Youth

Climate change is happening, its impact can already be felt, and we need to adapt to it without delay.

What is the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)? What are supercomputers? What is the WiFi4EU initiative?

Anna and Tom are going to spend the day on Uncle Jack's farm, where a surprise awaits them: a treasure hunt! It's a rather different kind of treasure hunt because, over the various stages, the children will learn lots of things about farming, such as how jam is made, the process of pollination and many other things.

In May 2020 you received the first issue of the Learning Corner newsletter. One year and ten issues later, we are happy to celebrate its first anniversary with you.

Specially designed for secondary school pupils and vocational education students, this learning tool developed by the European Parliament ‘Europe@school – Active lessons about the European Union’ focuses on the European Union, how it works, its values, its history, its impact on our daily lives, and so on.

On 9 May every year, the European Union celebrates Europe Day. This year, the European institutions are opening their ‘virtual' doors to all. The programme includes lots of activities enabling EU citizens and the whole world to discover what Europe is and what it does. The day offers teachers an opportunity to discuss Europe with their pupils, invite them on virtual visits to the European institutions, take part in discussions, play online games, and more. The Member States are also putting on activities at local level; all this can be accessed via a virtual platform accessible in all official EU languages.

A brand-new educational toolkit provides secondary school teachers with fresh ideas and background information for classroom sessions on sustainability issues. The toolkit has been developed as part of the Green Trip campaign, promoting sustainable projects and lifestyles among young Europeans.

In the age of the internet and social networks, fake news spreads very fast, as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated. A new toolbox provides secondary school teachers with various resources to raise the awareness of their pupils about the abuse of online information and help them to distinguish what is fake from what is true.

Did you know that every year the European Commission makes its General Report on the Activities of the European Union available to all? This new 2020 edition highlights the challenges and main achievements of the von der Leyen Commission and the European Union in general during that exceptional year.

24 March 2021 was a big day for the rights of the child. The European Commission adopted the first comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, as well as a proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee.

While the Covid-19 pandemic still prevents many of us from visiting museums and other cultural venues, the House of European History is opening its virtual doors to offer a wide selection of online educational resources.

Streaming allows us to view or listen to multimedia content online at any time, without having to download it first. European students are using streaming platforms more and more, but what happens when they visit another EU country?

Can you remember when the single European currency was introduced? What role does the European Central Bank (ECB) play? Do you know what Eurobarometer is?

Learn about the EU Member States, those using the euro, candidate countries and other countries in Europe with this new colourful poster.

From 18 to 20 March 2021, the European Economic and Social Committee is holding its flagship event for young people, ‘Your Europe, Your Say!'. The theme of this 12th edition – organised in the form of an online conference – will be climate change.

Anna has just arrived in a new country with her parents and younger sister. It's the first day of school and she's feeling very nervous. In the school playground, the other children are speaking a language she doesn't understand.

Nearly 20 years ago, on 26 February 2001, the leaders of the 15 Member States at that time signed the Treaty of Nice.

In this digital age, it's important that our personal data are protected.

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, inaugurated by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2015, is celebrated each year on 11 February. It reminds us that women and girls play an essential role in the scientific and technological community and that their involvement must be promoted.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Communication has launched a comprehensive study to help it to optimise its learning materials on Europe for children and young people aged 5 to 18.