mSchools Awards 2025

mSchools Awards 2025 recognize and promote innovative educational proposals that use emerging digital resources and technologies to improve education and address social challenges. These awards encourage practices that combine digital humanism with the ethical and responsible use of technology, enhancing learning, inclusion, and the well-being of the educational community and society at large.

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Submit your project now! If you are working on or have developed a proposal that addresses at least one thematic area and integrates a digital resource, this is your opportunity to share it, gain recognition, and be part of the educational improvement movement!

Thematic areas

Emotional and social well-being: Skills and strategies for building a positive social and emotional climate.

Art and creativity: Art as a tool for social cohesion and transformation.

Citizenship and global awareness. Environment, society, planet.

Language, culture, and diversity: Plurality as richness.

Media education: Literacy and critical thinking.

Equity and inclusion: A world for everyone.

Digital resources and emerging technologies

Mobile apps: Development of apps that solve real-world problems.

Creation of a project using the Scratch programming environment (interactive story, simulation, game, quiz, etc.).Creació d’un projecte amb l’entorn de programació Scratch (historia interactiva, simulació, joc, joc de preguntes, etc.).

Educational georeferencing platforms: Projects with georeferenced content linked to the local environment.

Programmable boards: Use of micro:bit, Arduino, ED1, or similar devices to develop innovative solutions.

Virtual and augmented reality: Recreation of enriched learning experiences.

Audiovisual productions: Creation of audiovisual content for educational purposes.

Artificial intelligence: Integration of AI to enhance learning processes or explore the ethical and critical aspects of AI.

Digital fabrication and maker creation: Integration of manual creation techniques and digital fabrication, such as 3D printing.

Robotics and programming: Projects using robotics equipment to respond to challenges.

Other emerging technologies: Such as the Internet of Things (IoT) or Big Data.

How to Participate?

Participants: All educational centers in Catalonia offering second cycle of preschool, basic education, high school, vocational training, youth justice centers, adult education centers, and official language schools can participate.

Projects must be collaborative and carried out by teams of students with a minimum of three members.

Types of centers: Public, private, and charter schools in Catalonia offering basic education and non-university post-compulsory education can register.

Registration: The responsible teacher must fill out the registration form available on the mSchools website. Additionally, the materials specified in the contest rules must be submitted, such as the final product developed, technical document, educational proposal, and an explanatory video created by the students.
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Awards

Awards by thematic area

One finalist proposal will be awarded in each of the six thematic areas.

Awards by education level

One finalist proposal will be awarded in each educational stage (second cycle of preschool, primary, compulsory secondary, and post-compulsory secondary).

Public’s choice award

Attendees of the final event will also choose their favorite finalist proposal, which will receive the special public’s choice award.

Technology mentions

Finalist proposals may be recognized for excellence in the technical execution of the selected digital resource used to develop the project.

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Registration form and materials to submit

Registration form: Filled out by the teacher, ensuring proper spelling and grammar, and including all requested content.

Link to final product developed by students: Publicly visible and in the corresponding format based on the digital resource used.

Technical document: A detailed explanation of how the product works, including images of relevant programming code, if applicable (maximum 4 pages).

Educational proposal: Information on objectives, methodologies, and competencies addressed.

Explanatory video: A maximum 2-minute video created by the students, with subtitles and in horizontal format, explaining the proposal, describing the final product, and showing images of the process. The video must be uploaded publicly on the school’s YouTube channel, ensuring image rights authorization for the students appearing in it.

For more details, refer to sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the contest rules.

Evaluation criteria

Alignment with thematic areas (25%): Ability to address an educational social challenge with potential impact.

Project development (30%): Technical quality, functionality, and originality.

Educational proposal (30%): Ability to achieve objectives and promote learning.

Formal aspects (15%): Clarity and quality of materials.

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The Grand Final

Are you ready to transform the world?

Submit your proposal! If selected, you will attend the "Grand Final" — a day to share, communicate, connect, and learn.

One morning, hundreds of students, teachers, and innovative educational proposals.

And you, are you mSchools?
Get inspired: See the awarded projects from last year's edition.

Consult additional resources for more details.

mSchools Awards 25 Guidelines

https://bit.ly/3D8M0jA

Evaluation Criteria

https://bit.ly/4fXH286

Template for the Educational Proposal

https://bit.ly/3Vn5Lu4

Anexo I - Premios

https://mschools.com/wp-content/uploads/Anex-I-Premis.pdf

Annex II - Extension of registration period

The deadline for submission of projects is extended.

The new deadline for registration of proposals is May 2, 2025.

https://mschools.com/wp-content/uploads/Anex-II-Ampliacio-del-termini-de-registre.pdf

1. Prizes for social challenge

For each of the six social challenges a finalist proposal will be rewarded, which will become a winning proposal.

Face-to-face training course for two teachers at the Future Classroom Lab in Brussels (organized by the European Schoolnet during 2025).

The prize is given to the teacher responsible for the winning proposal and to a second teacher who has participated or is part of the same center.

Includes trip to and from Barcelona, stay in a hotel (during the course) and meals (lunch and food). It does not include transfers to airports or other additional expenses.

Value of the prize: €5,000

2. Educational Stage Award

A finalist proposal will be awarded for each educational stage: Second cycle of infant education, primary education, compulsory secondary education, post-compulsory secondary education.

Prize: A value of €1,000 for the teacher responsible for the winning proposal.

3. Public Award

The public will be able to vote on their favorite proposal, both during the day of the Grand Final and by intermediating online voting mechanisms enabled before the event.

Prize: A value of €1,000 for the teacher responsible for the winning proposal.

4. Special Mentions in Technology

Finalist proposals will be recognized that stand out for their excellent technical execution in the use of digital technologies in the classroom.

Prize: A value of €500 for the teachers responsible for the award proposal.

5. Additional Prizes for Students

Prizes: Vouchers for up to 12 students per winning proposal to access courses (online and in-person) at Codelearn’s tech campus (20 hours in duration and valued at €150).

Available courses: Video game programming, Minecraft, Robotics, Electronics, Raspberry Pi, among others.

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Additional resources

Tutorial: How to Start Creating Your Proposal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SzgEmdu7d0&t=5s

15 recommendations for creating a winning proposal

https://mschools.com/ca/recomanacions-mschools-awards-2025/

mSchools Awards 25 Guidelines

https://bit.ly/3D8M0jA

Annex I - Prizes

https://mschools.com/wp-content/uploads/Anex-I-Premis.pdf

15 recommendations to take your classroom proposal to the next level!

Follow these tips to design and implement your proposal in the classroom and share it for the mSchools Awards.
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What NOT to do? Guide to practices to avoid

Discover which practices to avoid when developing and implementing your proposal for the mSchools Awards. Follow these 15 recommendations and make sure your project stands out!
See the 15 recommendations

Structure and present your proposal

This template will help you organize and highlight the key elements of your project, including contextualization, objectives, competencies, methodology, activities, and impact.
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Get inspired by winning projects!

Check out the winning proposals from the mSchools Awards 2024 and discover how they addressed social challenges and integrated digital resources.
See the winning proposals

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can proposals that have been designed but not yet implemented in the classroom be submitted?

The educational proposal must have been implemented in the classroom.

What happens if the proposal addresses more than one challenge?

In the form, you will need to specify the main challenge that the educational proposal addresses, and secondary challenges can also be selected.

What happens if the proposal includes more than one digital resource?

In the form, you can specify the main digital resource and other secondary digital resources that are also used in the proposal.

Can I submit a proposal that has already been submitted or awarded in other competitions?

Proposals that have been submitted to other competitions but not awarded can be presented.

Can I submit more than one proposal per teacher?

Yes.

What is the minimum and maximum number of teachers and students per submitted proposal?

The minimum number of participants per proposal is one teacher and three students. There is no maximum limit for teachers, provided they have been actively involved in the design and implementation of the proposal.

Proposals developed collaboratively among multiple educational institutions can also be submitted.