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Ecoregion Mentor Training Completed
Pedagogy
We have completed a three-step mentor pathway, creating a unique training program that bridges place-based learning with bioregional education. The new Ecoregion Mentor Training complements the existing Community Mentor and Commons Mentor courses, enabling participants to scale learning from local neighborhoods to entire ecoregions.
Interactive MakerSpaces in the Pannonian Deciduous Forests
News
In the westernmost corner of the Mura-Drava-Duna 5-Country Biosphere Reserve, a rural innovation project is taking shape that aims to create participatory spaces and offer young people a future in their home region. Green Steps ARK was selected as the digital backbone for knowledge coordination.
Zaključek čezmejnega projekta “Mura Calling” I Abschluss des grenzüberschreitenden Projekts „Mura Calling“
News
Nika Skof from Austrian-Slovenian Radio Agora created a bilingual broadcast about the InterReg Project Mura Calling including interviews with Franz Nahrada and Nina Voglmeir.
From Standardized Testing to Measuring Genuine Growth
Pedagogy
Standardized testing renders the best pedagogical intentions into a “null” curriculum. If we want to change the reality of schools, we need to change testing. This article explores what pedagogical experts say and how the Green Steps ARK responds.
Mura Calling 2
News
Over 200 young people from four countries are shaping the future along the Mur. The “Mura Calling” action day in Bad Radkersburg showcases a new form of cross-border cooperation.
A Visit to Bafep Linz
Pedagogy
A visit to the Institute for Elementary Education in Linz, where three generations are working to foster a deeper connection with nature. Once again, it has been proven that regenerative initiatives must find a firm foothold in cities and schools.
Student Representatives as Delegates to National Parliaments?
Environment
On Sunday, April 26, student representatives from Lower Austria will convene as the “Parliament of the Wilderness” to discuss 11 legislative proposals submitted in advance by civic initiatives. Green Steps has submitted a proposal titled “Human Re-wilding,” which aims to transform the education system and is addressed to the Lower Austrian Department of Education.
BEHIND GREEN STEPS: ZAHRA AGHAZADA
Team Intro
Meet Zahra, a medical doctor from Azerbaijan who chose Green Steps for her ESC year!
Change of Seasons & ESC Volunteers
Activity Review
Spring and Fall are not only transition seasons, they are also the periods of transition in the European Solidarity Corps. We have said goodbye to Maria and Liubov and celebrated with Adrian the completion of a few courses.
