Who We Are

INQUIRIUM Ltd is a multidisciplinary centre specializing in innovative educational solutions across Science and STEAM Education, Sport Sciences, and Educational Technologies. The organisation's mission is to cultivate multiliteracies—scientific, physical, digital, and environmental—essential for 21st-century skills and societal well-being. INQUIRIUM's key activities include managing EU-funded projects, conducting educational research, designing inclusive curricula, and providing tailored training programs. These efforts advance educational quality, promote innovation and digitalisation, and support equity, social cohesion, and active citizenship, aligning with the objectives of the STEAM4SUSTAIN project.

INQUIRIUM Ltd is deeply involved in activities that align with the goals of the STEAM4SUSTAIN project. The organization specialises in Science and STEAM Education, focusing on developing innovative educational resources. INQUIRIUM's work includes designing and implementing interdisciplinary learning materials (e.g., Music n STEAM Explorium program, Up-sTEAm and Sports STEM Education Erasmus+ projects), conducting educational research to inform best practices, and providing professional development for teachers. The organisation also excels in creating and piloting new educational frameworks and methodologies, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and competence-based teaching. Through EU-funded projects, INQUIRIUM actively collaborates with schools, and local communities to enhance educational quality, including the promotion of environmental sustainability in education (e.g., ClimateMap Erasmus+ project).

In general, the background of the school is the provision of teaching work to students of primary education, aged 6 (1st grade) to 12 years (6th grade) based on the curriculum of the Greek Ministry of Education, Religion & Sports. Various actions & programs are also implemented. Examples include: a)participation in programs of the Association of Greek Physicists, b)competitions in mathematics (Euclides) & Informatics and Computational Thinking, b)Environmental Education programs, c)participation in the week of European of languages & organization of a multilingualism day, d) English interactive theater, e)interdisciplinary e-Twinning programs, g)writing a chapter of a book by participating in a program named "Mikra Molyvia", h)Mediterranean diet and childhood diabetes programs, i) sports events, i) )traditional dances and customs, j) NSRF program of psychosocial support, k)theatrical performances, c)traffic education, writing a European School Radio song, c)actions on bullying etc.

-Activities and experience of the organisation in the areas relevant for this project Environmental Education programs within our school, eTwinning programs related to flora & luna among our country(Greece),Croatia & Latvia. Participation in two E+ programs in Ireland, Iceland, Sweden. -Skills & expertise of key staff related to the proposal's thematic area Our educational staff, by participating in different programs, is quit familiar with this thematic area. However, they intend to learn more & cultivate related skills to their students. This is something that will gain through their participation on the current project.

Organization Earth is an award-winning Greek NGO, founded in 2010. Our mission is to deliver community-driven change towards a fair and resilient society, as anchored in the UN SGDs. Organization Earth has created long-term knowledge triangle alliances between local authorities, civil society organizations, academia, policy makers, private businesses, grassroots communities, philanthropic foundations as well as citizens to solve social & environmental problems and to educate people of all ages to think and act as agents of change. In 2016 Organization Earth was named as the "Best Initiative in the World that Connects People to Nature" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and in 2019 it was recognized as the "NGO of the Year" in the category "Environment", by receiving the Hellenic Responsible Business Award

"Center of the Earth" An award-winning hub for environmental education operated by Organization Earth as a functioning organic, urban and social farm, offering nature-based educational programs for all ages. It includes a seasonal organic vegetable garden and a biodiversity garden. Its goal is to contribute to resilience to climate change, through the adoption of a fairer and more sustainable local and global production and consumption, rooted in an integrated ecosystem approach. The specific objective of the farm is the adaptation and mitigation to climate change through more sustainable food production and consumption, in the framework of the right to adequate food for all. "Pocket Parks" Organization Earth, in cooperation with various Greek Municipalities, has so far created 20 pocket parks in unused urban areas, where we then offer workshops on sustainable lifestyles. Local communities, including the local youth are able to socialize, develop skills and learn about sustainability.

RESET activities focus on the design, development and promotion of topics including social inclusion, climate change, youth empowerment and innovation, integration of vulnerable groups (i.e. people with fewer opportunities). RESET has established effective tools and procedures for the following non-exhaustive list: - Design and development of educational curricula & courses for a wide range of target groups (youth, children, adults, low-skilled individuals, professionals, elderly, disabled) - Preparation and coordination of best practices toolbox - Design and coordination of dissemination, communication and sustainability activities - Organization of online and face to face events/workshops/ trainings - Design and implement Social media campaigns - Coordination and development of creative videos and documentaries related to the project. A core pillar of RESET's activities includes the implementation of open dialogue workshops to positively transform internal beliefs and promote gender equality, tolerance, critical thinking, social inclusion and instigate environmental behavior change. In collaboration with 'Ecological Movement of Cyprus' and 'Save your Hood-Cyprus' RESET launched a national environmental campaign with the scope of encouraging environmental awareness and active citizenship in relation to environmental issues. This campaign reached a total of 12,250 people on a national and EU level. RESET has been awarded as one of the two organisations responsible for the coordination and implementation of a national project-YoungCities with the aim of empowering young people to make positive and active changes in their communities using innovative learning tools and approaches.

With over 20 years of combined experience in research and education, RESET (Research and Education in Social Empowerment and Transformation) develops constructive and education-centred solutions to the most demanding societal challenges of our time. RESET invests on the creation, evolution, and revolution of social-driven concepts, systems and practices which prioritize humanity. RESET accelerates and amplifies positive local, national, regional and global change through the power of research and education. We utilize innovative tools to identify constructive solutions to social challenges. One of these is the use of transformative dialogue to develop and promote tolerance, gender equality, religious and cultural diversity acceptance, critical thinking and social integration. RESET creates and develops tailored education to schools such as social integration, prevention of radicalization, addiction, social and creative empowerment and conflict resolution.

Pelendri is a rural primary school in Cyprus, located in Pelendri, a village in the mountain area of Limassol (the second largest city in Cyprus). Pelendri village has a community of around 1000 people. The school works in an All-Day basis and the school's kindergarten provides teaching services to children from 3-6 years old. The School carries out a plethora of activities related to enhancing healthy lifestyles, promoting cycling, educating on the historical heritage and finance literacy.

Pelendri Primary School is gearing towards aligning the school priorities and policies with the Sustainable Development Goals. An example of these efforts has been their recent active participation in the island's largest National clean-up campaign with the biggest environmental volunteering action across the island (Together Cyprus) that resulted in collaborating with 270 teams and 18,000 individuals to collect 145 tons of mixed trash and 41 tons of PMD in Cyprus