Green Cool Schools Award 2025/26 – Winning Projects Announced 

The winners of the Green Cool Schools Award 2025/26 were officially announced during our international webinar on 3 March 2026. 

The award recognises particularly committed schools and celebrates creative and impactful greening projects from across Europe. Schools of all educational levels were invited to submit their initiatives via the Green Cool Schools platform. 

This year, 17 inspiring projects were submitted by schools and teachers. The initiatives came from three countries: Austria, Germany and Spain, and covered a wide range of topics, including outdoor greening activities, hands-on environmental projects and classroom-based sustainability initiatives. 

👉 Explore all submitted projects

Public Voting 

After the submission phase, the projects were presented online and opened for public voting. Pupils, teachers, parents and the entire school community were invited to support their favourite initiatives. 

The response was fantastic: 1,414 votes were cast during the two-week voting period. 

A big thank you to everyone who participated – and a special thank you to the schools who actively promoted their projects and mobilised their communities. The strong participation clearly shows the high level of engagement within the Green Cool Schools network. 

Winning Projects 

The winning projects were determined through the public voting. 

Each participating country has one winning project. 

Congratulations to all winning schools for their inspiring work and dedication to creating greener and more sustainable learning environments. We also want to thank all participating schools for sharing their ideas and initiatives. Together, you are helping to transform schools across Europe into greener and more climate-resilient learning spaces.