Projects
Connecting classrooms across Europe
Each year, Key to the EU supports schools across Europe in taking learning beyond the classroom. From Europe Week celebrations to creative citizenship projects, these initiatives connect pupils, teachers, and communities, helping children experience what being European truly means.
Europe Week – Celebrate Europe Day in Your Classroom
Europe Day (9 May) is a chance to celebrate the European Union together!
During Europe Week, teachers are invited to run fun, age-appropriate classroom activities around European themes : quizzes, creative projects, and games that bring the EU to life.
All activities are ready to use and require no prior knowledge of the EU.
Includes:
Age-based quizzes for 1st–6th class
Thematic classroom activities
Collaborative Padlet for sharing student work
The steps below are just a guide. You can explore them in any order, mix lessons and activities freely, or jump straight to the projects — everything is open and interconnected.
Europe Day Festival – Music, Values & Creativity
In May 2023 and 2024, schools across Europe perform songs and creative pieces inspired by European values : freedom, equality, solidarity, and human rights.
In Ireland, pupils have even taken these performances to the stage, sharing the spirit of Europe through music, theatre, and art, a model that any school can adapt locally.
Highlights from 2023:
“They blew the audience’s socks off!” – Dr Aodh Quinlivan
Our Europe, Our Impact – From Local Action to European Change
Key to the EU is exploring a new project that gives pupils the chance to turn local ideas into real actions, and to connect them with wider European challenges.
The initiative aims to help children identify issues in their own community, design practical solutions, and share their achievements with others.
Through small, student-led projects, from recycling drives to road safety campaigns, pupils can learn how their actions make a difference locally and matches European concerns and policies.
We’re currently gathering interest from teachers who might like to join the pilot phase.
Why take part:
Empowers pupils to act locally and think globallyv
Encourages teamwork, creativity, and civic engagement
Promotes collaboration between schools and communities
Examples of past pupil projects:
- Boot Swap – Recycling football boots to reduce waste
- Safe Footpaths – Advocating for safer school routes
- Honesty Shop – Promoting community trust through a student-run shop
Interested in joining “Our Europe, Our Impact”?
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