Pilot 2 - Portugal
≥ 10 teachers
300 students
10 youth workers
300 citizens
March to August 2026
this pilot
This pilot engages students of all generations as well as teachers, mentors, and the wider public. Its goal is to increase climate awareness and encourage more sustainable behaviours through creative and participatory activities. For schools (Use Case 1), the pilot takes the form of a three-month interschool competition, where students explore topics such as sustainable food and climate risks like wildfires and droughts. Using creative approaches, they will produce projects that reflect on current challenges and imagine future solutions. Alongside this, a series of activities for senior university students and the general public (Use Case 2) will invite participants to reflect on climate issues and connect them to their everyday lives.
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SCHOOLS
- Take part in a 3-month interschool competition
- Explore topics like sustainable food, food waste, and climate risks
- Create projects that reflect on current challenges and future solutions
SENIOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
- Participate in poetry and creative sessions
- Reflect on climate issues through storytelling and discussion
- Connect climate topics to personal and social experiences
GENERAL PUBLICS
- Join film screenings and discussion sessions
- Take part in creative workshops and summer activities
- Engage with climate topics in an accessible and interactive way
being
tested in
this pilot?
This pilot explores how creative and participatory approaches can strengthen climate awareness and encourage more sustainable behaviours among different audiences, including students, educators, and the wider public. It focuses on themes such as climate adaptation and everyday environmental challenges, while testing a mix of digital and in-person formats. The pilot aims to understand whether combining creative activities with accessible climate information can help people better connect with these issues and feel more motivated to act.
pilot is
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SCHOOLS COMPETITION
Students take part in a three-month competition where they explore climate topics through creative expression. Using formats such as photography, creative writing, and video, they reflect on issues like food, climate risks, and sustainability, and develop their own perspectives. The NEUROCLIMA Play tool is used to introduce themes and inspire their work.
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
In parallel, activities are organised for university students and the general public, using different formats tailored to each group. These include creative workshops, cultural events, and discussion-based sessions designed to encourage reflection on climate issues.
REFLECTION AND ENGAGEMENT
Across all activities, participants are encouraged to engage with climate topics in a personal and creative way, using artistic tools to express ideas, share perspectives, and connect what they learn to everyday life.
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collection
To evaluate the pilot, different methods are used depending on the activity. For the school competition, teachers support the process by completing short surveys with their students before and after the activities. They also provide observations throughout the programme to capture students’ engagement, reactions, and learning experience. For activities involving other audiences, participants complete a short survey before and after taking part. This helps assess changes in climate awareness, engagement, and attitudes over time. All data collected is anonymised and processed in line with GDPR requirements.
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The interschool challenge runs from March to May. Each month, students receive a new theme and creative task, with their work submitted for evaluation. The competition concludes with a final event in June.
Activities for the general public begin in June with film screenings, followed by creative workshops for children in summer schools in July, and concluding with a poetry event in August.