NOMAD SCHOOL

by Careterra NGO
 Careterra: Who we are
Creation of the 2021
2023
organisation:
Careterra NGO, as an
anagram of the word
road or path in
Spanish, was created Entry of a new tool (van)
to encapsulate our to the team:
Erua HackAThon
vision of caring (care) Conversion to an outdoor, ERUAiDeaThon
for the earth (terra) accessible and
and using travel as recreational focal point in
experiential learning order to provide
tool. opportunities to come up
with creative projects 2022
through community-based
art, research and peer
work.
2020
Careterra: What we do
• Creation of school gardens in primary schools

• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) network for our

Organic Olive Oil

• Workshops, Erasmus+ training courses & youth exchanges

• Sustainable Tourism Activities : Hiking Tours around Greece

 Careterra’s van
NOMAD SCHOOL

We are currently building a prototype of an one-of-a-kind van that

features:
● a mobile library + outdoor cinema
● a nomadic workshop
● a charging station
● a pop-up community kitchen
● and so much more

It will be the first mobile, self-sufficient, off-the-grid school in

Greece that will use exclusively solar energy to run its activities.

We want to inspire other students to join or other student

communities to do the same!
NOMAD SCHOOL Philosophy

The project shares New European Bauhaus values:

1. sustainability, from climate goals to circularity, zero pollution,

and biodiversity;
2. aesthetics, quality of experience and style beyond
functionality;
3. inclusion, from valuing diversity to securing accessibility and
affordability by collective intergenerational actions unlocking
every member’s potential;
 How could NOMAD SCHOOL
help communities achieve their goals?

NOMAD SCHOOL transforms open public spaces into inclusive

common spaces by embracing a participatory design methodology. It
becomes a space where people use the van to meet their needs by
adapting community activities to practically any setting
(interior/outdoor, urban/rural, off-grid, insular/mainland, ...)

The project engages participants through action-based learning in

their own familiar environment, while developing and stimulating
local socio-economic activities through the promotion of each
region's distinct character -natural and cultural resources, traditions,
music, local history and handcrafts.
Advantages & Impacts of a highly
reproducible project with a
modular/versatile nature
A substantial impact on multiple levels:

1. Cognitive-educational: using a multifunctional van as an

alternative co-learning tool
2. Social: increased interaction between social groups creates
social capital
3. Health: being outdoors in nature
4. Environmental: Sustainable upcycled off-grid design
5. Bridging technology with artistic expression
6. Entrepreneurial
7. …
NOMAD SCHOOL Workshops

Our aim is to provide knowledge and skills for everyone who wants
to set up a nomadic school wherever.

Examples of topics for NOMAD SCHOOL workshops:

- STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths)

- Circular economy (Zero waste, 3R`s)
- Biodiversity (School Gardens)
- Environmental Outdoor Education
- Energy Transition (Solar Power, Natural Building)
New and urgent needs for creative, social and artistic intervention
and new participatory tools of research and design emerge:

Let's take advantage of them!

Thank you for your attention!

Contact us to team up &

develop something for a meaningful purpose:

info@careterra.org
www.facebook.org/careterra.org