The KeyCode project (2020-1-FR01-KA201-080108) is funded, by the European Commission through the French National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme, with the aim of addressing the challenges that young students face in consolidating their European identity.

The KeyCode project is funded, by the European Commission through the French National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme, with the aim of addressing the challenges that young students face in consolidating their European identity.

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Short Films

A database of videos for the reinforcement of students’ key competences on European values.

Each video represents an explanation of how to put into practice activities with students to increase their understanding of empathy and European values.

Films are in native language of the speaker, however, it is possible to activate the subtitles by clicking on the subtitles button at the bottom right of the videos.


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Identity Molecule II (Slovenia)

Goal of the activity is for the students to reflect their own (cultural) identity and become aware of commonalities and differences. They recognize their own diverse group affiliations, the affinity to minority or majority groups and the experiences ...


Cultural meetup II (Slovenia)

The activity tries to challenge participants to face their own stereotypes. It wants the participants to see the process of how we create and use our stereotypes to understand and categorize people around us, so that we can become aware of how our br...


Different but all the same (Italy)

In this activity the students feel free to express themselves regardless of their gender, male or female. They are free to let their friends know about their dreams and ambitions without thinking if they are appropriate to their being male or female.


In my teacher's shoes (Italy)

This activity is a classic role play in which the students play the role of teachers and the teachers play the role of children. The students typical behaviors are well acted by adults who show the children how difficult can be to work in class.


Debate on Holocaust (Romania)

The lesson is about Holocaust during World War II, and the lesson is starting with a text, a poem actually written by a preacher, a poem that addresses the issue of those who did not get involved, who did not help the Jews during those times. And thi...


Perfect market (Romania)

It is very important for our students to be involved in such activities that develop their team spirit, the empathy, the communication because teachers use these abilities during their classes and the lessons they learn from such activities will be u...


Bond together (Romania)

The activity we implemented at 5th grade aimed to make the pupils work together, to cooperate with colleagues with whom they never worked together – this is why the teams were made up random.


Acting techniques (Romania)

The purpose of the activity is to guide the students to the path of empathy, acceptance and understanding. It is important that each student is listened to by the others. It is very important for the students to understand that they need to be patien...


Send a message (Romania)

A video about non-verbal communication through physical messages. The teacher explains the rules of the activity to the students: they will have to replicate a movement and to convey it to all the students in a line. After the movement has been conve...


Into action (Romania)

The activity enabled students to focus on communicating their thoughts while ignoring distractions and to manage their emotions while delivering a speech in front of a public. The teacher explained to the students that they would have to introduce t...


Active listening (Romania)

The activity presented in the video aims at making students use empathy in assessing their peers’ work, as well as enabling them to manage their emotions when presenting their work in public. The teacher gave the instructions to the students: some ...


Senses (Romania)

The activity in this video was meant to make students aware of the different ways in which they perceive reality. The students were given handouts with a grid with five columns, each corresponding to one of the five senses. Then the teacher read a se...


Business cards (Romania)

This is an activity in which students learn more about their classmates by filling in some forms in the shape of business cards. Each student is given a form—a business card—with sections to be filled in: memorable date and place, hobbies and a ...


Observe the change (Romania)

A video in which students notice changes in their peers. The students were asked to form two lines and each to find a peer (the one standing in front of them) in the opposite line. The students were demanded to observe their peers’ appearance in de...


A step forward (Italy)

The activity "take a step forward" is a role palying activitiy which aims at understanidn ang reflecting on the nature of social and economic rights and on the existance of discrimination and inequalities. The activity promotes self reflection and e...


Imaginary Journey (Greece)

A visualization exercise where the students are asked to put themselves in the position of a refugee shortly before his/her escape. They think about what they would do if they had to flee.


Power Station (Greece)

This power station generates energy from acts of violence. Will students be able to find alternative 'fuel' to run the station? An activity about how to cope with violence in daily life and how to find creative solutions to replace it. Teacher: Reggi...


Circles (Greece)

Participants in this activity form two concentric circles and they practice listening to their peers and speaking about a variety of subjects.


Sailing to a New Land (Greece)

An imaginative activity about migrating, risking, and making quick decisions. Which are the truly important things one needs to have with them to start a new life? Teacher: Kristiina Vainaste-Raik Video Operator: Indrek Pilv Rakvere Eragumnaasium, Es...


A reading of "Home" - by Warsan Shire (Greece)

Students direct and shoot a creative reading of the poem "Home" by Warsan Shire.


The refugee crisis through the students' eyes (Greece)

A video about a class discussion on the refugee crisis, after a reading of the poem "Home" by Warsan Shire, and a presentation of two of the students' literary work in response to the theme.


Can I come in? (Greece)

A role play about a group of refugees who wish to cross the borders of a country.


Cultural meetup I (Slovenia)

The activity tries to challenge participants to face their own stereotypes. It wants the participants to see the process of how we create and use our stereotypes to understand and categorize people around us, so that we can become aware of how our br...


Diversity Bingo (Slovenia)

Activity helps pupils to get to know each other better in a fun and relaxed way. It is also a quick and easy activity that helps to start a discussion on diversity, stereotyping, prejudices and discrimination. Activity aims to encourage the perceptio...


I like to (Romania)

The students are asked to write on a piece of paper 5 things about what they like, than move around the class and check the colleagues papers and match their preferences with the others. Through the exercise "I like to" we intended that students get...


I am You (Romania)

The focus of this activity is on how feelings can influence communication. Many students have problems when interpreting and realizing what other people feel when they convey a message. The activity is done in pair, and first, without asking the desk...


4 Truths and 1 Lie (Romania)

The activity proposed is called "Four truths and a lie”. The idea is to give the students a sheet of paper, and each one, individually, in addition to writing their name, write there four true things and one lie about them - a lie, something not tr...


Columbian hypnosis II (Slovenia)

Rationale of the method based on the theatre of the opressed is reconnecting to the body, understanding that we are the thought, feeling and the body - all together. They are not part of us, they are us. It is also a good loosen-up activity and can b...


Circles II (Slovenia)

The activity is a presentation of society, its communication and communication noise. At the same time, the questions during the activity are asked in a way that we don’t have in advance prepared answers to these questions. Participants can perceiv...


Identity Molecule I (Slovenia)

The activity encourages building community, empathy and the sense of belonging. And when students feel that they are part of a community, they will feel more comfortable engaging and participating in the classroom. Activity is also an opportunity to ...


Columbian Hypnosis (Slovenia)

Rationale of the method based on the theatre of the opressed is reconnecting to the body, understanding that we are the thought, feeling and the body - all together. They are not part of us, they are us. It is also a good loosen-up activity and can b...


Chairs (Slovenia)

The activity gives participants an opportunity to think about inequalities in connection to local and global realities. Activity is experiential and offers participants a way to imagine social and environmental injustice in their own and global commu...


Circles (Slovenia)

The activity is a presentation of society, its communication and communication noise. At the same time, the questions during the activity are asked in a way that we don’t have in advance prepared answers to these questions. Participants can perceiv...


Imaginary journey (Slovenia)

Aims: On the one hand, the activity helps the students to put themselves emotionally in the position of a refugee. They change perspective and get involved. On the other hand, they get to know the circumstances in which a flight can take place and le...


Diversity Bingo I (Slovenia)

This activity helps pupils to get to know each other better in a fun and relaxed way. However, it also gives a teacher an opportunity to address stereotyping, prejudices and discrimination. Bingo statements are formulated in a way teacher can identif...


MOLECULES OF JUSTICE (Italy)

The video offers us a view on nowadays, discriminations, showing specific thematics: belonging, disability and gender. The 3L student receated scenes rappresenting negative behaviors followed by positive ones to assume when we meet minorities.


4 CULTURES (Italy)

The activity tries to challenge participants to face their own stereotypes. It wants the participants to see the process of how we create and use our stereotypes to understand and categorize people around us, so that we can become aware of how our br...


The Human Rights 'Market' (Greece)

It's hard to choose which human right to 'buy' but everybody is making offers! "Our life is not the same without human rights".


Wellness classroom (France)

A vocational school teacher presents her wellness class, which contributes to a calm and participatory working climate and helps to reduce tensions and conflicts.


Empathy and discomfort (France)

A final year class from the Saint-Joseph school complex in Epinal (88) participated in the Erasmus KeyCode project on empathy. They made a short video in which they talked about the uncomfortable situations they experience in their daily lives and re...


Diversity Bingo (Greece)

Have you ever imagined what the world would be like if people who live around you, were exactly the same as you? Diversity bingo is an activity that helps start a discussion on diversity, stereotyping, prejudices and discrimination. An activity carri...


ASHIQUE'S STORY (Italy)

In this activity the students had the opportunity to better understand their rights using Ashique's story as a reference. They concentrated on trying to find a solution to her difficult situation and her rights not respected in the short, medium and ...


SCRAMBLE FOR WEALTH AND POWER (Italy)

In this activity, the children had the opportunity to confront each other on the awareness of human rights and the democratic values of the European Union.


ALL THE SAME; ALL DIFFERENT 2 (Italy)

In this activity the children had the opportunity to confront each other and therefore open to dialogue and collaboration. They listened to the needs of others and therefore generated a listening and collaborative competence.


ALL THE SAME; ALL DIFFERENT (Italy)

In this activity the children had the opportunity to confront each other and therefore open to dialogue and collaboration. They listened to the needs of others and therefore generated a listening and collaborative competence.


THE PAPER HOUSE (Italy)

In this activity the students had the opportunity to strengthen team spirit and teamwork.


WHO ARE I (Italy)

In this activity, the children had the opportunity to get to know others and especially themselves better.


THROWING STONES (Italy)

The main objective is to develop in children a greater sense of responsibility through reflection on the causes and consequences of violent acts which must never be seen as the solution.


What do you think at? (Italy)

In this activity the children have learned to know themselves and their emotions better by trying to educate this competence which is often taken for granted. This activity had the purpose of thinking and describing a recurring thought, therefore a w...


CHANGE YOUR GLASSES (Italy)

The students experimented, through storytelling, the identification through the topics covered and allowed a comparison between the students thus allowing them to increase their awareness of feelings and moods.


DO WE HAVE ALTERNATIVE? (Italy)

Through this role-playing game the children have learned to identify with each other and understand that any type of discrimination, in this case bullying, can trigger a sense of inadequacy and a general inferiority complex towards those who receive ...


Empathy to restore a serene climate (France)

Pupils in a sixth-grade class learned to overcome prejudice, and incivility and develop empathetic behavior to restore a calm classroom climate conducive to learning.


Pedagogy of the heart: Game of labels (France)

In this lower secondary school class, the aim was to combat insults and negative judgments, restore the pupils' confidence and create a positive working atmosphere.


Lutter contre les préjugés : le jeu des étiquettes (France)

Thanks to the label game, secondary school pupils learn to restore their image and regain their self-confidence.


Empathy: a good tool to stop bullying (France)

Pupils in the final year of a secondary school chose their subject: the fight against harassment and worked on the recognition of emotions, the acceptance of differences, how to create a climate of trust, respect, and non-judgment in the classroom


Empathy Café (France)

In the empathy café, in the first year of high school class, two language teachers (German and English) introduce students to empathy through an awareness-raising campaign against prejudice and discrimination in sports and to promote the integration...


My Europe, it will be ... (France)

By working on the clichés about European countries, pupils in the second year of secondary school are led to question their European feeling and to understand that they are the actors of tomorrow.


Take action to cultivate peaceful relationships (France)

Implementation of the resource in a second-year class (first year of secondary school) in a context where there are tensions between pupils, communication difficulties with teachers, discomfort in the class or with classmates, and use of vocabulary n...


Conflict resolution (France)

The students imagine a roleplay about a conflict. There are three main phases to the implementation: -Step 1: Reflection in groups (of three) were than are free to discuss conflictful situations and decide in groups which one they are going to pla...


European empathy (France)

It aims to identify empathy in different contexts. - at a personal level and at the European level. The students first discover what the notion of empathy, then, in groups, they describe their experience of a situation where they experienced empathy ...


European citizenship (France)

The lesson deals with active European citizenship. First of all, it allows to recall what the European Union is and what makes it unique as well as the countries that are members. What does "being a European citizen" mean? What are the rights and dut...


European values (France)

The students discover the values of the EU. What does the European Union bring to the students and do they share the founding values of the EU? First, the students brainstorm about the European values, then they play the game of...