Why rewild schools?
Concrete traps heat. Nature restores balance.
Rewilding brings shade, vegetation, and permeable ground back into the school environment—improving comfort during heatwaves and resilience during heavy rain.
eTwinning • one school year • measurable outcomes
Turn your schoolyard into a living climate refuge.
GREEN-SY is an eTwinning project where students redesign outdoor school spaces to reduce heat, improve drainage, restore biodiversity, and strengthen wellbeing—while collaborating in English with partner schools across Europe.
Built for secondary students (12–16). Interdisciplinary. Practical. Replicable.
Climate literacy
Outdoor transformation
International collaboration
About the project
Nature-based redesign with visible, practical results.
GREEN-SY rewilds schoolyards using nature-based solutions—cooler spaces, better drainage, more biodiversity, and stronger student agency.
Objectives
Clear goals. Real outcomes.
- Reduce heat stress with shade and greenery
- Increase green surface area and wellbeing
- Create biodiversity microhabitats
- Build climate literacy and transferable skills
SDG alignment
Acting on the 2030 Agenda.
- SDG 4 — Quality Education
- SDG 11 — Sustainable Cities
- SDG 13 — Climate Action
- SDG 15 — Life on Land
- SDG 17 — Partnerships
How it works
One school year. Four phases. A measurable transformation.
A structured, season-smart approach designed for meaningful student learning, visible outdoor change, and evidence that can be shared with partners and the wider community.
Project timeline
Aligned with seasons and implementation windows.
Month 1Launch
Introductions, baseline yard audit, first measurements and documentation.
Months 1–3Design
Research, collaborative redesign, species selection, budgeting and stakeholder outreach.
Months 4–6Rewild
Preparation, builds and planting actions; ongoing media and partner collaboration.
Months 7–8Evaluate & Share
Repeat measurements, compare results, publish outputs, and close with dissemination.
Work phases
Students research. Design. Build. Measure. Share.
Methodology: Project-Based Learning + action research + service learning + international collaboration.
Participation
Inclusive by design, collaborative by default.
Secondary students collaborate across borders using English as the working language, supported by teachers and local partners.
Who can join
Designed for ages 12–16.
Typically: one coordinating school in Spain + 2–4 partner schools in Europe. Interdisciplinary participation across Science, Geography, Arts, Technology, PE, and Languages.
Roles & collaboration
Every student has a meaningful role.
- Design team
- Research & data team
- Build/gardening team
- Communication & media team
- Evaluation team
Inclusion & safety
Safe learning spaces, online and offline.
Multiple contribution pathways (manual, creative, technical, organisational). SEN-friendly adjustments, accessible routes, step-by-step supports, and privacy-first digital collaboration.
Explore the subpages
An editorial homepage that leads into deeper sections.
The rest of the website now lives in dedicated subpages with themed banners, richer visual storytelling, and galleries for partners and news.
Impact
Evaluation, indicators and long-term value
Evidence-based environmental, educational and social outcomes.
News
Milestones, updates and stories
A proper gallery of updates with image-led storytelling.
Partners
Schools, municipalities and NGOs
A partnership gallery designed to showcase collaborators with confidence.