LOESS: Literacy boost through an Operational Educational Ecosystem of Societal actors on Soil health
LOESS has worked to map and connect multiple actors and provide an overview of the current level of soil education related offers; identify educational needs on soil health literacy; and co-create and pilot a variety of courses, modules and learning tools.
Current and expected outcomes:
- Seeking to raise awareness and soil literacy at the formal, informal and non-formal levels of education, LOESS has developed a range of resources for schools, universities and the public. A MOOC for formal educators put the spotlight on a range of learning scenarios for educators, while a course for tertiary students and teacher trainers addressed the needs of universities. The project also published a policy brief for various level of decision making.
- A glossary, Crowd mapping tool and AR app made it easier for the public to become soil literate in various settings, while case studies exemplified knowledge and best practice.
- As in 2025, LOESS will in 2026 continue supporting the Scientix Soil Guardian Award as part of the STEM Discovery Campaign, rewarding the commitment of teachers to soil education and bringing educators to Brussels.
Website: https://loess-project.eu/
Duration: 2023 - 2026
Funding: Horizon programme
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