Experimentation in Romania

What is the current status of Blue Education in Romania

Since 2022, through the National Reform and Resilience Plan, Romania has introduced a broad component dedicated to the education for Sustainable development, including education for Blue Economy.

In 2023, Romania adopted the National Strategy for Environmental Education and Climate Change (2023–2030)—the country’s first strategic document dedicated to this field. The strategy outlines objectives and measures related to formal and non-formal education, human resources, teacher training, investments, open educational resources, and partnerships. The main provision of the strategy is a national climate change and environment education programme designed with flexibility to allow teachers and students to use the available tools and to their school’s location and context.

What are the BlueLightS experimentation activities Romania

The Romanian experimentation in built on three main pillars:

• Defining learning requirements by grouping them into knowledge, skills, and attitudes for primary, secondary, and high school education modules. The experimentation will consist of the comparative analysis of the teachers’ responses in formulating learning objectives.
• Analyzing student learning, through a comparative study of responses from selected student groups. The analysis will involve students from schools in a representative commune, a town, and a large city, each connected to different water ecosystems (Danube River, Black Sea-Danube Canal, and Black Sea Coast).
•  Testing of new techniques and methods of teaching.