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If you want to know about what the EU does, how it all started and how it works, or if you want to debate EU policies more in details, you’ll find plenty of inspiration here.    

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This online quiz has been created for secondary school pupils to help them understand the basics about the EU.

Discover ‘Europa Quest’, the new quiz-based educational tool to enhance teamwork and communication while exploring EU institutions, history, decision-making, culture, and much more. Available in all EU languages, it's perfect for fostering shared learning!

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Will you have a healthy future? Select your avatar and go on a journey through a typical day to find out.

Cities contain a lot of biodiversity, it is important that we protect it because we need it for our quality of life, our clean air, our food and water...

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What can a day in the life of people from different European countries look like?In these country-based short videos, discover what the EU does for yo...

Ever wondered which EU Member States use the euro or what it means to be part of the Schengen area? What the European Green Deal is and how it will make your life better? What exactly the EU does for you and where the money comes from to pay for it all?

This guide will help you learn many magical things! What the web is made of, what programming is all about, who’s lying and who’s telling the truth. What’s all this for? To help you freely roam this land.

What is the rule of law? What does it have to do with sports? How can art help to explain abstract concepts? Discover our series of 6 animations that will help you understand what the rule of law is about… while having fun! The animations are available in all EU languages.

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The educational tool 'Europe@school - Active lessons about the European Union' has been developed to bring the EU into the classroom.

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The issue of migration is a hot topic in today’s Europe, but why? A mass global movement of humanity is taking place, as is evidenced by phenomena ran...

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Meet Ally the Alien who will help you discover lots of interesting facts about the countries of the EU, such as which language is spoken where, what t...

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Discover how the 27 EU countries work together: teach, learn and play with the Council's civic education package

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The effects of climate change are already here, so we need to do much more to adapt to the consequences. The new EU Adaptation Strategy will help us g...

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Free resources in 29 languages to help teachers introduce coding and computational thinking to students of all ages. These fun activities will help de...

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Step into the shoes of national ministers for a role-playing game: present the position of your country and negotiate with the other EU countries.

Have you ever wondered how our statistical maps are prepared? Would you like to pare your own? Eurostat's Interactive Map Generator (IMAGE) is a web-based tool that allows you to quickly make professional statistical maps, adding the data or loading it directly from Eurostat's database.

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Do you want to know more about data protection and privacy risks? Discover it all with the Cyber Chronix game, story and quiz.

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This content, produced by the European Commission Representation in France, is available in French

An interactive and fun learning guide for children aged 9-13 to become Democracy Champions and make a difference in their school or community. 

As an educator, you are at the heart of Europe’s digital transformation. To support you in this journey, the European Commission has four new sets of guidelines designed to support you across four key areas in digital education.

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Meet Helena, Klaus, Kasia, Enzo and Marion – our “DIGITAL EXPLORERS” on a fieldtrip across Europe to see how digitalisation is coming along.

Gender stereotypes are deeply ingrained in our culture and are a root cause of gender inequalities. That is why it is important to question them. Find out about the EU campaign #EndGenderStereotypes and use its materials in the classroom! The campaign is available in all EU languages.

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Four European students describe their experiences in Tortona, Italy, while on 'Youth Exchanges', an Erasmus+ programme.

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If you are between 15 and 18, or are a secondary school teacher interested in finding out about the European Union and what it does for you, then this publication is for you.

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These 2-4 minutes videos invite you to discover various climate-related topics, such as causes and consequences of climate change, EU climate action, ...

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In Europe, energy is ubiquitous in our daily lives, supplying power to everything around us without us even realising it: heating for our homes, light...

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The EU is committed to the Paris Agreement on climate change which was reached on 12 December 2015. The agreement presents an action plan to limit glo...

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More than 90% of Europeans want the EU to combat climate change. See in this video how the European Green Deal aims at transforming the way we live, w...

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The European Commission is presenting the first ever Child Rights Strategy to ensure protection and support to all children, regardless of background,...

Take a trip back in time to discover important moments in history, inventions, major events in sport and society and more… many of which made the EU w...

Europe is transforming how it builds, powers, and competes—with a bold new plan called the Clean Industrial Deal. But what does that actually mean for you?

EU MAP ATLAS

Explore, collate and create your own sea map.Learn more about Europe's seas and coasts, their environment, related human activities and European polic...

Natura toolkit

This online toolkit is designed to support everyone looking for creative educational resources to engage students aged 13-16 in the conservation and preservation of European wildlife and natural habitats

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The European Solidarity Corps creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad.

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Europeana provides access to millions of images, texts, soundbites, videos and 3D material from thousands of European libraries, archives, museums, ga...

Do you use statistics when you teach? Or are you a student wanting to understand more about statistics? Then the Education corner on Eurostat website is the right place for you!