Navigating the NBS turf: teacher edition

RE: Which NBS EduWORLD Learning Scenario is your favorite? Have you tested

2025-05-26T11:54:06Z

I am the creator of the Let’s make our school a Growing place!Learning Scenario realized with students of 7/8 years. It was a very interesting experience because it involved collaboration with the school and the active participation of parents in the dissemination of NBS in the local community.
https://www.scientix.eu/resources/details?resourceId=28169

RE: Which NBS EduWORLD Learning Scenario is your favorite? Have you tested

2025-05-25T21:46:17Z

My favourite is School Garden, Street Garden 14-17yo https://www.scientix.eu/resources/det ails?resourceId=28165 because I am the author and thanks to the project we have involved many classes and teachers in various years. We have also involved the municipal administration that has started an urban green regeneration of the area around the school.

My colleagues and I also used other scenarios that involved students in calculating the ecological footprint of their home refrigerator. Students changed their daily habits - Carbon Footprint Awareness in Our Daily Routines 13-15yo https://www.scientix.eu/resources/det ails?resourceId=129916

RE: If you have taught about NBS, what challenged you and how did you solve

2025-05-25T21:08:53Z

One of the main challenges in teaching about Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) was making the concept tangible and engaging for young students. NBS can often seem abstract or theoretical, especially for children, so the question was: how do we transform this concept into a hands-on, memorable learning experience?To address this, we designed an outdoor activity rooted in direct experience: working on a barge in a lagoon near the Torre di San Geminiano. We posed a real-world problem—“An important person wants a painting of the tower, but you have no paints. What can you do?”—to spark curiosity and a need for creative problem-solving.The solution was to explore the landscape for natural pigments and create eco-friendly paints using local plants and minerals. This process combined chemistry, art, and environmental education, allowing students to experience NBS in action: using nature not just as inspiration, but as a direct resource for sustainable solutions.Through this approach, the challenge of abstractness was transformed into an opportunity for experiential learning. Students not only learned about NBS—they lived it, becoming active participants in ecological thinking and territorial care.
link image https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SXl9mjGwrotbke_29aqosM9yJLtIF5Dl?usp=sharing

NBS activities in primary school "Strasho Pindjur" - Negotino, N. Macedonia

2025-04-14T19:00:16Z

Green Infrastructure in Action:Our school is taking meaningful steps towards a greener future by implementing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Students and teachers work together to transform our environment by:

Greening the School: Planting flowers and trees, creating a vibrant school garden, and establishing green corners around the building.
Supporting Biodiversity: Building a bee hotel to aid pollinators and enhance local biodiversity.
Learning by Doing: Through these activities, students gain hands-on experience in environmental care, teamwork, and sustainability.

Inspired by the success at school, our students extended their efforts into the community by exploring and mapping the city’s green spaces. Public areas, including the “Marshal Tito” street and the center of Timjanik, have been revitalized with green areas, urban furniture, and pathways. These improvements not only enhance urban aesthetics and reduce pollution but also create cooler, more welcoming spaces for everyone.

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGkn84glJU/nvJGQZqxH9d7Rjix-c_wFQ/view?utm_content=DAGkn84glJU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h8fff3c9db7

If you have taught about NBS, what challenged you and how did you solve it?

2024-08-05T13:40:54Z

If you have taught about NBS, what challenged you then and how did you solve that?

Which NBS EduWORLD Learning Scenario is your favorite? Have you tested any?

2024-08-14T13:39:48Z

Which NBS EduWORLD Learning Scenario is your favorite? Have you tested any?