This second workshop in the BlueLightS Blue Education Framework Workshop Series explores how Blue Education can be meaningfully embedded across subjects and throughout all levels of formal schooling – from primary to secondary education and beyond.
The session will focus on the role of curricula in integrating river and ocean sustainability into different disciplines, examining how systemic approaches can move Blue Education from isolated initiatives to whole-school and cross-subject implementation.
Full review of the Workshop to be published soon!
đź“…Date: 30 March
đź•’Time: 10:00-11:30 (CET)
Agenda
10:00-10:15 | Opening & Framing
Welcome and introduction, the objectives of this session, and the “Curriculum” chapter, including the maturity model.
10:15-11:00 | Inspiring national experiences
Short presentations from 3 speakers showcasing strategies to integrate blue education into curricula.
- Luc Zwartjes – Lecturer and pedagogic advisor geography for Flanders, Belgium, Ghent University (Belgium)
- Rita Borges – Representative for Portugal, Oceano Azul Foundation (Portugal)
- Marco Rieckmann – Expert in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), University of Vechta (Germany)
11:00-11:25 | Collective discussion & contributions
Interactive participant input via Padlet to critique, complement, and enrich the draft framework, including missing cases, actors, enabling conditions, and resource considerations.
11:25-11:30 | Closing & follow-up
Stay tuned for the full agenda of the Workshop!
