23/06/2025

Sign up for the NBS Academy MOOC: Training educators in nature-based solutions

Are you passionate about sustainability education? Do you want to prepare teachers to integrate nature-based solutions (NBS) into their teaching practice?

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Nature-based Solutions: Training approaches for educators and teacher trainers is a free online course created within the NBS Academy project, coordinated by European Schoolnet® and supported by Scientix®. It is designed for teacher trainers, pre-service and in-service teachers, and educators involved in peer training who want to develop effective approaches to teaching about NBS.

Participants will explore how Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes can better equip educators to teach sustainability through nature-based solutions. The course offers practical tools, hands-on strategies, and innovative methods to build confidence in delivering NBS content.

 

What will you learn?

By completing this course, you will:

  • Identify the skills teachers need to teach NBS, based on real-world examples and current training gaps.
  • Explore the NBS Academy Teacher Trainer Competence Checklist.
  • Design your own NBS learning scenario aligned with GreenComp and DigCompEdu frameworks.
  • Engage in peer review and process-oriented assessment.
  • Gain the confidence to integrate NBS into ITE and CPD programmes.

 

Course structure and dates

The course runs from 8 September to 15 October 2025 and consists of four modules:

  • Module 1: Building the green foundation: NBS education (opens 08 September)
  • Module 2: Addressing the roots of teachers’ skill gaps (opens 15 September)
  • Module 3: Designing impactful programs for NBS teacher training (opens 22 September)
  • Module 4: Assessing and advancing NBS teacher training (opens 29 September)

You can follow the course at your own pace, with an estimated workload of 5 hours per week (25 hours total).

 

Who can join?

This MOOC is open to teacher trainers, pre-service and in-service teachers, and anyone involved in designing or delivering teacher education in sustainability.

Register now and help prepare the next generation of educators to shape a greener, more sustainable future through NBS!