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.The Scaip Project is an initiative focused on providing training to primary schools on how to integrate Nature Based Learning (identified as “a long-term approach to education centred on bringing children outdoors on a regular basis”) into local school curriculums. This approach emphasizss regular, long-term outdoor education, involving activities like school gardening, nature walks, and Forest Schools (child-led, play-based learning in natural settings). It is also increasingly integrated into the Irish Primary School Curriculum and Aistear framework.

For more on the Scaip Project, please see https://www.naturebasedlearning.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/