🇫🇷 Erasmus+ Training Course in France 🌿 SPRING 💧 Biodiversity, Water & Urban Nature, Amiens 🇫🇷
What happens when biodiversity observation, water access innovation, and festival culture collide? SPRING — Study of metropolitan Park Resources, Innovation for Nature and Green spaces — is a 9-day Erasmus+ training course in Amiens, France, bringing together youth workers and environmental practitioners to explore urban nature, sustainable water solutions, and non-formal education. Set around the Parc Saint-Pierre and connected to the Minuit avant la Nuit festival, this is a hands-on, creative, and deeply ecological learning experience for anyone working with young people and the environment.
🌍 Did You Know? Amiens is the capital of the Somme department in northern France and home to one of Europe's finest Gothic cathedrals — the Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site taller than Notre-Dame de Paris. The city is also threaded by an extraordinary network of floating gardens on the Somme river, known as the Hortillonnages — a living wetland landscape cultivated since the Middle Ages and one of France's most unique urban ecosystems.
What Will You Do?
🔬 Observe and monitor urban ecosystems through field observations and the creation of a biodiversity inventory at Parc Saint-Pierre
💧 Explore sustainable and accessible water solutions — design and experiment with temporary water fountains adapted to festival contexts
🎶 Discover the backstage of the Minuit avant la Nuit festival and experience how cultural events can become platforms for ecological action
📚 Create educational supports that translate ecological knowledge into meaningful activities for young people
🤝 Explore how concrete environmental actions can inspire youth participation, volunteering, and community engagement
🌍 Reflect on the connections between ecology, citizenship, public spaces, and European environmental values and policies
🎨 Combine ecological fieldwork with artistic and social dynamics to develop innovative approaches to environmental youth work
🌍 Did You Know? Urban biodiversity is one of the fastest-growing fields in ecology — cities can host surprising concentrations of plant and animal species when green spaces are managed well. Research shows that young people who engage with urban nature through participatory science and hands-on activities develop stronger environmental identities and are more likely to take action on climate and biodiversity issues in their communities.
Who Can Apply?
🎂 Youth workers aged 18 and above residing in one of the eligible partner countries
🌿 Working in or connected to youth work, environmental education, cultural activities, or community engagement
💧 Interested in urban biodiversity, water ecosystems, sustainability, and non-formal education methodologies
🤝 Open to participatory and hands-on learning in an international group setting
🌍 Motivated to develop practical tools and approaches to inspire young people's connection with nature and their local environment
📝 Complete the application form in English as accurately as possible — confirmation sent at least one month before the start
Practical Information
💰 Fully funded by Erasmus+ — no participation fee
🏠 Accommodation and meals covered for the full duration of the project
✈️ Travel costs covered and reimbursed after the activity in line with Erasmus+ rules
🎓 Organised by Concordia Picardie-NPdC in collaboration with the Service Jeunesse of Amiens and NGO La Lune des Pirates
Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Türkiye
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