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Publié le par Yves Zieba

🌍 Climate Education Day 2025: Learning to Prepare

Climate Education Day 2025 #ClimateEdu25 is a flagship event dedicated to highlighting the critical role of education in building a climate-resilient future. Organized by the Education for Climate Coalition, the 2025 event centers on the theme « Learning to Prepare, » focusing on how education can foster a culture of preparedness in the face of climate change.

Held annually, this virtual event brings together a global community of educators, students, policymakers, and innovators to share pioneering research, green inspiration, and transformative learning strategies.

The Theme: Learning to Prepare

The 2025 theme, « Learning to Prepare, » emphasizes the proactive role of education in equipping societies with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate climate disruptions and uncertainty. Special attention is given to the principles of the EU Preparedness Union Strategy, exploring how they can inform and inspire educational approaches across Europe and beyond. The day explores how formal and informal educational settings can become active hubs for environmental awareness and resilient practices.

Key Goals and Session Highlights

Climate Education Day is a platform for showcasing action and fostering collaboration. The 2025 programme features a variety of sessions designed to inspire and provide actionable strategies:

  • Global Lessons for European Learning: A roundtable discussion on translating international climate policy commitments into practical, resilience-building strategies for education and training systems.
  • Community Action for Future-Ready Learners: A dive into how local actors, from classrooms to communities, can collaborate to help learners build the skills needed to address climate challenges from an early age.
  • Youth Climate LAB Action Outlook: Celebrating youth-led ideas for embedding climate resilience into education, including outcomes and an action package focusing on traditional ecological knowledge.
  • Green Education Projects: Schools as Living Labs: Showcasing winning projects that transform schools into active centers for sustainability, integrating environmental awareness and green practices into everyday life.
  • Green Education Projects: GreenComp Meets STEM: Presentations on projects that successfully combine the GreenComp framework (European framework for sustainability competences) with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education to foster future-ready learning.
  • Green Education Projects: Citizenship Education: Exploring innovative projects that empower learners to become engaged, climate-conscious, and socially responsible citizens.

Why Climate Education Matters

The need for robust climate education is more urgent than ever. It is essential for:

  • Building Resilience: Providing learners with the knowledge and practical skills to adapt to the environmental changes already underway.
  • Fostering Green Skills: Preparing the next generation for the rapidly growing green economy and the demand for a climate-educated workforce.
  • Addressing Climate Anxiety: Giving young people age-appropriate information, a sense of agency, and the tools to process their emotional responses to the climate crisis.
  • Civic Engagement: Empowering students to become informed decision-makers and active participants in shaping sustainable communities and policies.

How to Get Involved (#ClimateEdu25)

Participation is encouraged from all stakeholders passionate about the intersection of education and climate action:

  1. Register and Attend: The event is primarily online, making it accessible to a wide global audience. Check the official European Commission’s Education for Climate Coalition website for registration details and the full programme.
  2. Showcase Your Work: Educators, researchers, and project coordinators can submit their innovative Green Education Actions for a chance to be featured and present their work during the event’s spotlight sessions.
  3. Join the Conversation Online: Follow the hashtag $\text{\#ClimateEdu25}$ on social media to participate in discussions, share resources, and connect with other members of the climate education community. Share your school’s or organization’s efforts to prepare students for a climate-ready society.
  4. Implement in Your Institution: Use the inspiration and resources from the day to start or enhance your own school’s Climate Action Plan, focusing on turning educational spaces into active hubs for sustainability.