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Casnati for ESD, a Collaboration of Centro Studi Casnati and the Global Schools Program, Has Been Selected for Financing by the Lombardy Region

By Global Schools Program

On February 8th, the results of the call "Proposals for environmental education and education for sustainability," by the government of the Lombardy region of Italy, were made public. This call is a significant tool to select and support quality projects in the region.


Among 66 applications submitted to the region for funding, the Casnati for ESD project, developed by Centro Studi Casnati, was ranked third, making it one of 10 financed projects, and one of only two awards in total that went to a school.

The Recognition

Centro Studi Casnati was granted funding of 10,000 euros to support and develop its Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) program. This is the maximum amount that can be awarded for a single project. In addition, Casnati for ESD was awarded the title of “Quality project for environmental education and sustainability in Lombardy.”

The Project and Its Perspectives

Casnati for ESD was born at the end of 2022 out of the collaboration between Centro Studi Casnati and the Global Schools Program It was created as a model to integrate Education for Sustainable Development into the multidisciplinary teaching discipline of civic education.

The hand objectives of the project are: 1) to train students (and teachers) on the ESD "concept" so that they themselves become promoters of sustainable lifestyles; 2) to increase the audience's sensitivity to green issues.

Casnati for ESD's network has already involved more than 20 companies and associations in the organization of events and curricular projects for students. Moreover, through the web channels of Casnati for ESD as well as partners, they are reaching an online community of +90,000 followers.

The funding by the Lombardy Region will support Casnati for ESD in the development of innovative educational activities to:

  • develop a sustainable school model;
  • promote networking for the development of spontaneous alliances between educational organizations, companies, and institutions; and 
  • encourages the culture of sustainability to achieve collective ecological intelligence.

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