PREPSOIL Webinar Explores Soil Literacy Among Youth: Why It Matters and How Educators Can Foster It
8, January, 2025
As part of the Mission Soil's eight goals, increasing soil literacy across Member States aims to foster greater awareness, involvement, and proactive behavior toward soil health. By embedding soil health education in school curriculums, the initiative seeks to empower the next generation to take informed actions to protect and restore our soils.
For the past two years, PREPSOIL has compiled exemplary practices in soil pedagogy across EU countries. These efforts culminate in the upcoming webinar, showcasing inspiring examples and offering actionable insights for educators.
Webinar Highlights
The event will feature expert speakers and award-winning projects, including:
- The Mission Soil and PREPSOIL: An introduction by Christina Lundström (SLU) to the goals of Mission Soil and PREPSOIL's calls for soil education practises.
- Why Increase Youth Access to Nature and Its Soils?: A presentation by Fredrika Mårtensson (SLU), highlighting the critical role in fostering a sustainable connection to nature and soil literacy.
- Celebrating Pedagogical Excellence: Experiences from the winners of the PREPSOIL 2024 competition:
- Love Your Wellies by Katie Smirnova of the FarmPEAT Project.
- The Soil to Educate by Erika Guerrini of Istituto Pluricomprensivo Brunico.
Why Soil Literacy Matters
Soil is the foundation of life, yet it is often overlooked in environmental education. As young people become increasingly disconnected from nature, soil literacy provides an opportunity to inspire meaningful change in behavior and attitudes toward environmental stewardship. The PREPSOIL webinar will bridge this gap by equipping educators with inspiration and ideas to foster this essential knowledge.
Registration Details
The webinar is open to educators, environmental professionals, policymakers, and anyone interested in fostering soil literacy. Register today to join this vital conversation and contribute to a sustainable future for our soils and ecosystems.
- Date: February 13, 2025
- Time: 15:00 – 16:00 CET
- Location: Online
For more information and to register, visit https://prepsoil.eu/events/soil-literacy-among-young-people-why-does-it-matter-and-how-can-educators-deal-it
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Contact Information:
Christina Lundström, Researcher at the Department of People and Society at SLU: Christina.Lundstrom@slu.se / +4651167237, +46707743088
