Building Resilience from the Ground Up: A Practical Framework for Hazard and Risk Education in Romania

This poster presents an educational project on natural hazards and risk prevention, developed and implemented in a Romanian vocational school. Centred on locally relevant hazards, the methodology employs innovative, low-tech teaching methods that integrate classroom instruction with field observations and community engagement. Students actively mapped local risk factors, analysed historical hazard events, and co-developed preparedness strategies through dialogue with community members. The activities emphasise practical learning, risk awareness, and civic responsibility, demonstrating that effective and impactful hazard education is achievable in resource-limited secondary education contexts, including settings with constrained digital access. The project also emphasises the importance of tailoring educational approaches to local contexts to foster long-term resilience and informed decision-making among young people.