TEREZA Association

TEREZA Association is a nongovernmental non-profit organization fostering environmental education at schools in the Czech Republic. We deliver our programs to over 50.000 children participants a year.

Our Vision and Mission

Our vision is society of people, who love nature and the place where they live, who understand their environment and who act in accordance with sustainable development.

Our mission is to educate children who will constitute such society. 

Our Strategy and Methodology

We focus on environmental education for primary and secondary schools all over the Czech Republic. We support schools and teachers with programs, trainings and materials and help them provide better environmental education for their pupils and students. Our methodological approaches range from outdoor, experiential and project learning to constructivist pedagogy.

 International Partnerships

TEREZA Association is a part of several national and international networks. On international level we are a member of the following organizations:

Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)      

GLOBE-Europe  

Our Programs

Eco-Schools Program                 

TEREZA Association has been a national operator of the international Eco-Schools Program in the Czech Republic since 2005.

Eco-Schools is a program for environmental management and certification, and sustainable development education, for schools. Its holistic, participatory approach and combination of learning and action make it an ideal way for schools to embark on a meaningful path to improving the environments of schools and their local communities, and of influencing the lives of young people, school staff, families, local authorities, NGOs, and more.
For more information see Eco-Schools international webpage: http://www.eco-schools.org/

Contact mail: ekoskola(at)terezanet.cz

GLOBE Program           

TEREZA Association has been a country coordinator of the international GLOBE Program in the Czech Republic since 1995.

GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.
For more information see GLOBE international webpage: http://www.globe.gov/r

Contact mail: globe(at)terezanet.cz 

Forest at School – School in the Forest / LEAF Program    

TEREZA Association has developed and coordinated Forest at School – School in the Forest Program in the Czech Republic since 1998. In 2007 it was incorporated into international LEAF (Learning about Forests) Program.

The program aims to deepen the understanding of forests and all its values among youth. It reflects all the functions forests fulfill for people: cultural, ecological, economical and social. We provide not only educational materials and activities to classrooms, but especially encourage kids and their teachers to explore their local forests and learn from them. Partner of the program, the company Forests Czech Republic, enables program participants to start cooperation with the nearest Forest Administration.
For more information see LEAF international webpage: http://www.leaf-international.org/

Contact mail: lesveskole(at)terezanet.cz 

Short-term Educational Programs

We have organized a set of half-day educational programs ever since 1994. Programs focus on environmental, sustainable development and global education issues. They are operated both indoors in our education centre and outdoors in unique natural areas of Prague, and visited on daily bases by school classes.

Contact mail: programy(at)terezanet.cz