are now implemented and spreaded from our school to the other schools nearby."