Be part of the solution!
Have your students work like scientists studying the environment! Plan an investigation, collect data, and present the results.
Open to students ages 14 to 19, this European Space Agency (ESA) school project invites classes to investigate real-world environmental issues in order to better protect our planet.
Each team is entitled to a budget of up to 400 EUR to fund its project.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
This project aims to :
- Raising young people’s awareness of environmental change, both globally and locally
- Develop their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
- Introduce them to the scientific approach, data analysis and Earth observation.
- Prepare them for the major environmental challenges of their generation
a 4-stage project
1. Identify an environmental problem
Specialized scientists will review each research plan and give feedback to each team.
2. Investigate in the field
They analyze local data and satellite images using tools such as the EO Navigator or the Air Quality Station. Webinars and meetings with experts are organized to further their research.
3. Share your results
Based on their observations, the students propose concrete solutions and present their project to a panel of exporters at an event at the Luxembourg Science Center.
Each group receives a certificate of participation, and the best teams are rewarded.
4. The final international event
A unique moment for a winning team and its teacher: a trip to ESA’s Earth Observation Center (ESRIN) in Italy.
An exceptional opportunity to discover how satellites are helping us to understand and combat environmental change.
Planning
Ready to take action with your students?
Registration is now open!
Many prizes to be won:
- Join us at the Climate Detectives Summit at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation Center, in Frascati, Italy
- 3 Climate Detectives Awards
- “Feel Good” Seed Boxes
- Tickets for the Butterfly Garden
- A nature photography workshop with a professional photographer
- ESA Stickers and Posters
HALL OF FAME – WINNERS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS
The 2026 Winners: Athénée Luxembourg
The 2024 winners
🏆1st prize : MeteoMS20 by M. Metzler, Lycée Vauban