‘Big Issues in Small Hands’ is the project whose key belief is the conviction that future starts today and that our students will soon have to face the relevant matters of everyday life. The project make them realize that they can actively participate in the life of school and local community and that their initiative matters. Now the core of their interests is school, sport, arts and crafts, computers. Thanks to our project they will understand how these can be used as effective tools dealing with global issues such as politics, profession, business, charity, interests and free time. Our partnership consists of six elementary and secondary schools. Some schools are small and located in small villages, other are situated in big cities. The coordinating Czech school is the Regional Consulting Centre for School Parliaments. The Greek school promotes healthy diet and local products. Tartu International School in Estonia values co-operation and parental involvement and multicultural awareness. The Polish school’s objectives foster students talents and potentials. The French support charity and work for Burkina Faso. The students of Kumport Secondary School in Istanbul achieve numerous success in national sport competitions. By taking active part in the school parliament our students will develop democratic attitude and the skill of decision making in the school environment. The unique possibility of collaborating with the parliaments of partner schools will give the students a sense of unity and importance. Thanks to organizing and participating in charity events (‘Sports Relief’ or the auctions of their crafts) the students will develop empathy and learn how to use their skills and talents to help the ones in need. We also intend to raise students’ self-confidence by making posters ‘The Best Product Me’ and emphasize the link between today's education and future professional success. The workshops with the bank ‘All about Money’ will improve the children’s finance management and give them an opportunity to use it in practice while organizing a school trip. An important part of our project is not only to discover new things about other countries, but to teach children about local traditions within their own countries. By self-discovery of traditional stories, popular games and local artistry, traditional food students can take the responsibility of teaching their culture to other students across Europe. And most of all, we wish the activities are not only educational but enjoyable. We believe that our project will provide our children with a unique and memorable opportunity to make lifelong friendships while visiting other countries, communicating in English and working with children the same age in different parts of Europe.