GREEN AI: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Climate Education in Schools
The GREEN AI project is an Erasmus+ KA220 initiative that uses artificial intelligence, music, and theatre as practical tools to raise environmental awareness among students aged 6–18. Coordinated by Stichting Inclusio (OID: E10354983) in Eindhoven, Netherlands, the project transforms climate change from a theoretical subject into an experiential, interdisciplinary learning process.
For school leaders and education policymakers evaluating how to bring climate education into the curriculum without simply adding another lecture-based subject, GREEN AI offers a tested model: pairing scientific content with creative, hands-on production so that understanding is demonstrated through what students build and perform, not only what they can recite.
What is the GREEN AI Erasmus+ project and who coordinates it?
GREEN AI is a Key Action 220 (KA220) cooperation partnership funded under Erasmus+, coordinated by Stichting Inclusio. It brings together schools and organisations across multiple European countries to co-develop a curriculum that merges climate science with AI tools, music technology and performing arts.
How does combining AI with music and theatre improve environmental education?
Rather than presenting climate data as static facts, GREEN AI has students build motor-driven rhythm instruments and use AI-synchronised digital tools to translate environmental data into sound and performance. This multisensory approach makes abstract concepts — emissions, ecosystems, feedback loops — tangible and memorable.
What does it mean for students to become "active scientists" in climate education?
- Students collect and interpret real environmental data using AI tools
- They design their own creative outputs (music, theatre) based on findings
- Teachers act as facilitators rather than lecturers
- Learning outcomes are demonstrated through performance, not just testing
Which countries and schools are involved in the GREEN AI project?
The project's active partner network spans Belgium, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Italy and Spain, alongside the coordinating organisation in the Netherlands. Each partner contributes schools, trainers or technical expertise to the shared curriculum.
| Country | Role in the project |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | Coordinator (Stichting Inclusio) |
| Belgium, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain | Partner schools and training organisations |
What is neuro-pedagogy and why does it matter for digital education?
Neuro-pedagogy studies how the brain processes and retains information during learning. GREEN AI applies these insights to determine how AI and digital tools should be introduced to different age groups so that engagement and cognitive development are maximised rather than merely adding technology for its own sake. For younger children, this often means shorter, sensory-rich activities; for teenagers, it means giving more autonomy over how a data set gets turned into a musical or theatrical piece.
What teacher training does the GREEN AI project include?
Alongside student-facing workshops, GREEN AI includes a professional certification track for teachers and school leaders. Educators learn to facilitate AI-assisted lessons, use simple digital tools for environmental data collection, and translate performance-based outcomes into assessable learning objectives — skills that remain useful well beyond the project's official lifespan.
How can schools from Turkey, Italy, Spain or other countries join future EU projects?
Schools and NGOs interested in similar future initiatives can contact Stichting Inclusio directly, referencing the organisation's OID (E10354983) and specifying their area of interest — climate, AI education, or arts-based learning. Because GREEN AI is structured as a KA220 cooperation partnership, joining a comparable future project typically means being invited into a consortium at the proposal stage, rather than joining an already-funded project midway through.
“Climate change stops being an abstract subject the moment students use it to make music.”
Stichting Inclusio (KvK 74182536, OID: E10354983) coordinates GREEN AI from Eindhoven and is open to new Erasmus+ collaborations in climate, AI and social inclusion. Read the full project on the Activities page or reach out directly at info@inclusio.nl.