Being a citizen in an inclusive society

Sustainable food chains

Sanitary crisis during COVID-19 and beyond

Gamifying experiences for the youngest 

To reach its pedagogical commitment, Unplugged will be committed to creating a game-based learning ecosystem dedicated to societal challenges. Using games in education is a great mean of discovering the surrounding universe, increasing the level of interactivity and motivation for the children to learn and explore. Gamified experiences are hence more and more popular in the educational systems as they allow the children to acquire new knowledge through diverse stimuli. When the objectives of a game are focused on solving real problems, it is then possible to translate concepts into understandable practices and competencies to solve the challenges of real life. Indeed, experiments have shown that the transition from the game environment to reality is smooth, allowing players to apply the concepts learned in a fun way in real life.

Citizenship education, values and democratic society

UNPLUGGED is an Erasmus + Project aiming to participate in the development of citizenship education as a set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that allow children to recognize the values necessary for living in the community. At the educational level, the development of children's citizenship is part of the overall school training project. Supported by all the teachers, this focus contributes to the transmission of values and principles related to living in our democratic societies. This commitment is reflected in the dissemination of new knowledge adapted to diverse contexts, highlighting the need for new skills allowing children to face a challenging innovative, creative, and technology-driven environment. The COVID-19 situation is a perfect example of the need to develop problem-solving skills to better approach complex situations with the proper understanding keys, from an early age.

Quests, Unplugged challenges and Do-It-Yourself activities

Unplugged will produce a quest game, offering creative and educational contents gathered from museums, libraries and third places.. All the gamified activities created during the project will be distributed both in the classroom and at home, using Do-It-Yourself learning mechanisms. These quests will be based on an inquiry approach using exploration methods and integrating learning by doing through artistic or DIY projects and unplugged programming challenges specifically aimed at enhancing logical and critical thinking, using various games and puzzles, cards, ropes, coloured pencils ... and appealing to the creativity of the students.

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Game development methodology and template

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Inquiry-based strategy and game rules

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Citizen quests for creativity in primary schools

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Virtual game board, community and follow-up

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Rewarding scheme, badges and resources