Lesson Plan Competition
On the occasion of World Environment Day 2022, we are happy to announce the winners of the GAIA’s 20:30 Biodiversity Lesson Plan Competition!
Scroll below to discover the four awarded GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Lesson Plans.
Let’s Protect Our Seas and Coasts - Lesson Plan created by Gülgün Çakmak, Turkey
2. Forest Domino - Lesson Plan created by Sanita Leja, Latvia
3. Inviting Pollinators to the Schoolyard - Lesson Plan created by Vitor Martins and Maria José Araújo, Portugal
4. #GreenHeart - Lesson Plan created by Jens Hepper, Germany
About the competition
The GAIA 20:30 Biodiversity Lesson Plan Competition invites Eco-Schools, LEAF and YRE teachers to develop lesson plans to promote active learning around the topic biodiversity. It is developed to encourage teachers to educate their students about the environment they live in and how to protect it. Coherent lesson plans will be included in FEE’s lesson plan database and will be widely disseminated in the global network!
Each participating teacher is encouraged to submit a minimum of one (1) and up to three (3) lesson plans on the topic of biodiversity. Lesson plans should:
be genuine and tested in class;
be written in/translated into English;
state the age range for students and/or the class grade;
state the resources used (books, internet, tools);
pictures and other visuals are welcome.
Teachers are invited to submit lesson plans within a biodiversity project with a focus on:
Preserving existing and creating new forests or natural areas, e.g. school gardens, parks, green neighbourhoods, etc.;
Promoting sustainable management of the coastal zone;
Combatting pollinator and insect loss;
Raising awareness of and supporting actions to remove invasive alien species.
Assessment and Awards
The lesson plans will be assessed via a jury of experts. The best lesson plans will win a prize and will be promoted on the FEE’s newsletter and social media platforms. All shortlisted entries will be published in the author’s name on the FEE’s webpage/publication and will be made available free of cost as an open-source.
1st prize: 300 Euros and a global certificate
2nd prize: 200 Euros and a global certificate
3rd prize: 100 Euros and a global certificate
4th prize: 100 Euros and a global certificate
training material
Did you miss the live session?
Watch the record of the training session with Prof Paul Pace from the Centre for Environmental Education & Research, University of Malta or download the presentation.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY!
Go through the GAIA 20:30 Curricular Framework Biodiversity Learning Outcomes and identify your learning objectives
Download the Lesson Plan template (updated 23 September 2021)
Fill it out carefully and submit it to your National Operator, depending on the programme you’re participating in. Find their contact details here: Eco-Schools | Learning about Forests | Young Reporters for the Environment. If your school is located in a country that does not have a National Operator, please contact Arnau Macià Pou at arnau@fee.global
You can find inspiration from previous lesson plan competitions!