Educational Development Projects
GeoCamp Iceland takes part in regional, national, and international educational development projects focused on outdoor learning, science education, and sustainability. Our primary emphasis is on developing curricula, training materials, and professional development opportunities for both students and teachers—especially in the fields of natural sciences, climate education, and STEAM. We actively participate in programmes such as Erasmus+, EEA Grants, Nordplus, Interreg, and the North Atlantic Tourism Association (NATA), and we welcome new opportunities for cooperation across borders and disciplines.
Erasmus+ Projects
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Erasmus+ Project: RESPONSIBLE (Partner)
Project No: KA220-SCH-E27558D2 Project duration: 01.11.2025 – 31.10.2027 The RESPONSIBLE project is a 24-month Erasmus+ initiative dedicated to empowering young people across Europe to build a more sustainable future through the principles of zero waste. Bringing together schools and organisations from five countries, the project develops a full sustainability-focused training curriculum, delivers hands-on workshops where students transform paper, plastic, glass, fabric, and biowaste into useful or artistic products, and hosts international seminars and exhibitions that deepen understanding of reuse, recycling, and responsible consumption. Through research, creative experimentation, and pedagogically grounded learning activities, the project strengthens environmental awareness and equips future citizens with practical skills and a mindset oriented towards reducing waste and protecting the planet. |
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Erasmus+ Project: Green STEAM (Coordinator)
Project No: KA220-SCH-4BDD55BA Project duration: 01.09.2025 – 29.02.2028 Green STEAM – Environmental Literacy and Climate Change in Vulnerable Areas is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership in School Education coordinated by GeoCamp Iceland. The project brings together partners from Iceland, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, and Poland to strengthen environmental and scientific literacy through outdoor, hands-on STEAM learning. Green STEAM develops field guides, lesson plans, and digital tools that enable teachers and students to explore, measure, and understand environmental change using real-world data and sensors. By linking sustainability, innovation, and education, the project promotes active climate learning and positions the Reykjanes region as a leading European hub for outdoor and environmental education. |
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Erasmus+ Project: On the Move (partner)
Project No: 101195914-ERASMUS-EDU-2024-POL-EXP Project duration: 01.03.2025 – 28.02.2028 On the Move is an Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership in the field of Vocational Education and Training (VET), dedicated to improving the employability of vocational learners through real-world learning and international mobility. The project brings together partners from Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain, Denmark, and Iceland, each contributing experience in education, training, and community-based learning. The project develops training resources for educators, a toolkit for mobility facilitators, and adaptable models for experiential learning. By fostering collaboration between VET providers, host organisations, and learners, On the Movesupports the creation of more inclusive, practical, and future-oriented vocational training pathways. GeoCamp Iceland participates as a partner and leads the dissemination and sustainability work package, contributing its expertise in field-based education, mobility, and science communication. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.). |
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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. |
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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. |
Nordic Projects
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Interreg NPA Project: REGENERATE (partner)
Project duration: 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2027 REGENERATE is a three-year Interreg NPA project focused on introducing and embedding regenerative tourism practices across the Northern Periphery and Arctic region. The project aims to move beyond minimising tourism’s negative impact by creating measurable positive outcomes for local communities, environments, and cultural landscapes. Led by Visit Reykjanes, the project brings together a strong partnership of organisations from Iceland, Finland, Sweden, and Ireland, including GeoCamp Iceland, Olemisen Balanssia ry, Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Gold of Lapland Economic Association, and Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark. GeoCamp Iceland contributes its expertise in outdoor education, place-based learning, and science communication, helping to design tools and training that connect tourism, education, and sustainability. The project will support capacity-building, knowledge exchange, and the development of regenerative tourism models that can be replicated in other vulnerable or high-impact destinations. |
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Nordplus Horizontal: Empowering Educators (Associated Partner)
Project No: NPHZ-2025/10146 The project is a partnership of UNESCO Global Geoparks in all Nordic countries aiming to strengthen teacher resources in outdoor education within the geoparks. The two-year long project - running from August 2025 to August 2027 - is coordinated by Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark (Iceland), with formal partners being Odsherred (Denmark), Platåbergens (Sweden), Rokua (Finland) and Gea Norvegica (Norway) UNESCO Global Geoparks, along with the associated partners Balthazar Science Center in Sweden, as well as Sudurnes Science & Learning Centre, Gerðaskóli Primary School and GeoCamp Iceland, all located within Reykjanes Geopark. Together the partnership aims to strengthen geoparks as living classrooms and cross-sectoral hubs for lifelong learning. The project will equip teachers with practical, place-based methods for climate, sustainability and STREAM education; develop shared lesson plans, activity guides and a collaborative digital platform; and deliver international and national workshops for educators in Nordic geoparks. Results will be showcased at a final international conference in Iceland in 2027, laying the groundwork for long-term Nordic cooperation in education and community engagement. For more information please follow us on https://www.facebook.com/empoweringeducators |
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Nordplus Junior: Digitalisation vs. Nature (Associated Partner)
Project No: NPJR-2025/10164 Digitalisation vs. Nature (Nordplus Junior, 2025–2027) is a Nordic-Baltic collaboration coordinated by Valmiera Gaujas krasta Secondary School in Latvia, with partners in Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, and Iceland. The project tackles the challenges of excessive screen time by integrating seasonal outdoor STEAM education into schools, promoting healthier, more balanced lifestyles. Through student and teacher exchanges, partners will create a handbook of adaptable lesson plans and inclusive teaching guidelines. GeoCamp Iceland plays a key role by hosting the first mobility in October 2025 and contributing expertise in sustainability, climate science, and field-based outdoor pedagogy. |
EEA Grants Projects
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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. |
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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:
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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
In addition to our international collaborations, GeoCamp Iceland leads and supports several national projects aimed at strengthening STEAM education, outdoor learning, and educational innovation—with a strong regional focus on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Through STEAM Reykjanes, funded by Landsbanki Íslands, we are building long-term cooperation between schools, industry, and research institutions to promote future skills and connect young people to emerging opportunities in a geodynamically active region shaped by science and energy.
The Gárur project, funded by the Icelandi School Innovation Fund, develops tools and digital resources to map outdoor learning opportunities in Reykjanes and link them to national curricula. It supports teacher training and safer access to field sites through local knowledge, professional development, and collaboration with municipalities and schools.
With support from the Icelandic Educational Materials Development Fund, we are also creating a series of student booklets and teacher guides focused on topics such as geology, biodiversity, and coastal ecosystems—designed for use both in classrooms and in the field.
GeoCamp Iceland also runs Science Camps in Reykjanes (Raungreinabúðir) an initiative that brings primary and secondary students into Iceland’s natural classroom for hands-on science learning. These camps offer immersive experiences in environmental science and geoscience, developed in partnership with local schools, the Suðurnes Research and Learning Center, and Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark.
Together, these domestic projects promote place-based learning, sustainability, and innovation—empowering students and teachers to explore the intersection of science, environment, and community.
Through STEAM Reykjanes, funded by Landsbanki Íslands, we are building long-term cooperation between schools, industry, and research institutions to promote future skills and connect young people to emerging opportunities in a geodynamically active region shaped by science and energy.
The Gárur project, funded by the Icelandi School Innovation Fund, develops tools and digital resources to map outdoor learning opportunities in Reykjanes and link them to national curricula. It supports teacher training and safer access to field sites through local knowledge, professional development, and collaboration with municipalities and schools.
With support from the Icelandic Educational Materials Development Fund, we are also creating a series of student booklets and teacher guides focused on topics such as geology, biodiversity, and coastal ecosystems—designed for use both in classrooms and in the field.
GeoCamp Iceland also runs Science Camps in Reykjanes (Raungreinabúðir) an initiative that brings primary and secondary students into Iceland’s natural classroom for hands-on science learning. These camps offer immersive experiences in environmental science and geoscience, developed in partnership with local schools, the Suðurnes Research and Learning Center, and Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark.
Together, these domestic projects promote place-based learning, sustainability, and innovation—empowering students and teachers to explore the intersection of science, environment, and community.
