The project is aimed at increasing public awareness on the issues of international development cooperation and on the 17 Sustanaible Development Goals. The project aims to improve the capacity of the Italian school system to influence the culture of sustainable development and to transfer to teachers and students knowledge and skills on ecological transition, climate change and mitigation of the anthropogenic impact on the natural environment, with the activation of 20 "Four-year High Schools of Applied Sciences for Ecological and Digital Transition". The rationale of the initiative is based on two results: 1. the design and adoption in 20 public secondary schools of the new transversal teaching modules; 2. the establishment of a multi-actor and networked educational community on the themes of ecological transition and climate change, made up of the schoolteachers, representatives of companies and university teachers participating in the project. To increase the effectiveness of the training, new teaching tools and students’ evaluation methodologies will be developed, implementing workshop activities, educational games, alongside traditional teaching. This approach will help to transform the educational methodologies currently used, which focus on cognitive aspects, into new educational dynamics in which non-cognitive aspects such as emotional intelligence, empathy and creativity will come into play, stimulating learning processes and the adoption of sustainable behaviors. The initiative stems from a dialogue, started in 2021, conducted by ELIS and Consel-Consortium ELIS with MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University & Research), to identify strategies to address the issues of ecological transition in secondary schools, enhancing the contribution of civil society and private companies. The need assessment process has identified the following main problems: - Insufficient teacher training on ecological transition issues. - Insufficient presence of ecological transition/climate change issues in school curricula. - Use of educational methodologies still strongly focused on cognitive aspects. - Student evaluation methods, which do not effectively stimulate learning processes. - Inadequate sharing of knowledge and good practices between schools. Thus, the project intends to act on 4 out of the 5 key areas of intervention, identified by the UNESCO in the document “Education for Sustainable Development – A roadmap”: 1. Transforming learning environments 2. Building capacities of educators 3. Empowering and mobilizing youth 4. Accelerating local level actions To respond to the above needs, the project foresees: - Vertical training of teachers on the topics of environmental sustainability, ecological transition and climate change - Inclusion of training modules on environmental sustainability, ecological transition and climate change in the teaching program of secondary high-schools; - Inclusion of experiential projects - Introduction of educational methodologies focused on non-cognitive aspects - Rethinking of the student evaluation system - Creation of a Network of Schools. The initiative will take place in 20 schools and the direct beneficiaries will be 400 high school students, 200 teachers and 20 school managers from the participating schools. The partnership includes Cedel-Cooperativa Sociale educativa ELIS, a social cooperative for the management of social, and educational services in the vocational training sector; Consel-Consorzio ELIS that includes medium-large companies and universities; Fondazione Homo ex Machina Onlus, a non-profit organization that develops training courses on issues related to current affairs and future challenges, including ecological transition; read more close