R-Value Project
The damaging effects that humans have on the environment has been shown and proven over and over. In fact, the recent coronavirus pandemic has clearly demonstrated how well our environment does when human destructive activity is reduced. Despite the obvious negative consequences of COVID, a clear positive side-effect was that most people became aware of how we are all interconnected. Especially with nature. As countries try to open up again, it is the perfect time to reconsider the importance of addressing global environmental issues. One of the main pillars of our society is education. It is, in fact, within the educational system that changes can be made in order to approach environmental sustainability, through tangible changes.
The R-ValuE project proposes an innovative, practical approach to promote sustainability in classrooms. The consortium aims at raising awareness on important environmental issues that need to be addressed. It aims to have a ripple effect, where students who take part in our project continue the process of educating their families and friends.
The main, long-term goal of the R-valuE project is to introduce environmental sustainability in the school curricula, and make it a pillar of their education, which will in turn have a direct positive impact on the environment. We propose to create a series of resources that can be integrated into their formal curriculum, but most importantly, into their everyday lives. Our specific desired achievement during the duration of the project is to create a multinational community of people who take an active role in the promotion of environmental change. We want to facilitate the inclusion of environmental sustainability topics in the school curricula; in a way that is fun, interactive, and incites students to keep learning and take responsibility for their actions.
