Coordinator survey
64%Students who said they do not know their EU citizenship rights
PR3 · EU Citizenship Education Module / Toolkit
Not a user — a digital citizen. Rights, duties, shared European values.
This Toolkit aims to strengthen young people not merely as users of digital technology, but as critical, safe and active digital citizens who know their rights, responsibilities and Europe’s shared democratic values.
DCCEC
Digital Citizenship Culture in European Community
DCCEC — Digital Citizenship Culture in European Community
Official project site
DCCIEC — our European home
News, events and e-books live on the official DCCEC site. SQUARE is the education-kit layer of that house.
A six-part pack plus train-the-trainer
A modular education package that institutions in other countries can apply directly. Not a single document: content, guide, tools and assessment together.
A
Main toolkit
About, conceptual framework and the 8 standard modules.
BTrainer’s guide
How to use, method, safe space, facilitation.
CParticipant workbook
Worksheets, self-assessment, participant notes.
DActivity pack
Cards, scenarios, activities, e-books.
EMonitoring and evaluation
Pre-test, post-test, 100 questions, observation and satisfaction.
FOpen educational resources
Download, print, share under Creative Commons.
ToTTrain the trainer
2 days / 12 hours. Micro-teaching and trainer assessment.
- Education module (A–C)
- Trainer training (ToT)
- Open educational resources (D, F)
- Monitoring and evaluation (E)
Why this education kit?
Coordinator survey
72%Students who said they do not know European common culture
Eurobarometer
42%Share aged 15–24 among those who do not understand the term
The Toolkit was written to close this gap.
EU Citizenship Education Programme
Eight teaching modules
The spine of the education programme. Every module uses the same template: outcomes, session plan, materials, European practice box.
M1 · 120 min
European citizenship and European values
EU citizenship, shared values, rights and responsibilities. The first door of the Toolkit.
M2 · 120 min
Digital citizenship
Digital identity, rights and duties, online participation. From user to citizen.
M3 · 120 min
Digital literacy and critical thinking
Information literacy, source evaluation, a link to DigComp.
M4 · 120 min
Media literacy and disinformation
The sample module from the Hatay note. Misinformation, disinformation, malinformation.
M5 · 120 min
Digital safety, privacy and data
Cybersecurity, personal data, GDPR awareness, ICT crime.
M6 · 90 min
Digital ethics and responsible behaviour
Netiquette, hate speech, cyberbullying, conscientious sharing.
M7 · 120 min
Democracy and digital participation
E-democracy, online participation, youth in decision-making. MK e-book + C5.
M8 · 120 min
Intercultural dialogue and the European community
Diversity, inclusion, shared culture, European belonging. The second half of the project title.
Five citizenship pillars
The five citizenship areas (C1–C5) are the LTTA map. The education spine is the 8 modules.
C1
Social citizenship
Welfare, security, services, policy · Lead: Hatay
Open the area C2Digital and economic citizenship
Cybersecurity, consumer and labour rights · Lead: Netherlands
Open the area C3Cultural citizenship
Participation in cultural life, the arts, shared heritage · Lead: North Macedonia
Open the area C4Environmental citizenship
Sustainability, public and individual environment · Lead: Söke
Open the area C5Civil and democratic citizenship
Rights, participation, NGOs, democracy · Lead: North Macedonia
Open the areaMobilities
Frames from the field
Project mobilities from the kick-off to the environmental programme in Söke, the youth club in Portugal and the mobile app in Finland.
Six organisations, five countries
- 🇹🇷 Hatay Governorship
- 🇹🇷 Söke District Directorate of National Education
- 🇫🇮 Paths to Math
- 🇲🇰 EUROPE-IDEA Skopje
- 🇵🇹 Agrupamento de Escolas Alberto Sampaio
- 🇳🇱 Pallas Athene College