🎯 GAMES PLUS ON TV

The Portuguese public channel RTP produced a report on the GAMES+ – Traditional Games for Learning to Teachproject.
The recordings took place at the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra (FCDEF-UC), and the piece was broadcast on national public television across Portugal.

👉 https://erasmusgamesplus.pt/index.php/2025/10/26/games-plus-in-rtp/

🎯 GAMES+ Final Meeting | Coimbra | Oct 28–31

Four days full of energy, teamwork, and reflection! 💪
✨ Competition between ambassadors and guests
📚 Student training sessions
📊 Data collection for effort analysis
👨‍💻Presentation of activities developed in 2024 & 2025
🤝 Project closing meeting

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DKc67MnARwE/?img_index=1

📰 GAMES PLUS Final Event Announced in Diário de Coimbra

The Diário de Coimbra newspaper announced, in its October 11, 2025 edition, the final event of the European project GAMES PLUS – Traditional Games for Learning to Teach, to be held in Coimbra.

The article highlighted the importance of the initiative, which brings together international partners to celebrate the results achieved throughout the three years of the project, focused on promoting traditional games as educational and cultural tools.

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DKc67MnARwE/?img_index=1

📰 GAMES PLUS in Centro de Educação Integral

At the Centro de Educação Integral, in São João da Madeira, children let their creativity shine during Arts classes, developing materials for the Erasmus+ GAMES PLUS Project 🎨🪁
Inspired by the traditional games Beto, Bèlit, and Pljočkanje, students explored art as a bridge between culture and learning, showing that play can also be a powerful educational tool 🌍📚
This moment reflects the essence of GAMES PLUS: preserving cultural heritage while inspiring innovative and sustainable solutions for education and the holistic development of children 💡👧👦

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DPVuDR-jGd-/?img_index=1

📰 GAMES PLUS in Centro de Educação Integral

The GAMES PLUS project took part in the @folknova_festivalsaltamontes in Vila Nova, Miranda do Corvo, on September 7, 2025! 🎉
A day of sharing, tradition, and learning through traditional games, celebrating culture and sport in an atmosphere of joy and togetherness. 🙌

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DOdQPjVjA7G/?img_index=2

📰 GAMES PLUS in Centro de Educação Integral

On July 11–12, 2025, the city of Reus, Catalonia, hosted an inspiring event dedicated to Traditional Sports and Games in Europe.

The central moment of the event was the GAMES PLUS project consortium meeting – “Traditional Games for Learning to Teach”, funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

During the meeting, project partners gathered to align strategies, discuss the progress achieved, and share the activitiesimplemented by each participating institution. The sessions also focused on planning the upcoming stages of the project, with particular emphasis on the promotion, preservation, and educational value of traditional games as a tool for learning and inclusion.

The event once again highlighted the importance of cooperation and cultural exchange in promoting Europe’s rich heritage of traditional games and sports.

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DOdQPjVjA7G/?img_index=2

GAMES PLUS in Montemor-o-Velho

🎯 At the invitation of Professor Dr. Beatriz Gomes from the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra, the GAMES PLUS Project had the pleasure of organizing a fun and meaningful morning filled with traditional games! 💥

On June 27th, we were in Montemor-o-Velho for an activity involving 11 classes of children aged 6 to 9. It was a joyful moment of movement, cultural sharing, and lots of laughter! 🇵🇹🎲

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DLlNJfDMho9/?img_index=5

Games Plus in EC2U Alliance Forum – European Campus of City Universities

📍 The Erasmus+ GAMES PLUS Project: Traditional Games for Learning to Teach took part in the EC2U Alliance Forum – European Campus of City Universities, which brought together over 400 participants from European universities to discuss the sustainable future of communities 🌍✨

During the event, students had the chance to learn and play the Jogo do Beto, a traditional Portuguese game that highlights the sustainability, timelessness, and cultural richness of traditional sports @ucoimbra

👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DKc67MnARwE/?img_index=1

Games Plus in Institut de Flix, in Spain

First-year secondary students from Institut de Flix, in Spain, learned how to play beto, a traditional game still played in some regions of Portugal. This activity is part of the ERASMUS+ GAMES PLUS project, which promotes learning through traditional European games.

👏 A fun and educational experience that connects cultures and encourages teamwork, respect, and cooperation!

The manual is available for free at the following link:
👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DKc67MnARwE/?img_index=1

Games Plus Manual

TThis manual was developed within the scope of the Erasmus+ Programme as part of a KA220-HED action – Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education, under the project titled GAMES PLUS: Traditional Games for Learning to Teach.

The partners — the University of Coimbra and the Portuguese Federation of Traditional Games (Portugal); the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia and the European Association of Traditional Games and Sports (Spain); the University of Split and the Croatian Association of Traditional Games and Sports (Croatia) — developed this material with a focus on the historical knowledge of traditional games typical of their countries, their rules, pedagogical processes for teaching them, and competition systems for conducting the games. The manual is published in Portuguese, Spanish, Croatian and English.

We invite researchers, educators, sports and leisure professionals to explore and make use of this valuable resource!

The manual is available for free at the following link:
👉 https://linktr.ee/GAMESPLUS

News date: 19/03/2025
News title: Ministry of General Education Approves the Implementation of Questionnaires for the Erasmus+ Games Plus Project
Publication: UNRN Site
Access Link:
https://erasmusgamesplus.pt/index.php/2025/03/24/ministry-of-general-education-approves-the-implementation-of-questionnaires-for-the-erasmus-games-plus-project/#