This is a non-verbal activity that brings together pupils' artwork from across wider Europe: member states, candidate countries and others.
Age group: All
Assisted by their teachers in the classroom, pupils are invited to paint self-portraits on a sheet of paper vertical half the size of A4. They can include personal, local and national elements, and bring them into a European context through this activity. The basic idea is that children of Europe, from north to south, from east to west are inter-connected.
Any technique and medium is welcome: oil, crayon, pastels, collage, etc.
Suggested steps for the classroom:
Draw your portrait
Scan it
Resize it: width 150 pixels and height 400 pixels
Use the online form to submit your artwork on our site.
Some participating teachers tell us how they adapted and organised this activity in their classrooms. Read what they say:
Our gallery includes artworks from children from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
