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The 21st Century Classroom: Creative and Engaging Methodologies course focuses on practical activities that equip participants with strategies to foster a student-centered learning environment.

Effective learning requires active student engagement—more than sitting, listening, or memorizing. Engagement involves students taking ownership of their learning, a key factor in achieving both immediate and long-term success. Inspired by the proverb, “Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime,” this course emphasizes promoting active participation and personal responsibility in learning.

To achieve this, teachers should transition from being instructors to facilitators, guiding students to set goals, make decisions, and develop lifelong problem-solving skills. Shifting from traditional passive learning requires rethinking methods, embracing innovative strategies, and integrating digital tools to motivate students in a 21st-century classroom.

This course connects key concepts—motivation, communication, engagement, and responsibility—with new methodologies to create an environment where active engagement empowers students to take autonomous learning paths for their future success.

The added value of the course is that it offers partner search possibilities for KA1, KA2 and eTwinning activities.

Upskill your organization

Target group are coordinators of international projects, the school management, teachers, special education teachers and all other non-teaching experts and staff working in school education.

The course covers a wide range of topics that schools need to consider and tackle when introducing and securing internationalization in their school:

• Develop a clear understanding of active engagement and its implementation in the classroom.
• Gain practical ideas and activities to enhance student engagement and accountability for their learning goals.
• Learn effective methodologies and strategies, including TBL (Team-Based Learning), PBL (Project-Based Learning), Flipped Classroom, Design Thinking, Peer Teaching, Inquiry-Based Learning, Collaborative Learning, Crossover Learning, and Gamification.
• Explore the evolving roles of educators and students in creating a student-centered, dynamic classroom environment.
• Collaborate and exchange ideas through real-time projects with peers.

The course methodology combines brief presentations, brainstorming, and hands-on activities, fostering active participation through short projects that deepen understanding and support classroom application. A student-centered approach is integrated throughout, with all materials accessible to participants, who can also share ideas and reflections via a digital daily diary.

Earn a certificate

The course participants will get a Certificate of Active Attendance.

The competences acquired will be validated by the course organisers on the Europass mobility.

What makes Euneos the leading course provider in Europe?

Euneos consistently rises to the challenge, empowering our clients with a wide selection of outstanding courses. We're committed to delivering excellence that meets the Quality Standards for courses under Key Action 1 and Rules of application, Annex I - Erasmus Quality Standards, as required by the European Commission.

On-site courses

The 21st Century Classroom: Creative and Engaging Methodologies on-site courses take place in Lisbon, Portugal. The 21st Century Classroom: Creative and Engaging Methodologies are 7 day courses that start on Sunday afternoon and end on Saturday at 13:00 o'clock.

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• CONFIRMED 24 - 30 August 2025, Lisbon, Portugal

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Euneos has an international team of trainers who are the most experienced in the field of their expertise. Meet Euneos' trainers for the The 21st Century Classroom: Creative and Engaging Methodologies:

Main organiser / trainer

Manuela Farinha

• Degree in Basic Education: Portuguese, English and Drama teacher since 1995
• Master’s Degree in Educational Management
• Deputy Headmistress at Alexandre Herculano School (Santarém – Portugal)
• Certified Teacher Trainer Erasmus Coordinator and eTwinning mentor
• Former English Coursebook Projects author

She coordinates Erasmus projects and participates in the Bilingual Education project, teaching theatre in English. With experience teaching Portuguese to non-native speakers, she has mentored eTwinning projects, earning national and European quality labels. For 15 years, she has created English textbooks for kindergarten to 6th grade. In addition to teaching, she is the Deputy Headmistress. Her master’s thesis focused on the inclusion of migrant students who don’t speak Portuguese.

Euneos choice of venues is based on two essentials: delivering professionalism and assuring personal well-being in order to warrant enjoyable course experience.

Lisbon, Portugal

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