Erasmus in Schools (EiS) is the main activity in the educational pillar of ESN’s SocialErasmus project and the Flagship Project of ESN in 2012/2013. EiS fosters European citizenship, counters xenophobia and strengthens intercultural understanding. It makes European pupils familiar with different cultures, traditions and customs and helps overcome stereotypes. EiS enables international students to give something back to the local communities and truly enrich society through their presence and engagement. It makes an important contribution to “internationalization at home” endowing pupils with a more internationally oriented attitude without needing to travel or live abroad.

Erasmus in Schools is a very simple and yet powerful project. International students go into local schools to talk about their country, language, culture and experience. EiS benefits the local schools and the volunteering international students in different ways. International students practice their presentation, teaching and organizing skills. In addition, they can experience local people and the education system first-hand. The local pupils have the chance to widen their horizon and familiarize themselves with different cultures early on. This strengthens their intercultural awareness and makes them more open towards international experience in their future paths. 

Within EiS we cooperate with EF Education First that offers the best tools for participants in the project. To see what is in there for you, visit  http://www.ef.com/eis.

Moreover, thanks to EF, all participants in EiS project have chance to win interesting prizes:

  • EF 2 week language course in one of 40 destinations for the lucky draw winner from all the participants  
  • an iPad for a student with the highest number of completed visits    
  • an iPad for the author of the most creative EiS presentation  
  • an iPad for the ESN section with the highest number of completed visits

For Erasmus students and all ESN section members, EF offers an exclusive discount on any language course of two weeks and longer at one of the many EF International Language Centers around the world.