EU4Schools developing citizenship skills, creativity and information on the European Union
May 23, 2013
EU4Schools creates a new opportunity for secondary school students, giving a simple understanding of the European Union and its functions, and an opportunity for teenagers to share their opinions on the European Union.
The interactive website, EU4Schools gives young people the direction to communicate with the European Union. Digital learning is central to the website, providing online resources to both students and teachers to broaden students’ understanding of the European Union, and giving users the chance to utilise their role as European Union citizens.
EU4Schools covers many subjects which help in secondary school in the form of class projects, essays, debates and digital storytelling projects. It is an innovative way of learning, with emphasis put on digital media through podcasts, videos and digital storytelling available in the classroom.
In terms of classroom projects, EU4Schools inspires students’ creativity, independent thinking and use of digital media. The website also provides topics for open student-teacher discussions including citizenship, advocacy and empowerment. It aims to develop students’ skills and experience in a range of real life projects. The website also aims to help students meet their targets, as well as taking part in class debates, blogs, videos and cartoons – with an emphasis on sharing between students and their peer groups.
EU4Schools gives teachers thefreedom to administrate their own programs, on any subject they wish, with access to a range of modules via the website – all of which are related to the school curriculum and participation in the EU.
EU4Schools is the first of its kind, giving us a brand new product, which is very important during the year of the Irish Presidency of the European Union for the first time since 2004, and due to the fact that 2013 is European year of Citizens.
Founded and developed by director, Camilla Fanning, teacher and lecturer on the European Union, along with a national and international web development team, EU4Schools is available both in English and Irish. A trial version is available at www.eu4schools.com for one school term only and a yearly subscription is available by e-mailing subscribe@eu4schools.ie.
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