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Unlock Green Competences with Nature-Based Solutions: Help Your Students Live, Learn and Act Sustainably
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are defined by the European Commission as “Solutions that are inspired and supported by nature...”. In simple words, NBS are actions that use nature to solve human challenges to achieve sustainability. NBS are cost-effective and simultaneously provide environmental, social, and economic benefits and help build resilience by bringing more, and more diverse, nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes, and seascapes.
NBS Academy is an EU-funded project, aiming to set up an international Community of Practice on NBS education for both teachers and teacher training providers. With its resources for educators and teacher trainers, NBS Academy makes it easier than ever before to introduce environmental education into your daily practice, helping your students develop crucial skills and competencies for tomorrow.
Introducing NBS in education, and more broadly in school environments, is a catalyst for sustainability education and brings many benefits to students, helping them develop the full range of competences as identified in the European Sustainability Competence Framework (GreenComp). Learning about and through NBS, students develop sustainability values, acquire the adequate cognitive tools to understand complex issues, and get empowered to act for the future of our planet and society.
>>> Learn about the GreenComp Framework
Check out the NBS Academy Thinking Tool that offers a structured way to plan and conduct NBS projects in education. It navigates planning through six steps; each linked to a guiding question and leading to various relevant NBS resources to use at each step.
>>> Access the NBS Academy Thinking Tool and start planning your next NBS lesson.
The NBS Academy Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Nature-based solutions: Training approaches for educators and teacher trainers” supports teacher trainers and teachers across Europe with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to integrate NBS into their teaching practices. It dives into pedagogical approaches, strategies, and frameworks that can enable teachers and teacher trainers to design and deliver impactful NBS learning experiences for pre-service and in-service teachers. The MOOC, supported by Scientix®, also provides the guidelines and resources needed for the creation of effective NBS Learning Scenarios for Teacher Training that address the needs of pre-service or in-service teachers.
>>> Access the archived course on European Schoolnet Academy
So do not wait any further and become a NBS champion today! Read more about the exciting opportunities coming soon to the NBS Academy Campaign here.