About PermaSchool

PermaSchool is an Erasmus+ project that utilises permaculture to empower educators and students in becoming engaged in climate action.

Through its activities, the project aims to improve educators' skills and students' understanding of permaculture and environmental sustainability.

Through transnational and cross-sectoral collaboration, this project bridges the gap between policy, research, and practice, fostering a hands-on approach to environmental education.

The overall mission of PermaSchool is to empower behavioural shifts regarding climate action and trigger a permacultural approach and climate political engagement through dialogue and participatory co-creation. 

Objectives

PermaSchool aims to:

• Coordinate transnational cooperation between educators, students, and environmental experts to promote environmental sustainability. 
• Utilise participatory methods to actively involve students and teachers in learning and implementing permaculture.
• Strengthen the capacities of educators on permaculture and sustainability.
• Enhance students’ understanding of permaculture and environmental sustainability.
• Develop strategies to ensure the project’s long-term impact and sustainability across Europe.

Activities

PermaSchool will implement the following activities:

• Co-Creation Panel: Bring together 20 environmental experts, educators, and students to design educational material.
• PermaSchool Curriculum:  Integrate permaculture and sustainability principles into school learning.
• PermaSchool Hub & Activity Planning Tool: An open, multilingual online platform with resources and tools for educators and students.
• Transnational Teacher Training: Equip educators with the skills to teach about sustainability and permaculture through a 5-day training.
• Student Lessons: Engage students through 3 national classes on permaculture.
• PermaSchool Student Projects: Apply permaculture principles in real-world scenarios through projects developed by students.
• Interschool PermaSchool Fairs: Showcase student-led permaculture projects and foster knowledge exchange.

Consortium

Institut Educació Secundarià Altaia (Spain) - Coordinator

Asociacion Cultural Y Medioambiental Permacultura Cantabria (Spain)

Organization Earth (Greece)

Stimmuli for Social Change (Greece)

Geniko Lykeio Efkarpias (Greece)

Perifereiako Gymnasio Akakiou (Cyprus)

WECHANGE Research and Outreach (Cyprus)

Contact email: RUT BONO PALOMAR

r.bonopalomar@edu.gva.es

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project number: 2024-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-000246073[