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Bridging through languages

 Celebration, 22 сеп 2025 - 29 окт 2025, Valongo, Португалия

To mark the European Day of Languages, children aged 7-10 in Valongo participated in over a week of immersive activities. Guided by their English teachers, they explored different languages by mastering new greetings, practicing diverse onomatopoeic sounds, and discovering Portugal's own Mirandês. The event was further enriched by a popular visit from a guest named Lara.

Venue: Agrupamento de Escolas Vallis Longus (Show On Map)
Target groups:  Language learners Pupils Children Young people (in general)

Organizer: English teachers - 3rd and 4th grades
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 500
Address: Rua das Pereiras , 4440-584 Valongo, Valongo, Португалия
Contact Name: Olga Fontes

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20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

Struggling to find ideas for an event for this year’s European Day of Languages? It can be challenging to organise events that are fun, inclusive, have an educational element and motivate a large number of people. Below are a few ideas to get your creative thoughts flowing, most of which are based on the principle of “starting small to go big”! 20 ideas for activities that can be carried in celebration of this year's EDL.

20 ideas for this year's European Day of Languages

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2025's 'most innovative event' is
One day · Une journée · Un día · Ein Tag... for languages!

The event received 900+ votes and was organised by Istituto Superiore “Secusio”, Caltagirone, Italia.

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We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2025.