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VAL-YOU at the Best of Erasmus 2025 event
We are honoured to have been invited by the German National Agency for School Education to present our project VAL-YOU at the Best of Erasmus 2025 event in Potsdam on 2 October 2025.
During the event, we had the pleasure of offering a practical workshop for teachers on European values in school education and the role of Erasmus+ in fostering these values across Europe.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated, shared ideas, and helped make the exchange so inspiring!
- VAL-YOU Project Presented at EU Working Group on Citizenship Education
Our partner Zentrum polis, the Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools, had the pleasure to be invited to the 16th meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training of the European Commission on 21 and 22 october 2025. Patricia Hladschik presented first results of the VAL-YOU project during a… Read More »VAL-YOU Project Presented at EU Working Group on Citizenship Education - Game Development: A Game in Itself
Developing a game is much more than coding โ itโs a constant balancing act between creativity, realism, and playability. Beyond the technical side of software development, game design brings unique opportunities and complex questions that shape how players learn and engage. Realism vs. Gameplay Our scenarios are inspired by real-world democratic processes. But perfect realism… Read More »Game Development: A Game in Itself
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๐ก Democracy is more than voting. When we think about democracy, we often think about elections. But democracy is something we experience every day โ especially in schools. ![]()
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๐ฉโ๐ซ For teachers, it means creating a space where students feel heard, respected, and involved.![]()
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๐ For students, it means expressing ideas, listening to others, and taking part in shared decisions. ![]()
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โ๏ธ respect others, even when we disagree ![]()
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โ๏ธ take responsibility within a group ![]()
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Democracy is not just a political system. It is a way of learning, teaching, and living together![]()
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๐ฌ Education plays a key role: we donโt just learn about democracy โ we practice it every day. ![]()
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๐ Today is not just about learning more about autism โ itโs about changing the way we see the world.![]()
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Autism is not something to fix. It is a different way of perceiving, communicating, and experiencing reality. And for this reason, it concerns all of us.![]()
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As educators, trainers, and citizens, we share a responsibility: to create environments where everyone can express themselves, take part, and feel truly recognized.![]()
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๐ก Inclusion means adapting environments, not people.![]()
It means valuing differences, creating accessible tools โ such as Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) โ and building relationships based on respect.![]()
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๐ค Through the Val-You project, we are reminded of how essential European values are in this journey: equality, dignity, participation, and rights.![]()
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Inclusion is not an extraordinary act. It is a choice we make every day.![]()
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โจ Today, we choose to be a community โ one that truly leaves no one behind.![]()
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๐ VAL-YOU Toolkit Progress Update!![]()
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Our project meeting in Reus was an important milestone: we agreed on the overall structure of the VAL-YOU Toolkit and clarified how its different components will work together in classroom practice. ๐ค![]()
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Alongside lesson plans on core European Values from our values report, we are developing dedicated supporting materials for our serious game โ designed to make game-based learning feasible, efficient, and genuinely โready to useโ for teachers. ๐โจ![]()
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๐ฎ What will the game material include?![]()
Quickstart Guide: a clear entry point for teachers who want to begin without technical uncertainty. โก![]()
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Checklist of prerequisites: what needs to be in place (devices, group settings, time frame, basic preparation) before playing. โ
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Game overview: the narrative, learning goals, key mechanics, and the kinds of decisions learners will face. ๐![]()
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Ready-to-use lesson plans: structured classroom activities before, during, and after gameplay, with reflection tasks and discussion prompts. ๐ซ![]()
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๐ ๏ธ Turning insights into action![]()
What made this especially productive was testing the new game prototype together. ๐น๏ธ Playing it allowed us to identify what teachers and learners will actually need in real classrooms โ and to translate those insights directly into the toolkit design. ๐ก![]()
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Digital game-based learning works best when play is paired with structure: preparation, guided observation, and reflection. With VAL-YOU, we are building exactly that bridgeโbetween an engaging prototype and high-quality classroom practice. ๐๐ช๐บ![]()
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