1. What does Europe mean to you and me, young citizens?
MY EUROPE ! YOUR EUROPE !
What does Europe mean to you and me, young citizens?

2. SUMMARY
The project “My Europe! Your Europe!” aims to give senior high-school
students the opportunity to think about what Europe means to them as
a student at school, in their first job, in their private life, …
These young people ask questions like…
- What are my concerns, issues, questions, feelings, … when it comes to Europe?
- What value has Europe created for me so far? How do I see and experience Europe every day?
- What are the challenges for Europe to guarantee a better future for me?
Students search for answers to these questions.
They share the answers with other students throughout Europe.
And they share their experiences with the European politicians in Brussels.
They use short video reports to create their messages and use eTwinning to share them.
The messages the students are gathered in an overall report that will be presented to the European President, mr. Tusk, in the spring of 2018.

3. OVERVIEW Starting-point What does Europe mean to you and me?
Project “My Europe! Your Europe!”:
How does it work?
Practical info
Contact

4. STARTING-POINT You and I are high-school students
preparing for a future as citizens,
to study, work and build a life in our countries,
in Europe.
Europe is a part of our lives and you and I
are part of Europe.

5. WHAT DOES EUROPE MEAN TO YOU AND ME?
Question 1
You and I, as soon as we are 18, we will be
invited to participate in the European elections.
Are you and I ready for it, do you and I know
what European politics and institutions are all
about, and do you and I feel interested and
involved in Europe?

6. WHAT DOES EUROPE MEAN TO YOU AND ME?
Question 2
Thanks to the “Erasmus” project, you and I,
we can go to another country in Europe or
even outside Europe, to study and to meet
other people, learn and discover other cultures.
What other opportunities did Europe create
for you and me?

7. WHAT DOES EUROPE MEAN TO YOU AND ME?
Question 3
In a few years time, you and I will be players
on the job market, earning a living for
ourselves, for our partners and families.
How does Europe build a future where you
and I have a good balance between work and
life, a future that offers hope and perspectives
for generations to come?

8. PROJECT MY EUROPE! YOUR EUROPE!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Schools in Belgium, the UK, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland are contacted about this project
A class group of students of each school can participate
The school teams (coached by a teacher) communicate with each other through the eTwinning platform (free of charge)
The project starts mid-October 2017 and runs until mid-March 2018
Each student needs to invest on average 1,5 hour per week on the project
The project work is done by
doing research
making short videos + writing short reports (text that tells the story of the video)
on concrete European topics in the lives of young people

9. PROJECT MY EUROPE! YOUR EUROPE!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
PHASES:
In the beginning of October,
the Broederschool Humaniora, a school situated in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, will kick-off the project by launching a short video to the other schools
the teachers of the different schools will communicate with each other and define the “topics” each school will work on (via eTwinning)
the students can get to know each other (via eTwinning)
As of mid-October, the students can start the project work
every month, new videos and reports are shared on the etwinning platform
the students can discuss their experiences, views, opinions, …
The MEP’s of the participating countries will be aware of the project and monitor the outcome

10. PROJECT MY EUROPE! YOUR EUROPE!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
PHASES:
By March 2018,
all project topics will be covered
the video material and text material is presented by all the teachers in a format that can be presented to the European President, mr.Tusk, during a big online European conference meeting

11. PRACTICAL INFO e-twinning project
Project coached by the first European President, mr Van Rompuy
initiative: Mark Van Couwenberghe,
teacher at Broederschool Humaniora,
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

12. CONTACT
Mark Van Couwenberghe,