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The issue of tackling climate change in the world, as well as in Slovakia, is currently one of the most important. According to the European Commission, an important part of the move towards climate neutrality is educating the next generation and preparing them for civic engagement in the field of the environment. For this reason, there is a Green School program in Slovakia, which is the largest environmental education program, involving 309 kindergartens, primary, secondary and special schools (30,000 students) in various regions, cities and municipalities.
The aim of the project is the creation of 10 inspiring centres in the various regions of the Slovak republic through training of 20 teachers, who will become leaders of civic engagement. These leaders will implement practical educational events for at least 400 teachers and workers of local governments with emphasis on the participation of the children in their implementation until the end of the project. They will become the carriers of changes and inspiration in schools, and for schools and local governments, thereby contributing to the formation of civic engagement.
The project will be beneficial for children and youth, teachers, parents. It will provide an opportunity for civic engagement to pupils, students, parents and also teachers in the field of the environment. It will make Slovakia a country that will be a good example of how green schools work in the world.
The project partner - the Technical University in Zvolen, together with the project implementer, will prepare a conference for local governments, within which it will provide free space, teachers as lecturers for seminars and courses, organisational assistance (student volunteers). It will also continuously publish information about the project activities at www.tuzvo.sk, in the University magazine, in the Newsletter, at the Facebook page of the Technical University and also at the page of the Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Studies.