This summary brings together key findings from national research conducted across partner countries, highlighting the role of creativity and clay-based practices in youth education.
CLAY
Closing the Loop Along with the Youth
2020 – 2022 | Erasmus+ KA220 project | 2019-3-AT02-KA205-002544
About the Project
The CLAY project aimed to raise awareness and motivate young people aged 16 to 25 to embrace a circular economy vision. By encouraging sustainable behaviours, the project sought to reduce environmental pressures, improve the security of raw material supplies, boost competitiveness and innovation, and create new job opportunities. CLAY encouraged youth to actively participate in circular economy initiatives through accessible and engaging learning resources.
Project Outputs
CLAY’s key deliverables include an Open Educational Resources (OER) platform that raises awareness about circular economy topics while enabling collaboration among young learners. Complementary training materials were developed to support individual or blended learning, designed for both learners and educators. The project also created an Index to measure young people’s attitudes and behaviours regarding circular economy, supported by a methodological handbook to enhance key competences and skills. The training curriculum consists of five modules with 18 units and quizzes, covering the fundamentals of circular economy, its design, strategies, and relevant global initiatives. The OER platform provides easy access to these materials, with options to download for offline use.
Project Materials
All the materials created within this project are available to the public for free.
This handbook outlines the pedagogical foundations of the CLAY project, offering guidance on how to integrate creative, clay-based activities into youth education. It provides educators with a structured approach to fostering creativity, self-expression, and community engagement.
Web Resource/Downloadable Material
Web Resource/Downloadable Material
A self-assessment tool that helps individuals understand how aligned their daily habits and attitudes are with circular economy principles.
Web Resource
This executive summary outlines the development of the Circular Behaviour Index, a tool created to measure young people’s perceptions and behaviours related to the circular economy. The index supports efforts to raise awareness and promote sustainable, circular thinking among future generations.
Web Resource/Downloadable Material
This report details the creation and application of an index designed to measure young people’s behaviours and attitudes toward the circular economy across partner countries. It provides insights into youth engagement with circular practices and helps assess their readiness to adopt “closing the loop” behaviours.
Web Resource/Downloadable Material
A curated collection of teaching and learning materials designed to support creative education and clay-based learning for young people. Consists of 5 separate modules, and accompanied by a guide for learners and a guide for teachers/trainers.
Online Platform/Downloadable Material
A short explanatory video to discover everything you need to know about the CLAY project.
Video Resource
Meet the Team
Project Partners
- ProEduca (Czech Republic)
- bit management Beratung GmbH (Austria)
- SBTC (Turkey)
- Training 2000 (Italy)
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