Koen Timmers #climateactionedu

Climate Education for All. Founder Climate Action Project: 5.2M students / 171 countries taking action | Author | @TEDx Speaker | Author Game Changer

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

#TEDx: "When education tastes sweeter than winning the lottery"
How a mutual exchange of knowledge & mindset can ultimately can lead to people taking action for a good cause.

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

Today we launched our NEW Climate Action Project platform! Our TAG team worked for more than 8 months on new design, features, pages and so much more and now it's ready to be used by 8.9 million participants!

⚡ Project page indicates how to run climate education with your students
📚 Dashboard page shows personalized next steps (NEW)
💡 Impact page shows the impact a teacher creates with their network (NEW)
🗺️ Community page allows to collaborate with teachers from ALL continents

Today would be a good moment to register for the Climate Action Project. It's free and maybe you'll be our 9 millionth participant!
>> https://t.co/pvAZubuDVH

[Global Teacher Prize @TeacherPrize]

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[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

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@teacherprize @GEMS_ME @varkeyfdn #GlobalTeacherPrize #TeachersMatter

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

Opportunity for teachers, students, schools: brainstorm about the challenge of Food Waste and submit your solution. We are working on this exclusive opportunity with the LEGO Build the Change team.

⚡ Find the challenge here: https://t.co/y9chsKpSs3

Submit your work and claim your personalised 🥇 certificate 🥇 !

[Take Action Global @TakeActionEdu]

Live on stage: Sarah Chandler from @Apple!

Don’t miss out: https://t.co/DPqSHjyd60

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

Was fantastic to go live for Coding for Climate. A mix of excellent speakers of Apple, Minecraft, Earth Day, Micro:bit, Scratch and inspiring classrooms proudly sharing their work. And team TAG joining from every corner of the world. Love it.
Watch the recording: https://t.co/poIwClB6Cr

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

@Huawei Well done @oliviervdeynde

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

TAG has been working with Apple on a new Playbook for teachers for the past year. The App Design Playbook points out how teachers and students can create an app prototype to solve a major environmental issue.
⭐ https://t.co/rB6ZmK1WZO ⭐

The playbook is part of our Coding for Climate project which will launch next week with teachers and students across more than 100 countries!
🔗 Check our new website: https://t.co/pFWsURdZWe
🔗 Check our new app:
➡️ Android: https://t.co/qwwLIDusLX
➡️ iOS (iPhone/iPad): https://t.co/qWdyw15CAJ

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

It's been cool to work with Apple on a new guide we developed which points out how to create a prototype for a new app. This partnership is part of our Coding for Climate Project which will launch in 2 weeks.

👉 Register now (free): https://t.co/buMUF8dF5s
👉 Check our Apple playbook: https://t.co/luaji52VXv

[Global Teacher Prize @TeacherPrize]

GTP Ambassador Koen Timmers congratulates @nhialgdeng on winning the $100,000 https://t.co/Zmd0uuAFyz #GlobalStudentPrize

Koen & Nhial met at a refugee camp, helping set up a new classroom, equipped with up-to-date technology, which transformed education for 100s of refugees.

[HIS_Global_Education @his_global]

Students at Heritage met their counterparts in Brazil to discuss the outcomes of the Climate Action Project 2025.
They presented their work, asked questions and shared impressions.
Well done! Be the change you want to see in the world! ❤️🌎
@TakeActionEdu @HIS_Moldova

[Mount Abu School 🇮🇳 @MtAbuSchool]

Grateful to be recognised as a #BuilderOfChange School once again - Thank You #TAG ♥️ - big love from your forever partners in India 🙌

Working together at Mount Abu towards a shared vision for a sustainable future

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

A truly global community with educators across all continents 🗺️ (yes even Antarctica) requires a robust platform and resources available in many languages. We have a team of translators currently working very hard to make the Climate Action Project available in +20 languages. 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇮🇳 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇨🇳 🇹🇷 🇵🇹

From Arabic to Spanish, Chinese to French, Portuguese to Swahili... our platform, curriculum, lesson plans and activities will be truly accessible.

Register now to join our movement tackling climate change through education.

https://t.co/SD7j9sM6K0

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

How Climate Action Project can work for you:

#1: connect with over 5,5 million teachers and students across 177 countries.

Share your insights and solutions and be inspired by participants living in other countries, and even continents.
Create activities and set up virtual, intercultural interactions with other classes - thé highlight for students!

🌐 Join our global community (free!): https://t.co/x3p5fx3hM1 #climateactioned

[Koen Timmers #climateactionedu @koentimmers]

🎨🚀 🌌
Send your postcard to space and get it back stamped ‘flown in space’.
Big and Free opportunity-> https://t.co/8ntqTo1nfV

[Take Action Global @TakeActionEdu]

We're hiring a #SocialMediaManager! Join Take Action Global to amplify #ClimateEducation worldwide. This is a remote role for a passionate social content creator & strategist. Apply now at https://t.co/0FbxlxMEsE

[Take Action Global @TakeActionEdu]

HUGE NEWS! We’ve teamed up with @BICGroup to launch #WritingOurFutureTogether: A global initiative for #K12 classrooms! Students of all ages will learn, create, and take the #PledgeForThePlanet.

Educators, find your FREE Activity Guide here: https://t.co/Ezk8OZik96

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He also connected with https://t.co/ye4pu1XVAA Global Student Prize 2023 winner @NhialDeng, two changemakers, one mission: impact through education.

When students and teachers unite across borders, the ripple effect is real. #GlobalTeacherPrize #GlobalStudentPrize

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From solar lights in Kakuma (a refugee camp in Kenya, home to about 300,000 refugees) to AI and coding clubs, Global Teacher Prize Ambassador @KoenTimmers is helping refugee students build brighter futures 💡.