FutureEd
FutureEd (Project full title: Co-Creating Rights-Centered Education for a Sustainable Future) empowers schools across Europe to integrate human rights, children’s rights, and digital rights into everyday teaching and learning. By co-creating resources with teachers, students, and rights advocates, the project strengthens democratic participation, builds digital rights literacy, and promotes European values such as dignity, inclusion, and equity. Through collaboration with networks like EUDEC and digital engagement platforms, FutureEd transforms schools into rights-centric learning spaces that prepare young people for an ethical and sustainable future.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme under project number: KA210-SCH-47F5E446
Project Impact
FutureEd drives systemic change by embedding rights-centered practices into schools. The project enhances teacher capacity, equips students with practical knowledge on human and digital rights, and builds a cross-border network of “Rights-Centric Schools.” By combining guides, fieldwork exchanges, and open-access resources, FutureEd fosters civic engagement, intercultural dialogue, and democratic participation. The impact extends beyond classrooms—creating ripple effects that strengthen communities and align education with EU values and priorities.
The Practitioner School Emblem
The FutureEd Practitioner School Emblem is an official mark of distinction awarded to educational institutions that actively embed rights-centered principles into their culture, leadership, and learning environments. It serves as a visual seal of quality, recognition, and ongoing commitment within the FutureEd network.
Support Material
What if young people didn’t just learn about rights—but lived them every day? In this video, we present FutureEd, an EU-funded project that explores how human rights, democracy, and education can come together to build a more sustainable and dignified future.
Here is a brief introduction to the FutureEd educational resources:
- Storybook: Zara & the Glowing Realm: An interactive adventure storybook designed for children aged 7 to 12. It follows the heroes on a quest to protect the "Great Charter Tree" from "Grumble the Shadow," teaching young readers about 12 essential digital rights—such as privacy, ethical AI, and the right to disconnect—while offering hands-on activity pages to practice safe digital citizenship.
- Guide 1: Co-creating a rights-centered education for a sustainable future: A foundational guide that outlines the legal and ethical principles necessary for schools to systematically embed human and digital rights into their policies, curricula, and daily culture.
- Guide 2: Understanding the Ecosystem of Human Rights: A resource designed to help educators map and navigate the broader landscape of human rights, providing the knowledge needed to build inclusive, democratic, and rights-focused learning environments.
- EUDEC Guide: Rights-Centred Education and Best Practices from Democratic Education: This guide helps schools embed human rights, democratic participation, and self-determined learning into everyday practice using real examples and a self-assessment tool.
Objectives
- Enhance Understanding of Rights & EU Values: Provide co-created materials on human rights, democracy, and European identity to empower educators and students.
- Foster Digital Rights Literacy: Equip schools with practical tools and case studies to navigate digital spaces ethically and safely.
- Amplify Democratic Participation: Encourage student voice and inclusive dialogue through participatory governance models and cross-border collaboration.
- Empower School Innovators: Deliver scalable, open-access guides and resources that enable schools to integrate rights-centered education sustainably.
