As part of the Jean Monnet project EUCLASS Alliance, we created a lesson plan that helps xinvolve learners in several discussions connected to the EU and European values within roughly one hour.
The lesson includes:
- introduction
- short Erasmus video
- Kahoot quiz
- moving debate
- feedback
Here is a short overview of the main learning activities.
Short Erasmus video
The European Commission released a new one-minute “brand video” about Erasmus+ in 2025. It shows scenes from across Europe. A useful detail is that you can choose subtitles in all official EU languages from the bottom right corner of the video window. See here
Kahoot quiz
Public Kahoot quizzes about the EU are available in several languages. Our Estonian language version is herelink opens on new page
We wanted to keep it short (10 questions), so there will be more time left for the next activity.
Moving debate
At the EUCLASS project summer school in Athens in September 2025, Elie Demerseman from YES Forum introduced a method that combines physical movement in the room with making statements and expressing opinions.
Learners see/hear a question and stand on a position along an imaginary line in the classroom or corridor. One end means yes/agree, the other end means no/disagree. This gives an opportunity to ask individual follow-up questions such as “Why did you stand here?” or “Why do you think so?”
The dynamic of the group shapes the depth of discussion and the variety of opinions. It is useful to prepare more questions than you need, because the actual class shows how many can be covered. This makes the method flexible.
Our questions were based on those used by YES Forum:
- do you feel European?
- do you believe the voting age should start at 16?
- should voting be compulsory?
- do you feel the impact of the European Union in your daily life?
- should spending a semester in another European country be compulsory in everyone’s learning path?
- does Europe need a common army?
- do you think the EU is democratic?
- should we vote for transnational lists in European Parliament elections (the same candidates in all EU countries)?
- do you need to be politically active to express your views?
We tested the lesson plan at Kuressaare Ametikool during ErasmusDays with two learner groups.
For learners, the variety of activities meant that the lesson was playful and lively. They could express their views and took part actively. Of course, learners participation level differs. Their knowledge about the European Union, democracy, the rule of law, and the Erasmus+ programme is not the same. In one lesson, for example, several learners were about to go on a four-month mobility to Malta quite soon.
The European Union shapes our daily life directly, even when we do not always notice it. Learners also do not always recognise the impact of EU funding in Estonia or in our school. We also had to remind them that we use a common currency, the euro.
We continue implementing EUCLASS Alliance activities and want to create new ways to raise learners’ awareness of the EU’s role and our shared values. We have the privilege of living in a free democratic country, and we want to preserve it.
