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Elementary school and high school students are becoming disinterested, which the situation being worsened by the Covid-19 epidemic. Students are not motivated to learn for life. They rather focus on collecting points for enrolling in the desired high school/college. Although the education level is growing among Slovenians, it is decreasing compared to other EU Member States. Slovenians are below the OECD average in terms of textual and mathematical skills and in solving tasks in digital environments. Rapidly advancing technologies, rapidly changing society and the labour market call for completely different skills and competencies today compared to those required ten years ago, Thus, students need to learn for life and develop competencies for the 21st century. Through the development of new teaching methods and tools, the project equips young people during the process of formal education with skills and knowledge for the 21st century, which are necessary for independent life and work, and empowers and motivates teachers to use innovative teaching methods. Main project results are analyses of the situation and needs in primary and secondary schools, good practices of non-formal education performed; transfer of good practice, introduction of outdoor teaching and the establishment of two outdoor classrooms, as well as development and implementation of a new method in two schools; trained professional staff for using new methods and tools; developed didactic aid for teachers in the implementation of outdoor learning and outdoor classroom use.