Teamwork
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Europe Day Lunch and Quiz
Members of the school community came together, cooked and set up a lovely lunch with a variety of foods from European countries and enjoyed a quiz to celebrate European countries. EPAS Team Comment This looks like a tasty and fun way to celebrate Europe Day.
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Europe Day Celebrations
To celebrate Europe Day, our Year 12 European Parliament Junior Ambassadors led Assemblies about democracy this week for Years 7, 8 and 9 as well as our ever popular multilingual tonguetwister challenge. Links EPAS Team Comment Great stuff! Looks like a really fun series of events, brilliant to see you getting so many people involved,…
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Gathering donations for ‘Refuweegee’ a Refugee charity in Glasgow.
Pupils and staff donated items of clothing, food and sanitary supplies to ‘Refuweegee’ which is a Glasgow charity set up to support refugees. We contacted the charity to find out what items were needed most and created a poster to ask members of the school community to donate where possible. The school house with the…
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Visit to the Europe House /Europe Day
As part of our Europe Day celebrations, some of our Junior and Senior Ambassadors had the exciting opportunity to visit Europe House in London. During their visit, they took part in a range of engaging activities and games focused on Europe and democracy. The day was full of learning and fun—students explored European culture, values,…
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Visit to Europe House for Europe Day
Students visited Europe House in London, joining other Junior Ambassadors from around the UK. They engaged in a democracy quiz, group activities, and conversations with an MEP. The event provided valuable insights into the European Parliament and democratic values, fostering national collaboration and civic awareness. Links EPAS Team Comment We’re so glad you were able…
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Europe Day celebrations
We announced the Europe Day celebrations beforehand in our school weekly announcements. On the 8th of May, we celebrated Europe Day by decorating the school entry and playing European music (e.g. from the Eurovision Song Contest or the European Anthem). In the breaks, we gave out decorated biscuits, played music and answered questions about Europe…
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Europe Day celebrations at Europe House
We went on a trip to Europe House on VE day on 8th of May to celebrate Europe Day. There, we had a lecture by the MP for Battersea and member of the UK Delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, Marsha De Cordova. The day began with a speech by Marsha, delving into the…
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St Thomas More celebrates Europe Day
St Thomas More Language College went to Europe House to celebrate Europe Day with other Ambassador Schools from around the UK. Europe Day at Europe House included lively debates on what it means to be European and the importance of democracy. Back at STMLC – FIGHT Club Young Ambassadors were also debating ‘why defend democracy?’…
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Priestley College celebrates Europe Day 2025
To celebrate Europe Day, our Junior Ambassadors took part in a variety of engaging and educational activities at college but also via their Instagram page. The activities were designed to deepen students’ understanding of Europe as well as promote, celebrate and educate other students in the college about the EU and its values. Debate On…
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Euroscola
Myself and Catherine Richards escorted 24 students to Strasbourg to take part in the Euroscola event. Students took on the role of MEPs for the day, working collaboratively with students from all across the EU to debate and agree policies on climate change. One student even asked a direct question to the Vice President of…
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Euroscola Strasbourg Parliament Session
This morning pupils from 4th ESO have participated in EUROSCOLA and have been able to debate with Younous OMARJEE, Vice President of the Parliament and with François-Régis BABINET about current issues affecting the Union and climate change. It was a great experience for all! Thank you so much for this opportunity! Links EPAS Team Comment…
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Oaklea Grange InfoPoint
Oaklea Grange has updated their info point after the recent European elections. We have learnt all about political parties , voting and linked to key events within the European Parliament. We will also be putting all out work on heritage day for Europe day on here. EPAS Team Comment Great to see. Looking good!
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LUX awards Brussels
Some of our ambassadors recently had the incredible opportunity to travel to Brussels to visit the European Parliament and attend the prestigious LUX Audience Film Awards. This unforgettable experience allowed our students to see firsthand the heart of European democracy. They toured the European Parliament, learned about how it functions, and witnessed where key decisions…
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Digital InfoPoint Website
Junior Ambassadors from USP College have set up a website with digital InfoPoint and Flickr and Facebook page. Links EPAS Team Comment This is fantastic! What a well-designed website. A really impressive InfoPoint, and with links to so many social media channels too!
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Linking with a Spanish School
After networking with other teachers in Brussels, several connections were made and our first meet up was with Tiago de Souza Franca Departamento Internacional, https://www.humanitastrescantos.com. We talked about our schools and other issues, we swapped Instagram accounts are are planning a project together soon. EPAS Team Comment Fantastic that you’ve used the connections made through…
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Debating European Issues
We’ve been running debating sessions for years 7, 8 and 9 on a number of EU issues – such as should the UK adopt the Euro, and should the UK be allowed to participate in EU events? We heard some great ideas from the students and had a vote for each debate! Debate presentation Links…
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European Parliament workshop
Asher Jacobsberg from the European Parliament’s Liaison Office in the UK came to Prestwick Academy to run an educational session about the European Parliament and the European Union for Junior Ambassadors who will be going on a Euroscola trip to Strasbourg. Junior European Parliament Ambassadors wrote of the workshop, “We found the workshop was very…
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Year 10 Interactive Workshop
Priestley College organised an event for Y10 pupils from two other local schools, “Become a European Youth decision maker for a day”. They invited Asher Jacobsberg to deliver an interactive educational session about the EU and the European Parliament on behalf of the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK. After a shared European lunch,…