{"id":45290,"date":"2021-11-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matis.is\/?p=45290"},"modified":"2021-11-17T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T11:27:30","slug":"graenir-frumkvodlar-framtidar-komnir-i-girinn-vida-um-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matis.is\/en\/frettir\/graenir-frumkvodlar-framtidar-komnir-i-girinn-vida-um-land\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green Entrepreneurs of the Future have entered the zone around the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent weeks, Mat\u00eds' staff has been busy launching the educational project Green Entrepreneurs of the Future in the three primary schools participating in the project this winter. Visits were made to \u00c1rsk\u00f3li in Sau\u00f0\u00e1rkr\u00f3kur, Nessk\u00f3li in Neskaupssta\u00f0ur and Grunnsk\u00f3li Bolungarv\u00edkur, where Mat\u00eds employees chatted with students 8-10. classes and their teachers on climate change, the environment and the project itself.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The educational project Green Entrepreneurs, funded by the Climate Fund, has the main goal of educating Icelandic primary school students about climate and environmental issues, the effects of climate change on the sea and its ecosystem, and not least, the potential impact on the fishing industry and society. The project will also aim to empower primary school students by educating them about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship, not only as a tool in the fight against the climate problem, but also for themselves and their local community. One of the main products of the project will be teaching material for Icelandic teachers and their students, which includes about 40 different projects, games and experiments, to name a few. A packed package of information and not least, entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n