Reimagining Education through Children’s Rights
Online Conference 20th November Free registrations will open soon https://quest-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/background-video.mp4 More than thirty-five years after the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), children’s rights are firmly established in international law and increasingly present in education policies and discourse. Yet their translation into the everyday life of schools remains […]
From Student’s Voices To School Change – Practice Lab
Practice Lab: From Student’s Voice to School Change Download Toolkit In the lead-up to World Children’s Day on 20 November, QUEST is inviting schools across Europe to take little-big actions to strengthen student participation. You may not be able to change the whole school or the education system around you. But within the space you […]
Can schools teach ecology in a fairer way? Ecopedagogies in practice
Can schools teach ecology in a fairer way? Ecopedagogies in practice I 28th September, 2026 16:30 – 18:00 CET I Online Agenda coming soon! Member Forums are spaces where our community comes together to exchange ideas and share successful educational practices, as well as discuss challenges related to different educational topics. This edition turns to […]
Experiencing Democracy in the Classroom
Experiencing Democracy in the Classroom I 28th July, 2026 I Online Agenda coming soon! Member Forums are spaces where our community comes together to exchange ideas and share successful educational practices, as well as discuss challenges related to different educational topics. This year’s theme focuses on democratic education and how schools put democratic values into practice […]
Research Act Impact (RAI) – Youth Exchange
The Research, Act, Impact (RAI) Youth Exchange equips young people aged 16-26 from Romania, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Italy, with the methodological tools of Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
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.
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, […]
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 […]
Ceder’s Interview
What’s it like to step into a sociocratic school and immediately start shaping it yourself? In this episode, Ceder from the Netherlands shares how joining De Vrije Ruimte opened the door to real participation, from launching a student coffee machine project to debating phone policies and helping redesign shared spaces. He reflects on finding his […]