During Civic Week 2025/2026, schools across all the islands of Cape Verde joined forces in climate action, promoting educational and creative activities that reinforced citizenship and commitment to sustainability.
A celebration of citizenship and sustainability
Civic Week 2025/2026, held under the slogan ‘AGORA em Festa’ (AGORA in Celebration), transformed Cape Verde’s schools into a major movement for citizenship and climate action. Between 15 and 19 September, thousands of students and teachers from all the islands took part in educational, creative and environmental activities that reinforced their collective commitment to a more sustainable future.
Education as a pillar of climate action
The initiative, developed by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the AGORA Project – Cape Verde Climate Action, had as its main objective to increase climate literacy in schools, integrating the topic of climate change into the daily lives of educational communities.
Activities that inspire change
During the week, schools organised awareness-raising activities, environmental campaigns, debates, exhibitions and practical activities, promoting reflection on the impacts of climate change and the role of each citizen in mitigating it.
The power of education to transform
‘AGORA em Festa’ demonstrated that education is one of the pillars of climate action and that change begins in schools. The success of the 2025 edition reinforces the role of educational institutions as agents of social transformation, capable of inspiring new generations to care for the planet with knowledge, creativity and responsibility.
An example that blossoms with the future
One inspiring example was that of the Domingos Ledo School, where pupils carried out a clean-up campaign and planted fruit trees in the school grounds, symbolising their commitment to the environment and the future. In Fogo, the Curral Grande Primary School stood out with activities that combined citizenship and climate action, from lectures and comic book production to the creation of a Word Tree on sustainability and environmental responsibility. Also on the same island, the Italian School promoted a week of practical and creative learning, with posters, clean-up campaigns and a Tree of Commitment, where each student left their promise for a better planet. In the municipality of Santa Catarina, the Armando Napoleão Fernandes Secondary School involved 10th and 11th grade students in conversations and spoken word performances about the duties of each citizen in environmental preservation, while students from the Quatro Caminhos Primary School created an ‘Awareness Tree,’ reflecting on the urgency of saving the planet. Enthusiasm and active participation marked all activities, with students, teachers and local communities joining forces for a common goal: to act now for the climate.
