Zero Waste Classrooms: Sustainability in Action

Name: Zero Waste Classrooms: Sustainability in Action
Price: 400 EUR

Why this is Erasmus+ eligible

Structured, multi-day programme (5 days) with a pre-defined schedule and learning outcomes — not a passive lecture format.

Built around interaction: participants engage directly with the trainer and with peers from other countries throughout the course.

Transnational by design — open to participants travelling from outside the host country, a core requirement of Erasmus+ mobility funding.

Overview

This course equips educators with practical strategies to build Zero Waste Classrooms, aligned with the European Green Deal and the 2021-2027 Erasmus+ Programme’s sustainability goals. Participants learn to integrate waste reduction, recycling and upcycling into everyday classroom practice, encourage eco-friendly student behaviour, and develop projects that can be transferred directly to their own school settings.

Methodology

Activity-Based, Hands-On Learning

Short theory input is followed by project-based work, group brainstorming and hands-on sustainability workshops.

Real Sustainability Projects

Participants create their own Zero Waste classroom projects and event plans, not just study the theory.

Digital Tracking Tools

Digital tools support tracking and assessing the real-world impact of the sustainable practices developed.

What you'll take home

Implement Zero Waste strategies that reduce classroom and school waste.

Create lesson plans and activities centred on environmental sustainability.

Apply digital tools to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of sustainable practices.

Design collaborative sustainability projects that can be transferred to different school settings.

Daily programme

Icebreaker: "Eco-Bingo" — participants share their existing eco-friendly habits
Introduction to Zero Waste principles and how they can be integrated into classrooms (European Green Deal)
Group discussion: current school waste-management practices and areas for improvement
Workshop: brainstorming ideas for creating Zero Waste classrooms

Warm-up: "Eco-Mapping" — mapping waste sources in schools and identifying ways to reduce them
Sustainable practices in schools: recycling, upcycling and waste-reduction strategies (UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development guidelines)
Using digital tools for sustainability: Padlet, Google Sheets and Eco-Schools platforms
Group project development: designing sustainability projects for participants' own schools

Warm-up: "Eco-Friendly Habits Challenge" — sharing and discussing how to bring eco-friendly habits into the classroom
Encouraging eco-friendly behaviours among students and student-led responsibility for waste reduction
Group activity: developing a "Zero Waste Day" event plan for participants' schools
Project presentations and feedback

The role of schools in promoting sustainability and embedding Zero Waste practices in school culture
Case studies on schools that have successfully implemented Zero Waste programmes
Group project development: plans to integrate sustainability into school culture

Course evaluation and discussion of acquired competencies
Discussion on future sustainability collaborations
Certification ceremony
Cultural excursion support

Materials & digital tools

Digital tools for tracking and monitoring sustainability efforts: Padlet, Google Sheets and Eco-Schools platforms.

Certificate & assessment

This is a Certificate of Attendance, not an exam-based qualification — recognition comes from completing the structured programme, not from passing a test. The real, lasting value is in the competencies listed above under What you'll take home.

Erasmus Mobility Academy

Certificate of Attendance

Zero Waste Classrooms: Sustainability in Action · 5 days · 25 hrs

+ Europass Mobility document

Type your name above — clearly marked "SAMPLE" in the PDF, not an official document.

The real certificate is signed by your trainer and EMA's authorised signatory. Your own signature isn't on this document — it's captured separately, on the Europass Mobility document.

Need to verify a real certificate? Check it online using the serial number and participant's full name, or contact us directly — [email protected], OID E10304561.

Attendance

Tracked using a sign-in sheet with one signature per participant per day (paper or digital). This record is used to issue your Certificate of Attendance and Europass Mobility document. View sign-in sheet (PDF)

Output

Every participant leaves with a completed Dissemination & School Impact Plan — a step-by-step template for applying the course back at your school (see below).

Feedback

An end-of-course evaluation form is sent to every participant after the course ends — a chance to reflect on what you've learned and how you'll apply it, and it helps us keep improving the course for future participants.

Your paperwork

Keep your travel tickets, boarding passes and (if you used green travel) any related receipts — your school or National Agency may ask for these for their own Erasmus+ reporting.

Practical information

Registration & documents

Not sure how registering works or what paperwork is involved? See our full Registration & Documents guide — from applying to your Certificate of Attendance, in one place.

Invitation letter

Need a formal invitation letter for your school or embassy? Request one — we send it within 2 business days. See a sample (PDF).

Learning Agreement

Prepared by our staff and sent to you and your school once your registration form is submitted — see what it looks like. See a sample (PDF).

Billing & invoicing

We issue official invoices/proformas with the participant's name and course details — ask us. Payment is due in full by bank transfer before the course start date. See a sample (PDF).

Airport transfer

Guidance on getting from the nearest airport to the venue is included in your welcome information.

Accommodation

We can recommend partner hotels close to the venue in the host city — ask us when you apply.

For your school / proposal

School impact

After completing this Sustainability & Environment course, the participating staff member can transfer outcomes directly to their school: a short briefing for colleagues sharing the key takeaways, applying relevant tools or strategies from the programme in their own role, and inclusion of the course materials in the school's professional development resources — turning one person's mobility into a wider institutional gain that supports the school's European Development Plan. Use the Dissemination & School Impact Plan below to fill in your own — it saves as you go and can generate a one-page summary for your coordinator too.

Prefer a blank, course-independent version of this template? Get it here →

After the course

Participants will receive their certificates (Certificate of Attendance + Europass).

Participants will complete a general course evaluation and event survey.

Participants will receive course materials, videos, photos, and PDF documents in both digital and print formats.

Follow-up support: an email group is created for idea exchange, self-evaluation materials are provided, and participants receive a follow-up check-in after 3 months to discuss progress on embedding Zero Waste practices into their own classroom and school culture.

Frequently asked

Yes. The course fee, travel and subsistence are all eligible costs under an Erasmus+ mobility grant or accreditation. We issue all invoices and certificates your national agency requires.

B1 or above is comfortable. Trainers speak clearly, materials are written in plain English, and mixed-nationality teams support each other.

Absolutely — group bookings of 3+ from one school receive priority placement, and we can schedule a dedicated session for groups of 12 or more.

Our courses run on request at our centres in Antalya, İstanbul, İzmir, Mersin, Budapest and Bremen. Tell us your preferred city and dates and we will arrange a session.

Tuition, all materials, certificates (attendance + Europass) and the guided cultural programme. Flights and accommodation are booked separately — we send a vetted hotel list.

You can move to any later session free of charge. Cancellations made 30+ days before the start date receive a full refund; a reduced refund applies closer to the date — see our full Cancellation & Refund Policy for the exact schedule.