Chat with key political leaders and listen to the Podcast interviews
Scheduled between March and June 2007, the chats aim to bring together a number of experts and classes to discuss the European Union. They give many schools unique opportunities to discuss important topics directly with people who work on the shaping of the EU. After the chat session, decision makers are interviewed at the EUN office and the Podcasts are available from the Podcast section of our website.
View the chat calendar and transcripts of the chat sessions.

Post to the Spring Day weblog and make your voice heard
"What future does the European Union hold for us?" In this blog, we give the floor to young Europeans to express their concerns, feelings, and hopes about the future of the EU and ask concrete questions on European issues. It is the place where you can make suggestions on how you feel Europe can get closer to its citizens. Experts from all EU institutions make comments and answer your questions.
Click here to view the blog.

Be famous for 30 minutes!
To be featured on the entry page of this Portal, you need to tell us about the Spring Day events organised in your school. Only registered schools can submit a report about what they are doing for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. To take part, you simply need to upload two photographs and a short summary of your national event. This is your chance to have 30 minutes of fame on the Web!
Click here to upload your pictures and reports.

Send an eCard to another European school
To wish the EU a happy birthday, send a Spring Day eCard to your friends in other classes and schools across Europe.

“Who’s going back to school?”: Invite guests at school
You can invite guests and organise a debate with them about the history and the future of the EU. Guests could be representatives from education authorities, MEPs, Members of the Committee of the Regions or local politicians. You need to check the person’s availability in advance and choose interesting topics such as the impact of the Treaties of Rome on the EU, the historical development of the EU or the impact of the EU now and in the future on their region. The European and national public figures invited to go to schools to debate the 50th anniversary of the European Union are featured on the Spring Day website.

Refer a school and get rewards
You can refer a school and share Spring Day for Europe 2007 with other teachers and pupils across Europe. If the school registers, you will automatically receive a bonus. The more schools you refer, the more points you will collect, and the more rewards (key holder, mouse-pad, USB key) you will get! You can check your bonus anytime on your profile page from the Spring Day website.
- You can also view and update your profile at any time on the portal. You can modify aspects of your account such as your general and logon information as well as your personal and school details.

Take part in competitions
Enter the Spring Day competitions and win a prize! Get creative and take part in two competitions by designing a stamp for the 50th anniversary of the EU or a poster on Democracy.
- “My Anniversary Stamp”: Create your own stamp for the 50th anniversary of the EU!
- “My poster on Democracy”: Get creative and design a poster on Democracy.
Deadline: 31 May 2007

Participate in various online activities
We offer you an exciting set of pedagogical activities to do in the classroom, adapted for primary and secondary schools.
- “My present for the EU”: Think up 50th birthday presents for the EU!
- “Pictures telling stories”: Draw a picture to tell us your own version of a European event.
-“Shared Calendar”: Contribute your event to the Spring Day for Europe calendar.
- “Building Bridges”: Build bridges to represent your ideas of the present and future of the EU.

Search for resources
The Spring Day for Europe 2007 Portal offers a set of teaching and learning resources to help teachers prepare and organise lessons on the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. These resources are available in various formats including Web links, learning objects, quizzes and webquests.