The idea to “soften” Sint-Paulus’ concrete playground came from pupils and teachers at the primary school in Kortrijk (Belgium). With parents, contractors, designers, and support from the city, provincial government and Erasmus+, they created a completely different environment. Now the playground has trees, shrubs and a vegetable garden, chickens, bees and a system to collect and reuse rainwater. As well as improving air quality and biodiversity, this connection to nature has made school a lot more fun.

The project offers an alternative artistic-educational socio-economic hands-on experience, focusing on local food community economies, in Malta, in collaboration with primary school students, a team of organic-regenerative farmers, and a group of creatives. The students and their families are introduced to the Farm to Fork Strategy, so as to collectively create a healthy savoury snack, whereby the students are involved in all the design thinking process and all stages of the supply chain.

As a national and local pilot, through interdisciplinary linkages to the SDGs, a sustainability coordinator, outdoor pedagogy, green procurement, upskilling initiatives for management to custodial staff, there is no end to Skogomeskolan’s ambition to expand existing initiatives and continue to test new ones to achieve its ultimate goal: a systematic whole-school approach to sustainability education that includes students, staff, management, supporting staff, partners, and the local community.

Atlantis is an Ocean Literacy Program led by Ocean and Flow that invites students to dive into an aquatic experience and personal journey, aiming to awaken and root environmental responsibility and promote ocean protection at local level. Programa Atlantis combines dreaming, creativity, ocean knowledge and active engagement within local communities to create a replicable and scalable network of active citizens and ocean guardians.