Cultural heritage is a set of values, objects, ideas and places. They have their origin in the past and influence the citizens who live in a deteminated place. We are what we are because of the context that surrounds us. The best way to preserve cultural heritage is through education. It is important that our students know all the cultural heritage that surrounds them so that they feel part of it. In addition, in a globalized world, we must look beyond and know the cultural heritage of other countries to understand and value it.

It could be interesting to contact with some European schools in order to exchange information about our cultural heritage. We can make a summary about our culture with a video that we can share with other schools. Likewise, we can watch their videos and make some activities related to it. We should adapt the activities according to the age.

In my educational system cultural heritage is part of a key competence in the curriculum. Therefore, students must learn it as something that is important in our life across a practical and meaningful learning in all areas in the school.  

My fisrt impression was really good. There are a lot of resources (texts, images, painting, photos...) that could be used in the school as tool in order to bring near the students to our cultural heritage. It could be use in my lessons with the smallest children in the school. For example, in my school there are art sessions in Pre-Primary classrooms and students can  learn some famous paintings and their painters.

As I am Pre-Primary teacher and I love working with projects, it could be interesting to use the Europeana collection to make a project about Europe. It could have a duration of a term or even a year. I could teach to the smallest children some European countries monuments, tradicional music and art pieces. For example, a session could be about the Eiffel tower in France. We can learn where is France in a map, observe some Eiffel tower photographies and make a similar tower with toothpicks and paint it.

https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/collections/photography?q=eiffel+tower&view=grid

We would like you to browse the thematic collections, galleries and exhibitions and find one object that can be reused in a lesson. Once you have found it, write a note on the Padlet and add the following information:

Title of object:
Een kleurenposter van de Olympische Zomerspelen 1952 Helsinki. Centraal op de poster staat een bronskleurig hardloper. Op de achtergrond is de wereldbol te zien met in het rood de contouren van... | ontwerper: Sysimetsa, Ilmari; vervaardiger: Antik Print Amsterdam
Author of object:
Creator: ontwerper: Sysimetsa, Ilmari, vervaardiger: Antik Print Amsterdam.

Type of license:
Free re-use. CC BY
Link:

It is very common to use Project-Based Learning in Pre-Primary classrooms. I have worked in different schools that use this methodology. Children learn a lot of things with projects and it is very motivating for them. For example, I worked a project about olympic games with 4 years children when the last olympic games was celebrated. They watched some videos and photos about it, we played different sports, we learnt about the olympic rings... I didn´t Know Europeana, otherwise I could have used it. I will try to use it in my next projects with small children. 

• 1914-1918
• Music
• Arts
• Natural history
• Fashion
• Photography
• Maps and Geography
• Sport
• Migration

Thematic collections :
- Europeana Art
- Europeana Fashion
- Europeana Music
- Europeana Photography
- Europeana 1914-1918
- Europeana Migration