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EDUCATION PARTNERS

Schools & Universities

Build a long-term education partnership connecting teachers, learners, parents, researchers and sponsors with practical environmental learning, field experience, safeguarding and measurable youth development.

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

A structured institutional pathway

Schools register institutionally, appoint a Teacher or Club Coordinator and connect approved learners and parents through controlled participation and consent.

YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS

Science through the environment

Learners build environmental understanding through hands-on activities, observation, restoration, innovation, competitions, camping and age-appropriate badges.

TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

Teachers as Club Coordinators

Training, activity guides, safeguarding expectations and reporting tools help teachers coordinate clubs and support consistent learning.

UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION

Research, field learning and professional pathways

Universities can develop supervised placements, applied research, mentorship, service learning and appropriate academic-credit arrangements.

SAFE PARTICIPATION

Consent, supervision and child protection

Parent or guardian consent, approved supervision, medical and emergency controls, privacy and safeguarding remain part of programme delivery.

SPONSOR VISIBILITY

Evidence without exploiting learners

Sponsors can support approved schools, activities, equipment, training, camps or competitions and receive consent-controlled reporting linked to defined targets.

MDF EDUCATION TRACK RECORD

Experience connecting environmental learning with large-scale participation.

The figures below represent MDF’s cumulative organizational track record and should be read with the applicable reporting periods and approved source records.

1,562+Schools engaged
1,719+Teachers reached
151,678+Youth reached
26Regions in the network
EDUCATION INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Support a pathway that connects learning, action and future opportunity.

Impact investors, donors and corporate sponsors can support a defined school cohort, learning package, teacher-development pathway, field activity, camp, competition, badge level or research collaboration with agreed targets and reporting.

School clubs & activities

Learning materials, environmental clubs, practical science, restoration activities and community action.

Teacher capability

Naturalist training, coordination tools, mentoring and continued professional support for Teacher or Club Coordinators.

Field learning & camping

Safe, supervised field experiences with attendance, medical, emergency and safeguarding controls.

Competitions & recognition

Age-appropriate challenges, badges, trophies and certificates that recognize learning and practical achievement.

SPONSOR REPORTING

See the education pathway without compromising children’s privacy.

  • Participating institutions and approved cohorts
  • Teacher coordination and training progress
  • Activities, attendance and badge progression
  • Safeguarding and consent status
  • Learning, restoration and competition outputs
  • Consent-controlled stories and sponsor reports
KEEP FOLLOWING THE JOURNEY

Local impact grows through long-term relationships.

Return for field updates, approved reports, learning opportunities and new ways to participate in MDF programmes.

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