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“Sophia das Línguas — many languages, one Europe. Plusieurs cultures, une Sophia.”

 Celebration, 22 Sep 2025 - 26 Sep 2025, Oeiras, Portugal

From 22 to 26 September, our school will be celebrating the European Day of Languages with pupils from the lower and upper secondary levels (ages 10–15). Throughout the week, classes will take part in classroom activities using digital games to explore foreign languages, with a particular focus on English and French, the languages taught at our school. The celebration will culminate in a talk for upper secondary pupils, led by Jorge Madeira Mendes, a retired translator of the European Commission, who will also present a selection of short films related to the theme.

Venue: Agrupamento de Escolas de Carnaxide - Portela (Show On Map)
Target groups:  Pupils Language teachers

Organizer: The Languages and Interculturality Club
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 211
Address: Rua Pedro Homem de Melo , 2794-053 Carnaxide, Oeiras, Portugal
Contact Name: Hugo A. de Araújo
Website: https://www.aecarnaxideportela.pt

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

Struggling to find ideas for an event for this year’s European Day of Languages? It can be challenging to organise events that are fun, inclusive, have an educational element and motivate a large number of people. Below are a few ideas to get your creative thoughts flowing, most of which are based on the principle of “starting small to go big”! 20 ideas for activities that can be carried in celebration of this year's EDL.

20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

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Stëmmt mat of iwwert déi innovatiivst Aktivitéit an dësem Joer! 

Fir dass dësen Dag nach méi spannend gëtt, hutt Dir d'Méiglechkeet, beim Besuch op der Website Är Stëmm ofzeginn, fir déi Ärer Meenung no innovatiivsten EDL-Aktivitéit. Dëst kann sech op Kreativitéit oder op Iwwerdrobarkeet bezéien oder einfach dorop, dass d'Initiativ de Sënn vum Dag am beschten zum Ausdrock bréngt. Et ka véier Woche laang ofgestëmmt ginn, tëschent dem 20. September an dem 20. Oktober; de Gewënner gëtt am Dezember verkënnegt. Den Organisateur vun der Aktivitéit mat de meeschte Stëmme kritt e klenge Präis.

2024's 'most innovative event' is
Long live the European Day of Languages/ Vive la Journée européenne des langues

The event received 1900+ votes and was organised by Lycée Alfred Mézières de Longwy, France.

Congratulations to the winners!

We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2024.