The aim of the ECOTEACH project – which Innoquality Systems is a proud member of – is to develop, test and adopt innovative practices and new curricula, courses, learning materials and tools for the acquisition of skills and competences in science and maths for disadvantaged schools and students through effective and innovative teaching and assessment models of Environment-Based Learning.

The project features a fantastic consortium, with partners Directorate of Secondary Education of Lasithi (DSEL) with partners from, DISRUPTIA and S.L.U from Spain, Plataforma HABITAT from Spain, the Governorship of Istanbul (GOI) from Turkey and ourselves from Ireland

As work continues as part of the Ecoteach project, some of the following are existing best practices which have been identified in research conducted as part of the project and output development.

Engage with Nature is a website and learning platform designed to assist primary school teachers, students and other stakeholders in creating a sustainable environment for local schools and networks. The initiative is designed and managed by Dúlra Éireann, an Irish co-operative dedicated to reconnecting people with nature by creating native Irish woodland. The initiative arose from the project lead Dr. Paddy Madden’s 2019 doctoral thesis, entitled, “Exploring the state and status of nature awareness, appreciation and education in the Irish primary system”.

For more on the Engage with Nature programme, please see https://www.engagewithnature.ie/

You can learn more about Teach the future at https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2021-1-BE02-KA220-SCH-000034478

For more on the Ecoteach project, please see the Ecoteach website at https://ecoteach.eu/