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 Green-Schools Programme is a student-led programme an international programme managed by An Taisce (the national trust for Ireland) with involvement from the wider community. At time of writing, over 93% of Irish primary and secondary schools participate in the programme and it has become closely aligned to wider educational and environmental policies. The programme promotes long-term, whole-school action on environmental issues and training for students, teachers and other stakeholders.

For more on the Green Schools programme, please see https://greenschoolsireland.org/

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/