International Climate Action Network (I-CAN)
“I-CAN – International Climate Action Network” is a 30-month Erasmus+ funded project that will give teachers the skills, confidence and framework to enable pupils to become effective critical thinking collaborators and active climate conscious citizens.
The coordinator of the project is the Liverpool World Centre (Liverpool, UK) and partner organisations are: Anthropolis (Budapest, Hungary), LABC S.R.L. (Turin, Italy), Le Partenariat (Lille, France), InterClimate Trust (Cheltenham, UK), Diciannove Società Cooperativa (Genoa, Italy).
Developing the knowledge and skills of teachers to deliver more engaging climate education.
International Climate Action Network (I-CAN)
This project draws together educators seeking to engage school children to think critically about climate change, collaborate sustainably and act justly. It reaches educators across France, Hungary, Italy and the UK, providing an educational platform to network and access resources. Educators facilitate Model UN Climate Conferences with school pupils and share their results with other schools across Europe, local authorities and trainee teachers.
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Climate Action Guide for Teachers, Pupils and Policy Makers: Thinking critically, collaborating sustainable and acting justly
How to build engagement with climate change issues and draw out critical thinking that will help learners identify with the problem and contribute to positive climate action.
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Climate Conference Kit: A teachers guide to running Climate Conferences and supporting climate action
How to run a Climate Conference either in the classroom or across a number of schools. It provides the resources and activities and is aimed at teachers and educationalists.
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I-CAN e-learning platform
A community platform as well as a digital learning space for educators and schools.
Objectives
To achieve the project aim the following objectives have been developed: