Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2025 Newsletter practical, hands-on activities. It approached the concept of citizenship not just as a civic duty but as a living experience, one that is constantly shaped by our actions, interactions, and beliefs.
Guided by clearly formulated SMART objectives, the project provided a structured yet flexible framework that allowed students to build competences across multiple domains while engaging deeply with the core themes of democracy, participation, digital responsibility, inclusion, and diversity.
The partnership operated on TwinSpace and other collaborative and safe platforms, facilitating exchanges, creative outputs, and meaningful discussions between European schools. Working both in national and international teams, students co-constructed knowledge, participated in joint challenges, and ultimately grew into more informed, empathetic, and empowered individuals.
Innovative activities – learning citizenship by doing A defining feature of this project was its innovative approach to citizenship education. Rather than relying on lectures or textbook definitions, students from Republican Theoretical Lyceum“ Aristotel” in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova learned through creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and civic action. a) Celebrating Local Heroes The“ Celebrating Local Heroes " activity was one of the first citizenship-focused tasks, encouraging students to recognize and honour individuals from their
communities who have made a meaningful impact on society. Through research and storytelling, students highlighted figures such as activists, educators, or everyday citizens whose actions embodied the values of courage, empathy, and civic responsibility. Each student wrote a short story about their chosen hero, including personal reflections on how that person inspired them. These stories were posted on a shared Padlet wall, organized by country, and accompanied by images or media to bring the narratives to life. The collaborative aspect continued as students read and commented on each other’ s posts, creating a cross-cultural exchange of inspiration and appreciation. This activity not only developed students’ writing and reflection skills but also deepened their understanding of active citizenship by showing how ordinary individuals can lead extraordinary change in their communities.
b) Multicultural Citizenship Tree This symbolic activity involved our teams designing visual " trees " that reflected the roots( historical and cultural influences), the trunks( the fundamental European values of citizenship that unite us), the brunches( different aspects of citizenship), leaves and flowers( student actions and
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