Education: five Italian schools receive the 2026 European eTwinning Award

In the ‘Early Childhood Education and Care’ category (up to 6 years old), the first prize was awarded to the BE Happy…BE smART! project, born out of collaboration between nursery schools in Italia and Spain to foster emotional intelligence and empathy in 3- and 4-year-olds through art, the mindful use of digital technology and the CLIL methodology. The project involved the active participation of Italian teachers Marianicola D’Alessandro, a founding teacher at the ICS “L. Gereschi” in Pontasserchio, Pisa, and Laura Libertucci, a partner teacher at the ICS “Colozza” in Campobasso.

In the ‘Primary Education’ category (ages 7–11), second place went to the J.O.Y. project: Journey of Youth across European Cultures, led in Italia by the founding teacher Simona Ceramicola of the ICS ‘Carducci – Materdona’ in Mesagne (Brindisi). The initiative involved primary school pupils in a transnational collaboration with partners in Spain, Turkey and Greece, focusing on intercultural exchange and culminating in the joint creation of an illustrated e-book.

In the ‘Lower Secondary Education’ category (12–15 years), second place went to the E.L.F. project: Eco-friendly Lifestyle for Food & Fashion, led by founding teacher Daniela Musella of the IIS ‘B. Focaccia’ in Salerno. The project enabled students from Italy and three other European countries (Greece, France and the Netherlands) to discuss the topic of environmental sustainability as it relates to nutrition, fashion and transport, combining digital activities with face-to-face exchanges.

Finally, in the ‘Upper Secondary Education’ category (16–19 years), the runner-up prize was awarded to the L2L: Skills for Academic Success & Future Citizenship, to which partner teacher Antonella Settimi from the ITT “Allievi-Sangallo” in Terni contributed. Developed in collaboration with schools in Poland and Greece, the programme guided upper secondary school pupils towards refining their study methods and understanding of European citizenship, culminating in the independent creation of an educational web portal.

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