Rescuing play: why schools should take it seriously
Too often, for adults, teachers, risk-averse institutions and school systems, play appears as something problematic: risky, unproductive, difficult to manage and almost impossible to measure. The article challenges this view by pointing to the increasingly pernicious marginalisation of play and to the risks this represents for children and for society more broadly.
Decolonizing Approaches through Reflexivity and Exchange – Training
The Decolonizing Approaches through Reflexivity and Exchange (DARE) training brings together youth workers from Belgium, Greece, Spain and Italy for a week of learning, reflection and collaboration.
Inclusive Education Across Our Community
This year’s Inclusion Member Forum theme focuses on inclusive pedagogies which have proved to better support students from non-dominant socioeconomic backgrounds, and aims to enrich our understanding of inclusive education practices and challenges across our community.
Nothing about the Planet’s Future without youth
For the last two years, we worked with young people across 5 European countries who are living through the reality of the socio-ecological crisis.
Using Youth-Led Participatory Action Research (YPAR), they took a deep dive into the emotions that come when their lives and futures are taken out of their hands, and figured out how to turn this into collective action and empowerement.
YOUDEX Zine
Welcome to the YOUDEX Digital Zine, a collaborative space where young people from across Europe share their stories in participating in our democratic society.
Research – Act – Impact (RAI)
February 2026 – September 2026
Call for a child-centred EU budget: Joint reaction to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Proposal
The next European Union (EU) long-term budget has the potential to invest in all children, everywhere.
Olly’s Interview
Kosara:What’s your name? Olly:Full name? Kosara:You can go with just your first name. Olly:Okay. Olly. Kosara:How old are you? Olly:17 Kosara:Where do you come from? Olly:I was born in the Netherlands but raised for most of my life in the South of Spain. Kosara:How long have you been in a Democratic school? Olly:For 6 years, […]
VOLT Documentary Screening
1-7 August 2025
Noemie’s Interview
What if school meant traveling, sleeping in forests, and learning through adventure? In this episode, Noëmie from Belgium shares her experience in a democratic school and later at the alternative traveling school Lycée Voyageurs, where classes happened on the road. She describes organizing trips, making decisions in circles, and discovering the balance between freedom and […]