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Youth Participation YOUDEX Youth Democratic Experiences YOUDEX will engage young Europeans who have practised democracy, since the early stages, in different spheres of their lives, such as their families, schools and local communities. The project will co-create with them a safe digital space for them to share their personal stories and experiences of being active […]

Reimagining Education through Children’s Rights

Online Conference 20th November Register here 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 uneven. Recent research […]

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 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 environmental and […]

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)

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 […]