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Enigmathico is a European educational project that reimagines how mathematics is taught to children aged 8 to 12. By blending interactive storytelling, hands-on games, and interdisciplinary pedagogy, the project makes learning math more inclusive, engaging, and meaningful, especially for pupils who face barriers such as reading difficulties, learning disorders, or math anxiety.
Enigmathico is driven by a mission to strengthen basic skills, reduce educational inequalities, and prepare students to navigate today’s complex societal and environmental challenges.
Enigmathico stands out by merging two traditionally separate domains: mathematics and literacy.
Through Enigma Interactive Novels, pupils are transformed into story-driven detectives who must use logic, reasoning, and comprehension to solve mathematical puzzles embedded in rich narratives. This method supports both cognitive and emotional engagement, helping to reduce math anxiety and foster a deeper understanding of core concepts.
The project also adopts a cross-sectoral, collaborative approach: teachers, publishers, game designers, and pedagogical experts co-create each educational resource. This ensures that materials are academically sound, relevant, and practical.
Additionally, Enigmathico embraces a transmedia strategy, combining books, physical games, and digital tools to encourage manipulation, experimentation, collaboration, and digital literacy. By linking math learning to real-world themes (like climate change, social justice, and public health) the project helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills that extend far beyond the classroom.
Enigmathico focuses on three main priorities :
- First, it aims to spark interest in STEM by transforming math lessons into engaging experiences through storytelling, digital tools, and gamification. Teachers are supported with training and resources to confidently apply these innovative methods in their classrooms.
- Second, the project promotes inclusion and diversity by developing multilingual, accessible, and adaptable learning materials. These resources reflect Europe’s rich cultural and linguistic landscape, ensuring all learners can fully participate.
- Finally, Enigmathico is committed to reducing educational inequalities. By combining literacy and numeracy into a learner-friendly approach, the project strengthens foundational skills and helps prevent school disengagement, particularly among students facing learning difficulties.
Enigmathico seeks to make math fun, collaborative, and meaningful. With a strong emphasis on motivation and creativity, the project transforms mathematics into an engaging journey supported by dedicated tools and teacher training.
Partners
By bringing together partners from across Europe: France, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Romania, and beyond, Enigmathico creates synergies between diverse educational systems, cultural contexts, and pedagogical practices. This project’s collaboration fosters innovation and ensures the materials are adaptable, inclusive, and scalable.
Les Apprimeurs
France
Les Apprimeurs is an editorial and graphic agency that designs and implements creative and inclusive solutions to facilitate access to writing, education, and knowledge for all.
Our hybrid name, in French, blending the ideas of “application” and “printers”, reflects our commitment to building bridges between the world of print and digital. We aim to create a seamless editorial experience based on three core values:
• Creating new reading and gaming experiences,
• Ensuring content accessibility,
• Complementing physical and digital formats.
Since its creation, the agency has had the opportunity to coordinate and participate in over twenty European projects aimed at fostering learning, inclusion, and content accessibility, while promoting European values through various physical and digital solutions. These include digital libraries of adapted educational resources (for people with disabilities, learning difficulties, or literacy challenges), interactive ebooks, educational escape games, virtual exhibitions, and online training programs.
We also curate exhibitions inspired by our print and digital books, featuring large-format prints, sketches, interactive ebooks, and engaging installations.
Fermat Science
France
Based in the house where mathematician Pierre de Fermat was born, Fermat Science is a not-for-profit association dedicated to making mathematics and science accessible to everyone, especially young people. Guided by the values of sharing, curiosity, conviviality and equal access to knowledge, we offer a wide range of fun and educational activities. We also run the Fermat Museum, a space dedicated to discovering the history of mathematics and the legacy of this great mathematician. Our association, recognised for its expertise in scientific, cultural and heritage mediation, aims to meet the growing demand for projects that bridge the gap between science and society. Indeed, we are currently committed to developing innovative solutions to contemporary societal challenges. In addition, Fermat Science stands out for its large-scale regional, national and European collaborative projects, involving prestigious partners such as MATHEMATIKUM in Germany and the MAISON POINCARE in France, as well as numerous schools and educational institutions across Europe. These collaborations are enriching the educational landscape by creating innovative initiatives such as the Enter the world of AI exhibition, which inspires wonder and reflection.
EGLE
Belgium
We are a European network dedicated to uniting diverse educational stakeholders.
Our members are diverse educational organizations and institutions across the EU who share our belief in the transformative power and value of gamification in education.
Our mission is to empower innovation and collaboration to cultivate a more inclusive learning environment. We are committed to providing individualized support for learners with special needs, particularly those with Specific Learning Disorders.
In addition to offering the latest news, research, and a variety of ready-to-use resources, we provide our members with essential workshops and training sessions focused on gamification in education.
Szkoła Podstawowa z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi nr 20 im. Jana Gutenberga Fundacji Szkolnej w Warszawie
Poland
Situated in the capital of Poland, Warsaw, our school has been a private, non-profit primary educational institution for three decades. Pioneering in Poland, we established one of the first bilingual programs 20 years ago, focusing on teaching geography and biology in English. This bilingual teaching system, integrated into our curriculum, significantly contributes to language acquisition among our students.
Our educational approach places a strong emphasis on foreign languages and Information-Communication Technology, with a particular focus on developing critical thinking skills. In extracurricular classes such as robotics, maths, and IT designed for primary school learners, students have the opportunity to apply their mathematical skills. Over the years, our students have excelled in various math competitions, including Olimpus, Galileo, and Maths Kangaroo.
Dedicated to fostering STEM competencies, we actively engage students in mini-projects related to computer studies. In 2020, we organized an event where our students, alongside peers from different regions in Poland, participated in setting a world record for simultaneous coding—a record that we proudly surpassed.
Beyond the cognitive dimension of teaching, we recognize the importance of the social dimension of education. We are committed to adapting to the heterogeneity of our students to ensure that everyone has access to educational success. This inclusive approach aims to combat school dropout and failure. Through our comprehensive educational initiatives, we strive to not only develop language proficiency and STEM competencies but also foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all students.
17ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Καβάλας
Greece
The 17th Primary School of Kavala is a public school located in northeastern Greece. Our educators include classroom teachers and subject specialists in Physical Education, Music, Foreign Languages, Visual Arts, Drama, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
At our school, we focus on a cross-curricular approach and encourage collaboration among students, while adapting our teaching methods to their needs. Working closely with families and offering support when needed, we aim to help each child make the most of their potential.
We foster students’ interest in science through STEAM activities, combining scientific thinking with creativity and the arts. We also carry out activities related to environmental education, health promotion, and intercultural understanding, with core values such as respect, inclusion, and teamwork. These values are actively developed both inside the classroom and through group projects and hands-on experiences.
Finally, our students have been awarded in local and national competitions related to mathematics and science. They have also participated in several eTwinning projects — such as Recycling Art, Climate Change Experiments, and Parachute Games — which have received National and European Quality Labels.
Scoala Gimnaziala n°16 “Take Ionescu”
Romania
Secondary School no 16 “Take Ionescu” from Timisoara in Romania teaches children between 5 and 15 years. The number of pupils is around 970, and teachers are 62.
The aims of our school:
• To provide students the opportunity to shape their personality, to express their opinions openly, to create the opportunity to assert their aspirations age, to pave the way for authentic values.
• Our approach education, with family and community, is the free, integral and harmonious human individuality, personality formation autonomous and creative young people to become fit for socio – cultural and professional full in a dynamic world, subject of continue transformations.
• Developing an organizational culture type network, to promote essential values shared by teachers, students, parents and local community stakeholders to centering on student education, ensuring a minimum of effective skills useful to a changing society.