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☕🌞 Summer Edu Café: 

Sipping Ideas on Active Citizenship

🗓 Duration: 5 weeks (asynchronous)
📍 Platform: eTwinning Group / TwinSpace 
👥 Audience: eTwinning teachers
🎯 Theme:"Cool Ideas for Hot Topics: Active Citizenship in Action!"
🏷 Hashtags: #SummerEduCafe #eTwinning #ActiveCitizenship #TeachForChange #SummerInspiration

🥤 Week 1: 21/07 to 27/07 – Welcome Drink: Sparkling Lemonade of Ideas

💬 Topic: Icebreaker + Inspiration Starter
��� Activities:

• 👋 Post a summer selfie + 3 emojis that represent your idea of active citizenship
• 🗣 Respond to: What does “active citizenship” mean to you in education?
• 🗺 Drop a pin on the Padlet Map to show your location
• 🎶 Bonus Fun: Share an “empowerment” song from your country 
  📍 Tool: Padlet (Map + Posts)
  🔖 Hashtags: #MeetAndInspire #CitizenshipVibes #MyTeacherFace

🍉 Week 2: 28/07 to 03/08 – Smoothie of Stories: Sharing Real-Life Inspirations

💬 Topic: Real experiences with active citizenship
��� Activities:

• ✍️ Post a real story (text, pic, or short video) of a project/activity
• 💭 Reflect in 3 words: How did your students feel?
• 👫 Tag another teacher to join the smoothie bar of stories
  📍 Tool: Forum thread or Canva board
  🔖 Hashtags: #StoriesThatMatter #RealCitizens #Empowered������Ƶers

🌿 Week 3: 04/08 to 10/08 – Green Tea Talk: Citizens of the Planet

💬 Topic: Environmental & Global Citizenship 🌍
��� Activities:

• 📊 Vote in a poll: “Which sustainability action would you prioritize in schools?”
• 🌱 Share one eco-action from your school (or a dream one!)
• 🖌 Bonus: Design a slogan for a “Green School Year”
  📍 Tool: Thinglink (interactive image + poll) or Canva
  🔖 Hashtags: #GreenCitizens #SustainableSchools #PlanetFirst

🍹 Week 4: 11/08 to 17/08 – Mocktail of Methods: Cool Teaching Strategies

💬 Topic: Creative teaching for active citizenship
��� Activities:

• 🧠 Post 1 method/tool/approach you love to teach civic values
• ❤️ Browse others' methods and “like” your top 3 favorites
• 💡 Share a new digital tool that could level up civic learning
  📍 Tool: Jamboard or collaborative Slides
  🔖 Hashtags: #CoolTools #Civic������Ƶing #ActiveMethods

🍰 Week 5: 18/08 to 24/08 – Cake of Connections: Let’s Plan Something!

💬 Topic: Co-creating micro-projects 🍰
��� Activities:

• 🌟 Pitch a micro-project idea (title + 3 bullets + target age)
• 💬 Comment on a project you’d like to co-create
• 💌 Wrap-up: Post your “Reflection Postcard” (Canva template)
  📍 Tool: Padlet or shared Google Doc
  🔖 Hashtags: #eTwinningSeeds #MiniProjects #Let’sDoThis

🎁 Bonus Summer Lounge (During the entire summer period!)

• 📚 Reading Corner: Share 1 article/book/podcast on civic education
• 🎥 Flip the Ice Cream!: Record a short video—what would you “melt” or “freeze” in education? 🍦
• �� EduChill Playlist: Add your fave inspirational song to our Spotify playlist
  🔖 Hashtags: #TeacherVibes #FlipForChange #EduChillZone

🏁 Closing 

• 🌈 Share your favorite moment or quote from the "Summer Edu Cafe"
• 🤝 Start private chats with educators who shared similar interests

🧑‍🏫 Target Audience:

European Teachers & eTwinners 

🎯 Objectives:

• Promote awareness of the values of the European Union
• Encourage reflection on active citizenship
• Celebrate cultural diversity through music
• Provide ready-to-use content for classroom inspiration

📚 Brief Content Introduction:

Music is a universal language that transcends borders. The European Union celebrates unity in diversity – a principle that echoes the Day of Music! 🌍🎶

Active citizenship means engaging with our communities, respecting democratic values, and understanding our roles in society — locally, nationally, and as EU citizens. The EU promotes these values through programs like Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens, and its support for cultural exchange. 💬🤝🎓

Let’s explore how music can become a tool to discuss solidarity, diversity, freedom, and participation – the beating heart of European citizenship.

��� Activity: “Create Your EU Citizenship Playlist” ��

📝 Instructions for Teachers:

1. Reflect: Think about songs (in any European language) that:
   • Promote peace, unity, human rights, or civic values
   • Highlight cultural identity or social change
   • Represent your country’s voice in the European choir
2. Share: Add 1–2 songs to our
   ✍️ Include:
   • 🎵 Song title and artist
   • 🌍 Country of origin
   • 🧠 A short explanation of how the song connects to active citizenship or EU values
3. Discover: Take a musical tour of the playlist! Listen to songs from across Europe and discuss 💬 on the deisgnated forum:
   • What values or stories are shared?
   • How do music and citizenship connect?
   • Can you use this in your classroom?
   • How can we use music to teach values of democracy, tolerance, and participation?
   • Which EU-supported programs promote active cultural and civic engagement?
   • How can we inspire students to be active citizens through creativity?

🌟 Bonus Option:

📹 Mini-Challenge: Invite teachers (or their students) to record a short video clip singing or playing part of a song from the playlist — even a few seconds — and compile a “Voices of Europe” montage and post on the !

1️⃣ Grab your coffee (or tea! ☕)
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3️⃣ Chat, share and discuss with your peers!

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Hi,

Hope you are doing well.
We are working on a project about child rights with five primary and secondary school teachers from Türkiye. We look for a co-founder and partners from foreign countries. Actually, our qouta for Turkish partners is already full. The project will be from March to May. If you've attended at least one and your students are aged between 7-11, please let us know.
Hope to hearing from collaborating partners.

Esma 

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Hello,

We are 6 partners form 5 different countries and carrying out an eTwinning Project named "The Citizens of The Universe". I need some creative activities/ tasks to implement with the students. 

Waiting for your ideas!

Derya

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