The European School Education Platform is the meeting point for all stakeholders in the school education sector – school staff, researchers, policymakers, and other professionals – spanning every level from early childhood education and care to primary and secondary school, including initial vocational education and training.
The platform is also home to eTwinning, the community for schools in Europe.
If you are visiting Brussels, make the most of your trip and visit Experience Europe, located in the heart of Brussels’ European Quarter. Explore the exhibition and learn more about how the European Union works and what it does for citizens. You want to combine your visit to create a complete 90-minute learning experience? Book an interactive activity !
Walk-in for individuals, families, and groups of less than 10 people
Visiting with a group? Groups of 10 people or more are kindly asked to register in advance to ensure the best visitor experience.
Let’s talk Europe activity for groups of youngsters as of 15 years old, with a maximum of 25 participants.
Find out more about the interactive exhibition and activity below
Interactive exhibition
If you are visiting Brussels, make the most of your trip and visit Experience Europe, located in the heart of Brussels’ European Quarter.
Explore the exhibition and learn more about how the European Union works and what it does for citizens. Explore how the European Commission works, discover EU projects and ‘virtually’ meet the Commission President. There are also fun games and activities for all ages.
You can drop by 7 days a week and most of the content is available in the EU’s 24 official languages.
Just show up, walk in and enjoy the exhibition.
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Interactive activity
You want to combine your visit to create a complete 90-minute learning experience? Book an interactive activity !
Groups of young people – such as school classes – can also take part in the 45-minute “Let’s talk Europe” activity, a dynamic debate workshop aimed at students aged 15 and over. The workshop promotes critical thinking, peer learning and civic engagement with participants discussing current EU priorities as well as gaining insights on the daily work of the European Commission to develop a deeper understanding of EU decision-making processes.
“Let’s talk Europe” is available in German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Polish.
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According to estimates, almost half of the refugees from Ukraine are school-age children. Their return to school will help alleviate their psychological stress, give them a sense of stability and normalcy and an outlook to the future.
You will find here a series of articles and resources to support the integration of young Ukrainian refugees into the education systems of the EU Member States and Erasmus+ countries.
Guidelines
Get inspired by some of the very different ways in which schools today inform young people of the European dimension in their daily lives.
The guidelines bring together pedagogy and practice in one easy-to-use format. They help understand how digital literacy can be achieved and provide useful knowledge about the dynamics and manifestations of disinformation .
The guidelines are designed to help educators understand the potential that the applications of AI and data usage can have in education and to raise awareness of the possible risks.
Teaching specific topics
Are you looking for ideas from your peers on how to teach a specific topic?
Have a look at our selection of useful links:
FoodEducators is a multilingual resource center providing teachers with fun activities to engage schoolchildren on topics like food, health, sustainability, and careers in the agrifood industry. It also offers a community for teachers and schools interested in food education.
Scientix is the community for science education in Europe. It aims to promote and support a Europe-wide collaboration among teachers, researchers, policymakers to inspire students to pursue careers in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
(Multilingual website)
Initiatives and activities aiming to engage young people and increase their interest in and awareness of energy policy and related topics.
(Website in English)
The Education for Climate Coalition is the European participatory education community to support the changes needed for a climate-neutral society.
(Website in English)
The Network of European Blue Schools is an initiative that connects diverse organisations, projects and people contributing to ocean literacy and the sustainable management of the ocean.
(Website in English)
The Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN Practitioners) connects frontline practitioners from across Europe who are engaged in both preventing and countering violent extremism in all its forms.
(Website in English)