Project Overview

The central aim of the EVA Project is to give students the intellectual tools to navigate the digital world more lucidly and consciously.

In particular, the project seeks to develop students' ability to:

• question ambiguous or oversimplified statements;
• understand the mechanisms of influence present in media discourse;
• interpret information critically;
• recognise narrative framings that shape perceptions of reality.

Through this approach, the project aims to strengthen young people's intellectual autonomy and encourage more informed participation in public life.

The project starts from a real educational need related to how young people interact with information in today's digital context.

Today, much of how young people form their perceptions happens outside the classroom, through digital content circulating on social networks, video platforms and other forms of digital communication.

In these environments, complex events are often presented through:

• simplified phrases;
• short videos;
• decontextualised images;
• highly emotional narratives.

This dynamic creates a significant cognitive imbalance: although young people have access to more information than ever, they often lack the tools needed to interpret that information critically.

As a result, phenomena such as these may arise:

• thoughtless sharing of content;
• opinions formed on the basis of incomplete information;
• difficulty distinguishing between facts, interpretations and opinions.

The EVA Project is compatible with different curricular areas and educational domains, namely:

• Citizenship and Development
• Portuguese
• Philosophy
• Information and Communication Technologies

The project contributes to developing the competences set out in the Profile of Students Leaving Compulsory Schooling, namely:

• critical and creative thinking;
• communication and argumentation;
• intellectual autonomy;
• civic participation.

In this sense, it can work as a complementary activity that reinforces teaching objectives already present in the school curriculum.

For Students

• greater ability to identify reliable information;
• improved argumentation skills;
• less impulsive sharing of digital content;
• development of critical thinking.

For Teachers

• more structured classroom debates;
• support in developing students' critical skills.

For the School

• stronger citizenship education;
• alignment with national educational guidelines;
• recognition of the school as a space of informational responsibility.