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Nurseries for the climate
Barcelona declared a climate emergency in 2020 and launched “Nurseries for the climate” to transform more than 100 nursery schools in six key areas, with the support of the educational community. [...]
Cycling School with a Gender Perspective
The project was created with the aim of providing girls and women of all ages in León with tools that foster their autonomy and allow them to take ownership of public spaces. It also aims to promote the use of the bicycle as a clean, efficient and healthy means of transport. [...]
Intercultural mediation at school with Roma communities
The project aims to help include Roma children and youth and allow them to succeed academically, as well as to promote an inclusive, safe, participatory and non-discriminatory environment in schools, based on recognizing cultural diversity, human dignity, equity and a culture of peace. [...]
After-School Childcare Services through Reimagined Senior Centres
In this project, seniors along with professional caregivers, take care of children during this after-school time and engage in various educational activities. [...]
STARS Project: sustainable, active and independent mobility
STARS is a sustainable, active and independent mobility project in Europe intended for primary and secondary school students, which involves the entire educational community and focuses on the use of bicycles as a regular means of transport. [...]
Fighting ageism through art and literacy
Two initiatives from the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council combine intergenerational meetings, between the elderly and young people, with artistic creation; and between the elderly and boys and girls, with literacy. [...]
Creating More Natural, People-Friendly Outdoor Spaces at Schools
The City Hall of Cascais understands the need to adapt the municipal primary school playgrounds and transform them into more natural, people-friendly spaces in order to make the most of their potential as an educational space. [...]
Inclusive Playgrounds: Co-Ed Playgrounds
The project sets out to create school spaces for harmonious living, which do not exclude students based on age, sex or gender expression. [...]
Generation S: Food Sustainability Programme
The project, implemented in all schools of Esposende, is based on a food sustainability plan that seeks to promote a change in attitudes and behaviors among the new generations in the face of global environmental problems. [...]
Life Paths in the School Environment: children and their families at the heart of municipal education policies
A project to understand and improve the sequence of stages and milestones related to the schooling and education of boys and girls, taking into account the visions of families and children [...]
The Children Have Their Say. The Well-Being of Children in Barcelona
A programme with a threefold objective: to obtain a deep understanding of the well-being of children; to put children at the centre through participatory methodologies; and to contribute to the improvement of local public policies aimed at children and adolescents. [...]
School Street
It consists of temporarily closing the street (or part of it) that leads to a school while the pupils are arriving or heading home (approximately thirty minutes), in order to improve road safety and air quality. [...]
Child Ambassador for Prevention
The initiative was created with a view to encouraging student participation in fostering positive coexistence at schools, and also helping to prevent violence and improve the quality of life, through a contest to appoint the child ambassadors. [...]