Educational Development Projects
GeoCamp Iceland participates in regional, national and international educational projects, research development and training oportunities, with primary focus on developing teacher and student curricula as well as producing training material for outdoor science education and STEM related training activities.
GeoCamp has participated in both national and international development projects, within NATA - North Atlantic Tourism Association, Erasmus+ and EEA. We are open to any form for cooperation and international educational projects.
GeoCamp has participated in both national and international development projects, within NATA - North Atlantic Tourism Association, Erasmus+ and EEA. We are open to any form for cooperation and international educational projects.
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Erasmus+ KA3 Project: ACADIMIA (partner)
Project No: 101104783-EDU-2022-1-GR-PEX-TEACH-ACA GeoCamp Iceland partners in the ACAδIMIA (European Academy of Creative and Inclusive Learning) project, with ten other project partners from eight countries. We are coming together to create а European Teacher Academy - a hub dedicated to expanding the use of creative teaching methods. ACADIMIA is a dynamic catalyst for change. It is designed to equip educators with the tools and knowledge they need to effectively integrate creative methods in mainstream education. The project will develop a Joint Curriculum on the use of Creative methods in diverse classrooms and is going to organise a series of joint teacher training activities (online workshops, Summer Campus, e-learning courses, blended learning courses, classroom-based courses etc) which will also test diverse mobility and training schemes. Click here to read news about the ACADEMIA project |
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Erasmus+ Project: AURORA (partner)
Project No: 2023-3-IE01-KA210-YOU-000182656 Project duration: 01.02.2024 - 31.07.2025 The AURORA project is an Erasmus+ initiative focused on promoting outdoor learning through the innovative use of augmented reality (AR) technology. It aims to engage young people with nature, enhancing their understanding of environmental sustainability and STEM subjects. By combining traditional outdoor education with digital tools, the project seeks to make learning about the natural world more accessible, interactive, and engaging. AURORA involves creating AR platforms that allow students to visualise natural processes and changes in the environment, bringing abstract concepts to life. The project includes field-based workshops, hands-on activities, and the development of educational resources. These resources aim to equip educators with the tools needed to integrate AR into outdoor learning, fostering a deeper connection between young people and the environment while encouraging sustainable behaviours. The project is a collaboration among partners from several European countries, leveraging diverse landscapes and expertise to create a comprehensive approach to outdoor learning that bridges technology with nature. Click here to read news about the AURORA project |
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Erasmus+ Project: Geoschools (partner)
Project No: 2023-2-PLO1-KA210-SCH-315D21C9 Project duration: 24 months The GeoSchools project is a European initiative aimed at enhancing geoscience education through innovative outdoor learning and digital tools. It focuses on engaging students with earth sciences by connecting them directly to local geological heritage and landscapes. The project involves creating interactive educational materials, including field-based activities and digital resources, to make geoscience more accessible and exciting for young people. GeoSchools collaborates with schools, educational institutions, and geoscience experts across Europe, promoting a hands-on approach that inspires curiosity and a deeper understanding of the Earth’s processes and the importance of sustainability. Click here to read news about the GeoSchools project |
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Erasmus+ Project: Green Advisor (coordinator)
Project No: 2022-1-IS01-KA220-ADU-000085530 Project duration: 01.10.2022 - 30.09.2025 The "Green Advisor - Enhancing environmental sustainability of EU funded projects” is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership in the field of Adult Education that involves six partners from five Countries (Iceland, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Finland), who will work together addressing the need to lower the environmental CO2 footprint that the Erasmus+ projects generate while being implemented. Its main objective is to “mainstreaming green practices” in Erasmus+ projects looking at the whole arc of project management/implementation activities by developing a self-assessment and strategic set of tools, including training resources and calculators, designed for project managers and participants of Erasmus+ to measure their environmental footprint, and encourage them to acquire green transition competencies applied on EU project management to concretely put in place compensation/pre-emptive measures to balance the pollution/environmental impact produced in Erasmus+ transnational cooperation. Click here to read news about the Green Advisor project |
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Erasmus+ Project: UpCycling (partner)
Project No: 2021-1-IS01-KA220-000024011 Project duration: 01.02.2022 - 31.07.2024 UpCycling as a way to generate less waste and create value-added products in a creative way, brings together eight cross-sector institutions from seven culturally diverse countries (Iceland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, The Netherlands, Cyprus and Poland). The project runs for 30 months and is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme. UPCYCLING focuses on promoting cross curricular collaboration, using innovative learning approaches to prepare learners, staff and youth workers towards becoming true agents of change (e.g. save resources, reduce energy use and waste, compensate carbon footprint emissions, opt for sustainable food and mobility choices, etc.). Click here to read news about the Upcycling project |
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Erasmus+ Project: Bridges - European Recovery Strategies for Education after Covid-19 (partner)
Project No: 2021-1-PL01-KA210-VET-000034540 Project duration: 01.11.2021 - 01.11.2023 The project aims at providing European educational environment with methodological and technological solutions to support schools and teachers in the tools that will help to eliminate or minimize the negative impact on students exposed to several years of remote education caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Click here to read news about the Bridges project |
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Erasmus+ Project: HEDA (coordinator)
Project No: 2021-2-IS01-KA220-SCH-000050367 Project Duration: 01.03.2022 - 01.03.2024 The project is focuses on the introduction of art for the improvement of citizenship education in Europe, fact which will allow on the one hand to enhance the acquisition of social and civic competences, to foster knowledge, understanding and ownership of values and fundamental rights and on the other hand to enhance critical thinking among students and teachers. GeoCamp Iceland is the project promoter and our focus will be on using art and theatre to promote and encourrage critical thinking in primary schools about climate change. Click here to read news about the HEDA project |
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EEA Project: GEOCAMP - supporting geology teaching towards active citizenship (CZ)
Project Duration: 01.07.2021 - 01.08.2023 The project is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants scheme. It will bring new innovative teaching programmes and methods in the field of the sciences and geology. Above all, we will integrate an interdisciplinary approach and methods of locally-based teaching into the educational framework, thus promoting active citizenship and environmental responsibility. We respond to the very current challenge of equipping future educators not only with specific knowledge of biology and geology, but also with the ability to explain current phenomena such as climate change or drought in their entire environmental context. Only in this way can the teachers prepare their pupils for the challenges of the future and support their competence to take personal responsibility and act in the interests of environmental protection. Click here to read news about the the EEA Geocamp project |
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EEA Project: STEM education in Croatian primary schools (HR)
Project Duration: 01.10.2022 - 01.02.2024 The project is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants scheme and focuses on development of STEM education in four Croatian primary schools:
Click here to read news about the the EEA STEM projects in Croatia |
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EEA Project: Geothermal activity in Lipik (HR)
Project Duration: 01.04.2022 - 01.09.2023 The project is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants scheme and focuses on utilisation of low-heat geothermal fields in the municipality of Lipik in Croatia. Resources:
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EEA Project: EOG - Technologies of the future in today’s school (PL)
Project Duration: 01.04.2022 - 30.11.2024 GeoSchool - GeoCamp Iceland participates with the Polish school Infotech and Bialystok University of Technology in the EEA funded project "EOG - Technologies of the future in today’s school". The main goal of the project to reduce economic and social differences within the European Economic Area and improve the quality of education by creating pilot courses of study in vocational education corresponding to the demand for IT specialists in the labor market. The main objectives are
Amongst key actions are a preparation of a report with an analysis of the IT market, which will indicate the direction of development of the IT industry; preparation of new curricula at both INFOTECH and at the University of Technology; as well as preparation of a 2-year programming course for adults (programming languages and issues in the field of modern technologies required in the work of a programmer). |
Domestic Projects
Science Camps in Iceland
GeoSchool - GeoCamp Iceland has been working on the development of a science camp in Reykjanes intended for interested primary and secondary school students, funded by the Icelandic government. The project - which is done in cooperation with Sudurnes Research and Learning Center - is extensive and meant to be as a support and platform for teachers as well as reaching out to students that show a great deal of interest in science. It also provides a link into Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark's objectives to connect nature, science, and people sense of pride to sustain and create in their local area. The development project is a collaborative project between GeoCamp Iceland, Sudurnes Research and Learning Center, Sudurnes Comprehensive College, Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and Keilir Academy.
GeoSchool - GeoCamp Iceland has been working on the development of a science camp in Reykjanes intended for interested primary and secondary school students, funded by the Icelandic government. The project - which is done in cooperation with Sudurnes Research and Learning Center - is extensive and meant to be as a support and platform for teachers as well as reaching out to students that show a great deal of interest in science. It also provides a link into Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark's objectives to connect nature, science, and people sense of pride to sustain and create in their local area. The development project is a collaborative project between GeoCamp Iceland, Sudurnes Research and Learning Center, Sudurnes Comprehensive College, Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and Keilir Academy.
