Greenpreneur Champion Educator

The EntreComp Community is a network of people and organisations interested in or actively involved in learning experiences that develop entrepreneurial skills for life, work and change-makers. Underpinned by EntreComp, the community is about supporting education, training and learning professionals from all sectors to connect, learn, share and get recognised for their efforts. The EntreComp Awards are an initiative of the European Union, as part of a commitment to achieve EntreComp synergies and champions.

To Earn This Badge, Participants Have:

• Explored the power of mindsets
  Developed an understanding of how growth, sustainability, and entrepreneurial mindsets foster resilience, curiosity, and responsible action in learners.
  (Course 1 – Getting Started: It’s All About the Mindset)

• Understood and applied Greenpreneurship principles
  Integrated sustainability and entrepreneurship through competence-based learning and the EntreComp and GreenComp frameworks, designing meaningful classroom experiences that connect learning with real challenges.
  (Course 2 – How to Be a Greenpreneur Teacher: All I Need to Know)

• Transformed classroom practice
  Designed and implemented innovative, learner-centred projects that promote creativity, problem-solving, and action for the common good using methods such as project-based learning, design thinking, and gamification.
  (Course 3 – Becoming a Greenpreneur Teacher: Transforming Practice for a Better World)

• Reimagined assessment as learning
  Adopted strategies that place students at the centre of their learning — self-assessment, peer feedback, reflection, and metacognition — to make assessment a source of motivation, learning and growth. (Course 4 – Championing Greenpreneurship: Rethinking Assessment and Celebrating Progress & Achievement)

Badge Holders Can:

• Model and teach Greenpreneurial values: sustainability, creativity, ethical responsibility, and innovation.
• Design competence-based learning experiences that connect global challenges to local action.
• Use inclusive, authentic assessment to celebrate student progress and empower ownership of learning.
• Act as agents of educational change, inspiring future generations to think and act for sustainability.

Evidence of Achievement:

Recipients have:

• Completed all four Greenpreneur Teaching Academy courses.
• Reflected on their learning journey through tasks and self-assessments.
• Demonstrated the ability to apply Greenpreneur principles in their teaching practice.