School Living Lab

Our Goal:
Teacher education with the involvement of students in school green innovation labs, enabling them to pass on competencies that allow students to solve environmental problems using new technologies and programming.
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According to research, the percentage of children and young people concerned about environmental changes has risen dramatically. Climate change and the ongoing technological transformation are the biggest global challenges we face. Modern schools provide knowledge but do not equip students with the tools to deal with these issues. 

School Living Lab (formerly the Code for Green program) allows schools to teach agency and competencies that will enable young people entering the labor market to create solutions in response to the ever-changing reality around us and co-create the green economy.

The program introduces practical environmental education that supports young people in creating real solutions and responses to real problems, preparing the younger generations for the new reality imposed by environmental changes. We create a space for experiencing agency and its consequences, both among children and teachers.

How does the program work?

The program has been running since 2018. Each year, around 160 students participate. During lessons held twice a week, they design solutions in the areas of water, climate, and biodiversity protection. The beneficiaries of the program are the teachers, as we ensure the sustainability of the education—our goal is for the skills we teach to stay within the school.

What does the program offer?

The program develops critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, agency, design and systems thinking, digital, scientific-research, and business competencies based on the economy of value (entrepreneurship). It contributes to increased engagement, responsibility for one's actions, community building, and motivation to change the world.

These competencies and skills are developed by working with teachers and supporting them in their work with students. The train-the-trainers formula and our continuous mentoring allow teachers to work with students in the same way. Agile methods create the opportunity to implement process-based education in schools in the form of a Living Lab (a laboratory of innovation and testing). 

Join us if you want to support and develop this program with us.

Currently, we run 8 labs in schools: w Zespole Szkół im. Narodów Zjednoczonej Europy w Polkowicach, w Szkole Podstawowej nr 3 w Polkowicach, w Zespole Szkół Politechnicznych im. Bohaterów Monte Cassino we Wrześni, w Samorządowej Szkole Podstawowej nr 6 im. Jana Pawła II we Wrześni, w Szkole Podstawowej nr 77 w Poznaniu, w VIII Liceum Ogólnokształcącym w Poznaniu, w Szkole Podstawowej nr 34 im. Wojska Polskiego w Poznaniu, w Samorządowej Szkole Podstawowej w Kaczanowie.

How do we work?
Process

The program follows a process-based approach, which lasts throughout the entire school year.

Area of operation

Students choose the area they want to focus on (water, climate, biodiversity).

Field education

Field education is necessary to understand local problems and challenges in a given area. Young people gain knowledge during school field activities, research trips to national parks, research institutions, technical universities, and other educational institutions.

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Pogłębienie wiedzy

Thanks to dedicated webinars and podcasts for the program.

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Empathy

Empathy is essential for understanding the needs related to environmental changes, developing intrinsic motivation to act, taking responsibility, raising awareness of one's impact, and building resilience to change.

Design thinking

Students diagnose a real problem that is significant for the local community. 

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Designing solutions

The solution design phase must obligatorily utilize new technologies. This way, solutions like applications, social campaigns based on IT solutions, and specific devices such as air quality monitors or water-retention fences are created.

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Commercialization

Students learn how to implement the developed tools and secure funding.

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Development of additional skills

The Agile method allows the program to incorporate new modules needed in the learning process, such as: developing leadership skills and supportive environments (Young Change Maker module), and developing skills for creating and commercializing solutions with social value (social entrepreneurship module).

Our successes
Eight nature and IT laboratories have been established
1000 uczniów wzięło udział w programie
18 teachers of natural sciences, biology, physics, chemistry, geography, and computer science working in permanent collaboration.
Zielone programy i rozwiązania w samorządach dzięki wieloletniej współpracy i zaangażowaniu szkół
Contact us. Let's talk
Marta Zwolińska-Budniok

Programme Manager

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Check our achievements.

See what the children have achieved within our projects – students have created around 100 different prototypes, some of which are implemented solutions, including:

How can you help?

By supporting our foundation, you help equip children with the tools and knowledge to design solutions for their local environmental problems, thereby contributing to the fight for a better future for the world.

Wpłat można dokonywać na konto:
Fundacja Code For Green
Buda Ruska 19 c, 16 -503 Krasnopol
45 1050 1953 1000 0090 8038 6932

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How can you help?

By supporting our foundation, you help equip children with the tools and knowledge to design solutions for their local environmental problems, thereby contributing to the fight for a better future for the world.

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