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Come together! Fostering socially inclusive climate education for adults

Training education professionals and empowering disadvantaged individuals and communities: this is the path put forward by this project to address climate change challenges.

This Erasmus+ project aims to connect people using a “listening and learning” approach, in order to share expertise and develop innovative methods and practices in this field.





Building an Interactive Map of the EPIDE Park: A Collective Journey

What happens when a group meets not once, but several times, to create something together? In Come Together, we explored this at the EPIDE center in Montry (France), which supports young adults (18–25) in their social and professional integration.

The site itself is unique: a vast park, a legendary tree, roaming deer and wild boar, and even tales of “bears” meant to discourage nightly escapades. In this setting, we worked with TRACES, an association specialized in tinkering and creative workshops, to build an interactive biodiversity map of the park—over the course of four sessions.


How we did it

Step 1 – Theatrical practices to open dialogue
We began with theatre-inspired exercises, already tested in Paris, to spark conversations. Young participants shared their perceptions of climate, biodiversity, and their daily environment.

Step 2 – Exploring and collecting
The group ventured into the park, gathering feathers, leaves, and sound recordings, while exchanging with experts.

Step 3 – Mapping and annotating
Back indoors, they organized the findings: pressing leaves for a herbarium, printing photos, and labeling discoveries.

Step 4 – Building the interactive map
Everything came together on a wooden board, complete with electronic circuits and soldering so that sounds could be triggered.


Why it worked

  • Multiple roles for everyone: some drew, others recorded sounds, soldered wires, or assembled parts. Everyone could contribute according to their strengths.
  • Expert guidance: arborist Augustin Bonnardot shared stories and knowledge with empathy and generosity.
  • Accessible tools: apps like Pl@ntNet provided support when experts weren’t available.
  • Continuity across sessions: “micro-interviews” at the end of each meeting captured what had struck participants, feeding into the next session.

What we observed

The project created much more than a map.

  • Talents revealed: one participant stood out for electrical skills, another during the final assembly.
  • New passions sparked: some expressed interest in environmental or technical paths.
  • Collective pride: the final map became a beautiful, meaningful object.
  • Essential involvement of staff: supervisors passionate about plants and history played a key role in the project’s depth.
  • Quiet voices matter: some participants engaged later, showing the value of patience and inclusion.

Key takeaways

  • Offer diverse missions so everyone can find their place.
  • Value experts, but also use simple tools to sustain autonomy.
  • Ensure continuity between sessions to build trust.
  • Stay attentive to subtle signs: late engagement can be powerful.

In conclusion

This was a multi-session project built with the EPIDE community—both residents and staff—over four workshops. It showed the value of time, trust, and co-construction, where each person could find a role.

The collaboration continues: one EPIDE group later came to the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie for a mediation session on water and climate challenges.

We warmly thank the young participants, the staff at EPIDE, and TRACES for their energy, ambition, and dedication in creating this interactive map in just four sessions.