On 10 March 2025, teachers and language teaching experts from around Europe once again met within the framework of the ECML project Pluriwell. The online gathering was a chance to share the work they have been doing with their local colleagues with the broader Pluriwell community, and to exchange feedback, tips and best practices for creating tools for teachers’ plurilingual wellbeing.

Over 20 participants from countries as far afield as Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Montenegro, France, Slovakia, Hungary and Denmark spent an intensive two hours online, a clear indication of their continued dedication to the project and to helping their colleagues around Europe improve their relationships with languages and plurilingualism. The meeting kicked off with an update from the Pluriwell expert team but most of the time was devoted to the sharing and analysis of the plurilingual wellbeing tools that the participating teachers have been creating over the past few months.

“The small group breakout room sessions were a great chance for the participants to really showcase what they have been doing,” said Pluriwell communications officer Karen Aarøe. “We on the expert team were really satisfied with the quality and variety of the tools that were presented, and we were really pleased with the creativity of our teachers,” she added. Some of the tools discussed included card games with plurilingual challenges, language maps and other visual representations, activities based on storytelling, and a plurilingual identity Lego workshop.

In the coming months, the tools will be assessed by the expert team, and a selection of tools will be compiled and published. “It’s really great to see how the tools are growing and improving,” said Swiss primary school teacher Ingo König. “I'm really excited to see what kind of collection will come out of this,” he added.

Beyond the individual tools, the meeting also offered an opportunity to share more general reflections. For example, several participants agreed that, while Pluriwell tools are designed for teachers, many of the activities and ideas that were shared at the meeting would also be more than suitable for use with students from a variety of age groups. “Some tools could even be used by students and teachers together,” observed project website correspondent Latisha Mary.

Caterina Sugranyes (project coordinator), Karen Aarøe, Gerit Jaritz, Latisha Mary, and Associate partners Josep Ballarin, Kaitlin Balthasar, Will Bromberg