Climate Heroes: Youth Growing Up with Nature

The «Sustainable Future for Youth» project aims to raise awareness about the environment and sustainability among high school students aged 14–20. Within the project, students will prepare seed balls, plant saplings to create a «Monument Forest,» and conduct research on climate change and renewable energy. They will also produce posters and digital content.

Additionally, students will participate in internships at workplaces, carry out field studies and interviews with expert trainers, gain real-world work experience, and learn to implement and promote environmentally friendly practices. Scientix trainings and STEM activities will help students develop essential life skills and problem-solving abilities.

At the end of the five-month project, all activities will be compiled into an e-book and digital magazine, and an application will be submitted to the 2026 STEM Discovery Campaign. This project will strengthen students’ love for nature and contribute to raising environmentally conscious and responsible generations.

Project Objectives

• To develop students’ environmental awareness and ensure they become responsible individuals in terms of sustainability.
• To enhance ecological awareness and environmental sensitivity skills through direct contact with nature (Monument Forest, seed balls, etc.).
• To strengthen scientific thinking, research, and analysis skills through studies on climate change and renewable energy.
• To develop problem-solving, critical thinking, and innovative approach skills through STEM and Scientix activities.
• To improve creativity, digital literacy, and communication skills by preparing posters, digital content, e-books, and digital magazines.
• To support collaboration, teamwork, and leadership skills through group activities.
• To provide real-world work experience, environmentally friendly work practices, and professional skills through field studies and meetings with expert trainers during internships.
• To enhance presentation, expression, and sharing skills during the dissemination of project outputs.
• To foster students’ overall social responsibility awareness and develop lifelong learning and environmentally responsible citizenship competencies.

Expected Outcomes

• Students will develop a sense of environmental responsibility and adopt sustainable living habits.
• A love for nature will be instilled, fostering environmentally conscious individuals.
• A Monument Forest will be established to leave a lasting environmental legacy.
• Biodiversity will be supported and ecosystems protected through seed ball activities.
• Students will gain experience in conducting scientific research on climate change and renewable energy.
• Creativity and digital literacy will be enhanced through posters, digital content, e-books, and digital magazines.
• Internship students will acquire work experience through field studies and meetings with experienced trainers.
• Students will develop teamwork, collaboration, leadership, and communication skills.
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, and innovative approaches of students will be strengthened.
• Scientific process skills will be developed through STEM-based activities.
• Intercultural interaction and sharing will be encouraged through mixed groups of students from different schools.
• The spirit of cooperation and solidarity will be reinforced through collaborative products.
• All outputs (e-books, digital magazines, posters, videos) will be prepared as permanent resources.
• The project will be disseminated nationally and internationally by applying to the 2026 STEM Discovery Campaign.
• This project will contribute to raising environmentally conscious, informed, and responsible generations.
• It will pave the way for new sustainability-themed initiatives in the coming years.

Information Members: 12

Membership: Türkiye(10), Spain(2)

Age range: 14 – 20

Subjects of teaching:

Art

Citizenship

Design & Technology

Environmental Education

Geography

Mathematics / Geometry

Natural Sciences

Vocational subjects of teaching:

Agriculture

Art

Forestry

Key competences:

Citizenship

Maths and science

Personal, social and learning to learn

Participating Students from Spain:

• 2nd year – Higher Level Vocational Training in Marketing and Advertising
• 2nd year – Higher Level Vocational Training in Sales Management and Commercial Spaces Design
• 4th Year Compulsory Secondary Education (Diversified Curriculum Program)

GVE2

MKP2

4º ESO PROYECTO DIVERSIFICACIÓN

Teachers involved in the project:

Mabel Hernández

Lorena Vicente

Index

1. OUR PROJECT
   1. Our Project Rules
   2. Copyright Notice
   3. E-security
   4. Contact Information
   5. Project Team
   6. Working Schedule
2. PROJECT PREPARATION WORKS
3. PROMOTIONS
4. MEMBER POSTER, LOGO AND SLOGAN WORKS
5. OUR SURVEYS
6. SPECIFIC DAYS AND WEEKS
7. CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
8. WIDENING
9. ONLINE MEETINGS
10. VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
11. TEAMWORK PRODUCT eBOOK
12. JOINT PRODUCTS
13. SEED BALLS
14. OUR MIXED TEAM TRAINING SESSIONS

The proposed objective with the students of IES Venancio Blanco, with the collaboration of several plant nurseries in Salamanca, is to regenerate the areas shown in the image below by planting trees and other vegetation. We are also working to develop a joint project with the Lorenzo Milani Training Centre, so that their students can produce a design proposal together with ours. We hope this initiative will be successful and that, in the future, this space can continue to grow as a place where we plant trees representing all the countries that visit us through the Erasmus programme, as proposed by our colleague Mar Montero from the Commerce Department.