Erasmus Courses Croatia is a centre of expertise in active, creative and learner-centred teaching. We help teachers move beyond the textbook with drama, game-based learning, project-based learning and other methods that make students want to take part
Students today are used to fast, interactive and visual experiences. As a result, a lesson built only on listening and note-taking often struggles to hold their attention. Many teachers therefore ask the same questions: How do we motivate quiet or disengaged students? How do we make learning active without losing control of the class? Above all, how do we choose methods that truly improve results rather than just add novelty?
We answer these questions with tested approaches, not trends. In fact, our work rests on European cooperation, real classroom practice and an international project that put drama into English lessons across six countries.
Students remember what they experience. Therefore, our courses are built around the methods they teach: you play, perform, build and solve problems yourself, and then adapt each activity for your own classroom. Consequently, you return home with ready-to-use lessons rather than only ideas.
Use role play, improvisation and storytelling to build confidence, speaking skills and empathy, in any subject and at any age.
Turn challenges, points and playful tasks into motivation and deeper practice, without losing sight of learning goals.
Guide students through real-world projects that develop teamwork, research and problem solving, as well as subject knowledge.
Explore a wide range of 21st-century teaching methods, so you can choose the right tool for each group and each lesson.
Our expertise is anchored in the Erasmus+ project ACT: Act, Communicate, Transcend (May 2021 – May 2023), which we coordinated. Its aim was to improve English speaking skills through drama. The starting point was a clear problem: surveys across the EU show that many Member States face challenges in achieving good language learning outcomes. In response, our partnership developed an innovative tool for the classroom, and teachers tested it with their students.
Theatre, university, schools, NGOs and authorities working side by side.
Croatia, Romania, Türkiye, Italy, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.
Teachers who tested every activity in real classrooms.
| Outputs available in English, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Bulgarian and Croatian. |
What the project developed:
Furthermore, the outputs are available in English, Italian, Romanian, Turkish, Bulgarian and Croatian, and they stay available for teachers and students after the project’s end. As a result, the teachers involved gained in-depth knowledge of drama-based speaking activities, improved their pedagogical skills and made their teaching more fun.
We do not work alone. Instead, our teaching methods work brings together theatre professionals, universities, local authorities, NGOs, schools and language experts from across Europe. Because of this mix, our approach is both creative and academically grounded.
Teatar Tirena (Croatia) brings the craft of performance. Therefore, the drama activities are built on real theatre practice, not simplified versions of it.
Konya Provincial Directorate of National Education (Türkiye) and the Municipality of Corigliano Rossano (Italy) connect the work with real school systems, helping reach teachers beyond this project.
ASEF (Romania), the National School of Management (Bulgaria) and Eurospeak Language Schools (UK) bring pedagogical and language expertise.
Twelve ESL teachers tested the activities with their own students. Finally, their feedback ensured that everything works in real lessons.
When students act, play and create, they use language and knowledge in a meaningful way. For this reason, we believe that active methods increase motivation, interest and engagement, and above all that they support the learning process itself. Moreover, these methods are not limited to language lessons. Drama builds communication in science, games add energy to mathematics, and projects connect history with real life.
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Erasmus Courses Croatia (Adult Education Centre Maksima) coordinated the Erasmus+ ACT project on drama-based English teaching and offers teacher training in drama, game-based learning and project-based learning.
ACT: Act, Communicate, Transcend is an Erasmus+ project (2021–2023) that developed a drama-based speaking assessment rubric, training materials, an activity book and an e-learning platform for English teachers in six countries.
No. Drama techniques are simple and adaptable. In our courses, you try each activity yourself, so you feel comfortable using it with your students.
Yes. Drama, games and projects work in almost every subject and at every age. For example, role play can bring history to life, while a class project can connect science with local issues.
Yes. Our courses are designed for teachers and school staff who use Erasmus+ mobility funding.
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