Examples Of Innovative Approaches To Educate About Environmental Issues Within And Outside Of Classroom

In this paper we describe innovative approaches to educating about environmental issues, with the main focus on marine environment. We discuss the importance of non-formal education in the learning process, with the main focus on oceans and the marine environment. We present examples of successful projects which resulted in the creation of concrete platforms for further education, such as the Blue Society [Sea for Society EU Project (SFS)] or I Live by the Sea, international photo contest by Today We Have. The examples of the non-formal education activities which have been described in the paper provided all participants, including our teams, with a mutually valuable experience which provided important contribution for future collaboration with schools and life marine educational programs. We succeeded in increasing environmental awareness, as well as commencing an exchange of information and a discussion of controversial issues regarding marine environments among the participants from different parts of the world.