Kickoff Event | European Youth Week 2024: Connecting, Learning, and Growing Together

Dear EducationForClimate Community, 

The European Youth Week 2024 just happened across the EU. 

And the Coalition was part of its  wonderful start at the European Parliament in Brussels.

It was a pleasure to meet so many of you in person, adding a valuable dimension to our usual online interactions. 

Here are some key takeaways from the event:

1. Valuable Face-to-Face Interactions: Meeting in person brings an irreplaceable quality to our exchanges. It reinforces the need for more in-person opportunities, where community members can collaborate on practical climate education solutions. 

• If you have any local event that is open to the public, please share it as an event on the platform and we will make sure to relay it to others! It is very simple to add your event.

2. Engaged and Passionate Participants: Our booth was a hub of activity, with many eager young people and educators discussing how they can contribute to climate education action. 

• We felt the appetite for the Youth Climate Lab and how to contribute to the overarching community.

3. Potential for getting to know the Community better across the EU: The success of the interactions also highlighted the potential to replicate this experience  to increase engagement across Europe.

• For example, what about university events and European Commission programs such as "back to school"? We do have a communication toolkit ready.

4. Cross-Initiative Collaboration: Connecting with other policy initiatives present proved highly interesting and invaluable to our common cause, too. These collaborations enhance our learning opportunities and broaden the scope of our impact.

So, if there is one thing for you to take away from this summary, we hope that it is about sharing your local, public events on the platform.

Like this, you will be able to meet fellow climate education enthusiasts not only online during zour digital opportunities and our cafés, but in person, too!