Climate Education
Developing curricula, teaching materials and training programmes that help children understand climate change, process climate anxiety and move towards informed, hopeful action.
Climate Education • Permaculture • Educational Equity
Helping children shape a more just and sustainable future through education.
Valéria Kelemen designs educational programmes, learning materials and participatory projects that connect children with nature, community and hope.
Explore her workEducation as a way to understand — and change — the world
Valéria’s work brings together climate education, participatory learning, permaculture and educational equity. Over the past fifteen years, she has helped develop mentoring programmes, afterschool learning spaces, climate education curricula and nature-based methodologies for children, educators and communities.
Core areas of work
Permaculture with Children
Designing gardens, schoolyards and outdoor learning spaces with children through participatory, permaculture-based methods.
Educational Equity
Supporting disadvantaged children and young people through mentoring, inclusive education, afterschool programmes and community-based learning.
Featured publications
Kert, közösen
A practical guide to permaculture-based garden design with children, combining participation, sustainability and outdoor education.
Motiváció Klímatanterv
A climate education curriculum and guide for educators working with children and young people.
A klímaváltozás oktatásának alapjai pedagógiai nézőpontból
An academic article on the pedagogical foundations of climate change education.
Selected projects
Climate Education Programme
Initiated in 2021 at Motiváció Műhely, the programme supports children in understanding climate change and finding meaningful ways to respond.
Balástya Tanoda Garden
A participatory permaculture garden project developed with children as part of climate-conscious education.
Student Mentoring Programme
A long-running mentoring model supporting disadvantaged, mainly Roma children through university student mentors.
About Valéria
Valéria Kelemen is an educational innovator, climate education specialist and one of the founders of Motiváció Oktatási Egyesület and the TanodaPlatform network. She currently coordinates climate education and sustainability programmes at Motiváció Műhely and works across Hungary and the UK.
Read moreLearning rooted in care, participation and hope.
The common thread across Valéria’s work is the belief that children should not only learn about the future — they should have the tools, confidence and voice to help shape it.
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