AGESCI Sesto Fiorentino 1: Scouting as a School of Sustainability and Character
AGESCI Sesto Fiorentino 1 runs a year-round scouting programme for 130 children aged 12–16, combining monthly nature outings, winter and summer camps, and community projects to build sustainability values, personal resilience, and ecological awareness.
Podcast Agenda 2030: When Students Become the Teachers
In Palermo, 27 high school students created a 17-episode podcast exploring every UN SDG — transforming their study of the 2030 Agenda from passive reception to active creation, and touring Italian schools with their work.
Youth for Climate NL: Young Activists Taking Climate Advocacy Into Their Own Hands
Youth for Climate NL is a Dutch youth-led climate activism movement combining campaigning, political lobbying, and peer-to-peer education since 2019 — a genuine model of young people taking sustainability into their own hands.
Sustainability at Berlage Lyceum: A New Subject That Puts Students in Charge
Berlage Lyceum in Amsterdam launched the Netherlands’ first standalone secondary school subject devoted entirely to sustainability, with students working on real-world challenges for external organisations under a student-agency approach.
Stichting Technotrend: Green Skills Education for the Construction Sector
Stichting Technotrend’s Green Skills programme brings construction students and teachers together as co-researchers, working on real sustainability cases with local companies to build the competences the sector urgently needs.
MDT – Maatschappelijke Dienst Tijd: Youth Volunteering as a National Learning Framework
MDT – Maatschappelijke Dienst Tijd is a Dutch national youth volunteering programme for ages 12–30, involving 100,000+ participants in structured service experiences that develop talents, build bridges, and generate official recognition for non-formal learning.
Centrum Duurzaam FIRDA: Lifelike Education in Sustainable Construction
Centrum Duurzaam at FIRDA vocational college in Friesland embeds sustainability in construction education through a six-step lifelike learning model that connects students with real clients, real challenges, and real professional environments.
Werkpro: Social Enterprise, Sustainable Work, and Green Skills in Groningen
Werkpro in Groningen is a social enterprise providing meaningful work and sustainable learning opportunities for over 2,500 people distant from the labour market, through recycling, green maintenance, and community-facing enterprises.
Fair Future Generators: Youth Climate Activists Turning Knowledge Into Action
Fair Future Generators is a four-month climate action programme by Milieudefensie for young people aged 18–30, combining residential training, real project placements, and empowering coaching to develop the next generation of sustainability changemakers.
Green Schoolyard at ROC Mondriaan: From Parking Lot to Living Learning Space
ROC Mondriaan transformed a parking lot into a green schoolyard, creating a permanent informal learning environment — and connects it with a Voedselplein (Food Square) garden where students learn food production hands-on.