Resources for NBS Education
NBS EduDirectory - The resource landscape of NBS Education
This repository provides a comprehensive list of available resources, including guidance, reports, tools, and services developed around education about NBS. These NBS education resources and materials were discovered through EU-funded online repositories and through desk research. It is updated annually. You can also consult it as a database on PowerBI.
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A Greener Playground
This Learning Scenario envisions transforming a large, unshaded section of a primary school’s cemented playground in northern Greece into a green oasis for students, teachers, and the community. By utilizing unused spaces to introduce trees, bushes, and benches, the plan aims to create a relaxing environment for socializing, learning, and enjoying nature. Beyond providing much-needed shade on hot summer days, this initiative promotes outdoor, nature-based education, offering opportunities for more engaging and differentiated lessons while enhancing the overall well-being of the school and its surroundings.
Topic: Health & Well-Being
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
How Cool is your School? Getting Ready for Heatwaves!
This Learning Scenario aims to educate students about environmental challenges related to rising surface temperatures. Activities entail a teacher training in the first week, and then several phases of data collection, expert learning sessions on heatwaves and urban heat islands, and collaborative data sharing via the GLOBE Observer app.1 Students engage in researching and proposing nature-based solutions (NBS) to mitigate heat in their school environment, culminating in presentations to school leadership and the creation of a practical guide for younger students
Topic: Knowledge for Urban Transition
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
Sustainable City Simulator: Building the Future
In this Learning Scenario (LS), students will learn about smart cities, circular economy, and nature-based solutions by designing and building a smart apartment building with microcontrollers and sensors to address sustainability challenges. The interdisciplinary project includes STEM, design, entrepreneurship, and civic education, culminating in a collective assembly of a smart city exhibition to showcase their sustainability concepts.
Topic: Climate Resilience
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: Dutch English French German Greek Italian Lithuanian Portuguese Romanian Spanish
Organisation: European Schoolnet
The Great Green Roof Challenge
In this Learning Scenario, students explore climate change and the impact of nature-based solutions (NBS) by designing and constructing green roof models for a local community center. Through this hands-on project, they investigate the numerous benefits of green roofs as an example of nature-based solutions. Students gather ideas and design models to demonstrate how transforming a community center with a green roof can mitigate the effects of climate change. They then test their models to measure temperature differences between green roofs and traditional roofs, showcasing the effectiveness of this NBS. By doing so, students not only develop STEM skills but also enhance their environmental awareness.
Topic: Understanding of NBS
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
Water Warriors: Protecting Our Watershed Through Nature-Based Solutions
In this Learning Scenario, students will explore nature-based solutions (NBS) for water management in their local watershed, identify challenges related to water quality and quantity, and develop and implement NBS activities to address these challenges.
Topic: Water Management
Educational Level: Primary to Secondary Education
Language: English
Organisation: European Schoolnet
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