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Monday, January 31, 2022

Students, Showcase Your Work! EU Issues Conference 2022

As part of the Jean Monnet Project, "EU Learning in Canadian High Schools," we will be hosting a one-day conference for high school students. The event will take place on Friday, March 4, 2022. The Conference will explore and explain important topics and issues relating to the European Union. The aim is to educate... More

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Upcoming Teachers Workshop!

We would like to formally invite high school teachers from across the three local school boards: Upper Canada District School Board, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and Ottawa Catholic School Board to attend the annual one-day Teachers' Workshop on February 18, 2022, from 9-11:55 am, via Zoom. Designed to assist with their classroom... More

Monday, November 22, 2021

MA & PhD Students – Showcase Your Work! EU Issues Conference 2021

The Jean Monnet Project “EU Learning in Canadian High Schools” will be hosting a one-day conference on Friday, December 10, 2021, for high school students. The conference is focused on exploring and explaining important topics and issues relating to the European Union. The workshop will include a keynote speaker followed by three one-hour... More

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Mini-EU Day celebrated with Ottawa area high school students and teachers

The Jean Monnet Project Mini-EU Day brought together 85 students and teachers on Friday, May 14th for the first time. The event began with Professor Crina Viju-Miljusevic, EURUS, providing an introduction to the European Union (EU) and the meaning of celebrating Europe Day which was held on May 9th. Many of the students were... More

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

New JMP Lesson Plan on Canada, the EU and NATO

Read the newest lesson plan on Canada, the EU and NATO now available! Written to introduce high school students to the role of Canada and the EU in NATO, the lesson plan includes background and teacher's guide here and three handouts for teaching: Handout A: Historical Perspective, Handout B: The EU and European Security, and Handout... More

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

New Podcast on Sanctions Strategy and Effectiveness

The Jean Monnet Project has introduced a new podcast on sanctions which are used as a foreign policy tool in international relations. Watch the video here! This video provides common definitions, terms of reference for actors and explores the impact and effectiveness of sanctions using a case study of the European Union’s sanctions on... More

Thursday, September 3, 2020

New Lesson: “Protecting democracy by fighting disinformation: European lessons”

The newest classroom lesson plan, "Protecting democracy by fighting disinformation: European lessons", is now available for teachers and students.  The European Union, 27 member states who share a set of common values of rights, freedoms and democracy, has been fighting fake news in the media as the traditional press has been overtaken by the... More

Thursday, June 18, 2020

High School Law Class Learns About EU Refugees and Migrants

A classroom hosted online this week featured a Carleton doctoral student in Law and Legal Studies making a presentation on refugees and migrants in the European Union (EU) and leading a discussion with a group of high school students enrolled in a law class. Students provided with case studies and scenarios discussed how to... More

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