European Schoolnet has carried Spring Day forward in cooperation with and with the financial support of the European Commission. Due to its success, the event has since been held annually. Every year, the number of schools willing to participate in Spring Day grows, making it one of the most successful events for schools in Europe.
For Spring Day 2003, 5 501 schools from 29 countries schools across Europe registered to take part; leading national and European politicians went back to school and a large number of debates and European cultural celebrations took place.
Spring Day 2004 had 5 627 schools debating and celebrating the fifth EU Enlargement.
Spring Day 2005 focused on the European Constitution. 6 620 schools registered to organise meetings, debates and events on European values, the European Constitution and the EU institutions.
Spring Day 2006 had a special focus on aDebating our Futurea. With 7 501 schools registered, it offered a large scale of activities. Many public figures took part in the event by going back to school to meet students, join face-to-face or online debates.
Spring Day 2007 was an opportunity to enhance and support European citizenship education in schools, in the year when the European Union celebrated its 50th anniversary. The portal was at the heart of the events by harvesting information material to support and encourage teachers to involve their classes. The campaign to celebrate Europe promoted knowledge and debates and involved many European political leaders.
Spring Day for Europe 2008
This year, they hope to increase the number of participating schools across Europe to set up activities to strengthen dialogues between young Europeans and political leaders.
In 2008, Spring Day for Europe joins the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue initiative to promote intercultural dialogue and help raise awareness for young people about cultural diversity, as a major asset to our common European cultural heritage.
The main goal of the campaign is to prepare and assist schools in planning, organising and running their own events as part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. A wide range of activities and events are expected to take place at local, national and European level.
The Spring Day for Europe Team invites you to visit a school from your country, region or town/village to talk to young Europeans about Europe and your work as a public figure. Be part of this unique event to encourage students and teachers from different cultures to establish meaningful dialogues aiming to get to know each other better, and remove prejudice and stereotypes. Make your own contribution to communicating cultures to young Europeans to help them be better prepared for the tomorrowas challenges!
Vice President Margot WallstrAm, Commissioner for institutional relations and communication strategy, and Commissioner JAn Figel'', Commissioner for education, training, culture and youth, welcome schools to register for Spring Day for Europe 2008.
You can find out more informations by :
visiting the website www.springday2008.net
or
by following this link http://www.springday2008.net/ww/en/pub/spring2008/contacts/advisers.htm
Here you can find a group of teachers who acts as a contact point between European Schoolnet and the schools that register with Spring Day for Europe. The teachers encourage schools to join the project, promote activities, advise and answer questions of fellow colleagues from their countries.
