May 2014

Prizes event 2014: Thanks for making it a successful event

The eTwinning Prizes event 2014, held in Brussels on 7-10 April, was great success. The eTwinning team wants to thank all people who made it possible, especially the winning teachers and students who came to Brussels to share their projects and experiences with us.

Don’t forget that you can find all the pictures, videos from the ceremony and the main outcomes from the workshops on the event’s blog.

The hashtag #etwprizes14 reached 71,265 accounts

eTwinning Social Media accounts, which were launched little more than a month ago, are full of swing! We have already got more than 3,200 likes on eTwinning Europe Facebook page and 667 followers on Twitter. The hashtag #etwprizes14 potentially reached 71,265 accounts during the eTwinning Prizes ceremony, on 7 and 8 April. Hundreds of people have visited already eTwinning YouTube channel, where all the videos from the current and past winning projects are now available.

eTwinning has just launched its new Flickr account – Keep posted and don’t miss any image from the eTwinning events!

What’s going on in schools?

Project of the Month
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Travelling Across Europe Through History

With our project we want to bring more focus on Europe in schools. By teaching the young people the importance of tangible historical and also cultural heritage we follow and furthermore want to research the simple idea that “Communities - at least Europe - that do not have history won’t have the future.”


Quality Label of the Month
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WALK OF FAME - idols and heroes of teenagers

The project will be carried out by the students at the age of 12-15. They will prepare the tasks about the people they admire, about those who inspires them. They will present their works in form of presentations, videos and articles.

From the eTwinning Portal

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Prizes event 2014: Europe celebrates the best eTwinning projects

More than 150 teachers and pupils from across Europe attended the eTwinning Prize Event from 7 to 10 April 2014 in Brussels. The event included the Awards Ceremony, visits to museums and different workshops aimed reward the winners.


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Don’t miss any training opportunities under Erasmus+

In February, a record number of teachers, more than 6,400, answered to a quick poll on the eTwinning desktop about Erasmus+, the EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport. This proves the high expectations created by the new programme among the eTwinning community.