The focus of the conference is on school education in the fields of climate change mitigation and adaptation for youth aged five to nineteen. Emphasis is placed on formal and informal, indoor and outdoor formats, and the inputs will consider the specificity of the Alps.

An informal get-together will take place on 27 September at the Triglav National Park information centre upon participants’ arrival. The conference will begin in the morning of 28 September in the Centre for School and Outdoor Education (CŠOD) of Bohinj with a first-hand experience of how climate change education works in Slovenia.

The Schools for climate action in the Alps Conference is aimed at education stakeholders in the fields of climate change, sustainability, and the environment, teachers, education authorities, individuals in charge of programme planning in regional and national administrations, and other interested stakeholders.

The event will be held in English and is free of charge. Restistration is open until 15 September.