Resources

📋Matrix and self-assessment

 Explore the matrix’s five areas through the online interactive version. Each area of the matrix comes with a self-assessment printable worksheet or  is available through the SMALEI Digital Academy

You can click below to access the area:

🌿 Environmental Sustainability of the Institution

⚙️Green Skills of Trainers and Staff

🧑‍🏫Engagement of Learners

📢Awareness Raising and Involvement of People

🤝Partnerships for Sustainability

🎓 Digital Academy

The goal of the Digital Academy is to help adult education institutions, teachers and learners to improve their sustainability, through using the SMALEI matrix and resources. The modules are designed to be followed over two weeks, accompanied by case studies, reflective questions and a thematic webinar discussion. The modules are:

  1. 💡 Introduction to the SMALEI Matrix
  2. 🌿 Environmental Sustainability of the Institution
  3. ⚙️Green Skills of Trainers and Staff
  4. 🧑‍🏫Engagement of Learners
  5. 📢Awareness Raising and Involvement of People
  6. 🤝Partnerships for Sustainability
  7. 📄Building Successful Campaigns for Sustainability
  8. 🌟Go further on your own
 
The Digital Academy is available for free at learning.eaea.org. 
 
💡Need more help getting started? Download the PDF how-to guide!
 

💡Repository of Good Practices

Explore good practices of sustainable institutions and initiatives across Europe in this interactive map. 

📄 Theoretical Material

Discover a wide collection of theoretical materials on environmental and eco-education.

📖Case Studies

Read and watch the experiences from the SMALEI partners who piloted and tested using the matrix and improving their sustainability.

📚 Workbook Library & Videos

Browse and download the Workbook for Using the Sustainability Matrix for Adult Education Institutions in your language, along with accompanying resources.

📖Peer-Mentoring Guidelines

To support the development of sustainability practices in adult learning organisations, these guidelines are intended as a starting point for 1) personal mentorships, and 2) organisational peer reviews

📚 Policy Recommendations

Explore the policy recommendations on sustainability in ALE in English, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish, Polish and German.