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For a More Holistic Focus on Education – Enhancing the “Union of Equality” Strategy 2021-2030

Sampo Kolu, our youngest advisory board member, has formally submitted his response to the European Commission’s consultation on “Enhancing the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

UN Call: Inputs on Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment

At QUEST we mobilized our network of schools, composed of both alternative and traditional schools across Europe, to answer the suggested questionnaire. In the first part of the document we provide you with summaries of their answers based on the educational model.

New Anti-Racism Strategy – QUEST’s Education and Right-Based Position

QUEST acknowledges the European Commission’s efforts to integrate anti-racism education and implement intersectional approaches. However, the strategy largely prioritises vague notions of diversity and inclusion over structural transformation, failing to confront the embedded systems of racism within policies, curricula, and institutions.

CHOOSING EDUCATION AS EUROPE’S DEMOCRACY SHIELD

If the EU is serious about building resilient democratic societies, it must recognise that education is the foundation.

project reports

Exploring Gender Dynamics in Forest School Kindergartens

This report explores how gender dynamics manifest in children’s play and interactions within outdoor kindergarten environments that follow the Forest School pedagogy.

YOU CARE: From Eco-Anxieties to Action

On October 17 th 2025, 35 young participants from Lithuania, Ireland, Bulgaria, and Italy gathered in Brussels, Belgium, to bring eco-anxiety into light in front of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), youth workers, and peers.

VOLT Art Catalogue

This catalogue presents The VOLT Art Project, an artistic extension of the Erasmus+ project VOLT – VOLcanoes as Teachers, which connects schools in Italy, Greece, and Iceland located in remote volcanic regions of Europe. The project combines STEM exploration and artistic expression, encouraging students to study their local volcanoes and share their discoveries through both scientific and creative lenses.

YOUDEX Toolkit

VIDEOS

SUVEMAE, Pioneer of Possibility

How a democratic ‘school in a school‘ in Tallinn could pave the way for transforming public education in Europe

BUSTA documentary

BUilding Skills in schools through Training therapy Animals

YGBN documentary

Youth Going Back to Nature – Engage, Connect, Empower

QUEST in the press

Democratic education in public schools: is it possible?

QUEST DOCUMENTS

QUEST Activities Report 2025

QUEST Communication and Dissemination Report 2024

QUEST Events Report 2024

QUEST Activities Report 2024