School Workshops
Interactive workshops, study visits and international youth exchanges for schools in Croatia – experience-based, hands-on and delivered in Croatian or English.
Bringing Europe into the classroom
EAST (European Academy for Strategic Training and Business) is a youth organisation working in non-formal education, international mobility and the personal and professional development of young people aged 14–30. As a partner in many Erasmus+ and CERV projects, we bring tested European methods and current topics straight into schools.
Duration: 1–5 hours, flexible
Group size: up to 30 students
Location: your school, online or by arrangement
Language: Croatian or English
Certificate: for every participant, listing the competences gained
Download pdf: Workshop manual
Our workshops
01 Fake or Fact? – Media literacy
Students learn to check content, evaluate sources and understand filter bubbles through a fact-checking challenge based on real examples.
Spotting disinformation, bots and deepfakes
Fact-checking tools and reverse search
How algorithms shape what we see
02 My Money, My Future – Financial literacy
In a budget simulation game, students make spending decisions and see how quickly debt can build up.
Budgeting, saving and interest made simple
Digital payments and how debt happens
Subscription traps, finfluencers and crypto hype
03 Smart Online – Digital skills & AI
Hands-on work with AI tools, their limits and biases, ending with the class's own rules for responsible use.
How language models work and where they fail
Data protection and digital identity
Creative use of digital tools
04 Think Outside the Box – Critical thinking
Hands-on work with AI tools, their limits and biases, ending with the class's own rules for responsible use.
How language models work and where they fail
Data protection and digital identity
Creative use of digital tools
05 Experience Europe – EU Parliament simulation
MEPs for a day: students form political groups, negotiate compromises and vote on a real legislative proposal.
Who decides what in the EU
Negotiating and building majorities
Public speaking and persuasion
06 What Erasmus+ Offers You – Erasmus+
An interactive introduction to Erasmus+ and the many ways young people can take part.
Youth exchanges, European Solidarity Corps and trainings
Finding calls and applying
Getting your learning recognised
07 SDGs in Action – Sustainability
An interactive introduction to Erasmus+ and the many ways young people can take part.
Youth exchanges, European Solidarity Corps and trainings
Finding calls and applying
Getting your learning recognised
08 Understand Climate, Shape Climate – Climate
Climate change without the doom: real data, climate justice and a campaign for your school.
Causes and consequences through real data
Climate justice and your CO₂ footprint
Planning a school climate campaign
09 Speak Up – Civic participation
Students pick an issue that matters to them and build an action plan for their school, neighbourhood or town.
Youth councils, petitions and citizens' initiatives
Turning frustration into a clear goal
Pitching to real decision-makers
10 Life Skills – Transversal skills
Team challenges help students discover their strengths and build a skills profile for their portfolio.
Communication and feedback
Teamwork and conflict resolution
Creativity and self-organisation
11 Human Rights for Everyone – Human rights
Real-life cases show how human rights shape classrooms, social media and everyday life.
Your rights and children's rights
Recognising discrimination and online hate
Civil courage: standing up for others
12 Creativity with AI – AI workshop
Students write prompts, make songs with Suno, turn notes into podcasts with NotebookLM, and create images and videos.
Writing effective prompts
Creating music, images and video
Copyright, labelling and deepfakes