Three of the 11 European Youth Goals as developed in the 6th cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue are: Inclusive Societies, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Quality Learning. They are in the core of this project as we believe that the mental health and wellbeing of the individuals will lead to the wellbeing of society as a whole. Also, working on social inclusion through involving and innovative methodology will create more motivated learners and teachers and therefore more quality learning.Being inspired by these principles, we have decided to work on a project based on a methodology of learning through and about empathy. Our students will face real-life actual cases, which they will elaborate into short films/videos by first writing a script, then directing, performing and filming. These case-study videos will end with questions for discussion and invite to action. They will be publicly available on the project website and YouTube channel. All 4 countries address a different topic connected with empathy. They have been chosen based on the schools’ expertise and curriculum and each LTT meeting will be centred around one of them:1)Empathy and Social Media 2) Empathy and Leadership3) Empathy: Nature and climate 4) Empathy and cultural diversity in Europe.The objectives are1.Students to increase empathy or raise awareness of the need to empathise with others as a key motivating factor for active participation in society; build social and communication skills and creativity; improve foreign language skills as a tool for communication in Europe; increase the level of digital competence; increase motivation for learning; raise awareness about environmental and climate change challenges, leading to changed behaviour in consumption habits and lifestyle.2.Teachers to explore, share, and get familiar with strategies for teaching informed empathy; motivate teachers and improve their competence through exploring innovative teaching methods; acquire innovative approaches for language teaching; get familiar with innovative use of ICT in teaching and learning empathy; explore innovative ways to address social, ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity.3.To develop case-study videos as free teaching resources and describe the methodology to use them in 4 lesson plans for the 4 LTT meeting topics. Also, the methodology of the whole project will be publicly available on the project website, which will contain all study materials used throughout the 2 years of the project, like worksheets, tutorial videos or presentations. Number and profile of participantsAbout 200 students aged 15-18 are (in-)directly involved. Of those, about 24 students of each school will travel abroad to a partner school and about 100 students will provide their help and efforts for the goal of the project. Also, about 20 teachers will work on the project activities, guide the students and share their experiences.Activities and methodologyBefore the exchanges1)Students discuss (a) statement(s) connected with the topic, taking into account the experience in their country, and document their responses using a digital tool, which they learn to use in a workshop 2)Students fill in a survey to assess their current awareness of the topicDuring the exchanges1) The students receive an introduction to the topic by an expert and have a study visit, workshop or other activities which help increase their awareness and promote informed empathy2) In heterogeneous groups, the students explore real life actual cases, write a script and produce a video which opens discussion and invites to actionAfter the exchanges1)Students fill in a second survey to assess how their awareness has shifted 2)Students share their work at their schools The concrete result will be 1)A website containing a description of the 4 topics with activities, methodology and learning materials 2) A YouTube channel with the videos produced by the students during the LTTs 3) 4 lesson plans, based on the 4 topics, describing how to use the videos produced by the students.Impact and benefitsWe focus on a connection with real life without obviously persuading the learners to actually solve the problems at the moment. This makes them feel safe, but also creates mindsets and understanding of oneself, others, nature and society, making them in the longer terms more caring, proactive and inclusive EU citizens. The work on the topic of empathy and in connection with the subtopics of each country will develop qualities in the students such as better communication skills, multicultural cooperation, care for nature and the environment, empathy in all spheres of everyday life.The public character of the project and the free availability and spreading of its results in the educational community through the results will provide the methodological tools and materials for the colleagues across the whole EU and will help them deal with the major problem of modern demands in education.