Today's Europe at School activities are the result of 55 years of continuous work and experience in the field of European education.

Europe at School provides a framework for projects in the field of citizenship education, preparing young people for democratic participation, imparting basic knowledge about Europe, and encouraging young people and teachers to reflect on basic values and their own attitudes towards Europe and life in multicultural societies. Readiness for lifelong learning and the development of new information technology skills are important objectives of Europe at School, as is transnational cooperation in the field of European education.

Europe at School seeks to achieve these aims through the contents, structure and methodology of its activities, by integrating European themes of key concern into education.