Final event in Bruxelles

The Widespread School project is pleased to announce the workshop “A Roadmap for Educational Innovation through Schools and Communities in Europe”, which will take place on 27 May 2026 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event will bring together representatives from educational institutions, research organisations, public authorities and civil society to discuss innovative strategies […]
National Seminar in Girona

Widespread School took center stage at the Taula d’Entitats in Girona, a key meeting space for those responsible for the city’s educational services. We shared the project’s policy lines and its transformative vision: moving beyond one-off activities outside the classroom to build a truly connected educational ecosystem. Widespread School promotes the active involvement of other educational agents—such as […]
PROJECT MEETINGS IN GRAD ZADAR AND ESPOO

During 2025, the Widespread School partnership met in person on two important occasions that marked key moments in the development of the project: the project meeting in Grad Zadar (Croatia) on 4–5 June 2025, and the project meeting in Espoo (Finland) on 2–3 December 2025. In both cases, the meetings combined working sessions with visits to local educational, cultural […]
New publication: Policy-Level Analysis – A Key Outcome of Work Package 2

We are pleased to share the publication of a key document that marks the completion of Work Package 2: Literature Research and Methodological Analysis. This document presents the policy-level analysis, a crucial component that explores the roles, perspectives, and engagement of decision-makers and policy makers in the educational sector. Based on the outcomes of focus […]
Seminar on “Embodied Education and Inclusion” in Reggio Emilia

The Department of Education and Human Sciences at Unimore has organised the study seminar “Embodied Education and Inclusion” at Palazzo Baroni in Reggio Emilia on Friday, 4 April. The event is part of the national seminar series “Embodied Education (EE) – Embodiment and the Educating Community: Literature, Development, and Perspectives.” Embodied Education is an educational approach that integrates mind and […]
ONLINE MEETING WITH TEACHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE EOC APPROACH TRAINING

Twenty teachers from the partner countries, who will participate in the EOC training in Reggio Emilia, took part in an online meeting to get to know each other and share work objectives. On the afternoon of October 2, the 5 teachers from each country, who will join the EOC training, gathered in an online meeting […]
PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

As a result of the research work carried out within the framework of the widespread school project, two articles have been published in scientific journals that provide the most relevant ideas on the Scuola Diffusa model. The first article, “Scuola Diffusa”y educación ampliada como práctica socio-educativa para la inclusión. Un estudio cualitativo, documents the implementation […]
EOtC LITERATURE REVIEW

As part of the second work package of the Widespread School project, Moisès Esteban-Guitart (University of Girona), with the contribution of Alfredo Jornet and Edgar Iglesias (University of Girona), and Laura Landi and Paola Damiani (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), has carried out an exhaustive literature review on the Education Outside the Classroom (EOC) approach. Towards an Understanding […]
International Training in Reggio Emilia: A Key Step in the Widespread School Project

From October 22nd to 25th, 2024, educators from four European countries gathered in Reggio Emilia, Italy, for the International Training Days of the Widespread School Erasmus+ project. This event brought together around 30 teachers and educators from Italy, Spain, Finland, and Croatia to engage in a series of collaborative workshops aimed at testing and refining […]
International Workshop is coming

Next week, the International Teacher Training on The Toolbox will be held in Reggio Emilia. Twenty-five teachers from four countries will come to explore innovative educational practices through the Widespread School model. In the past months, project partners developed a toolbox including guidelines and materials for teachers, educators and non-teaching professionals to support the co-design […]