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Info point EPAS Europa School
This year, the EPAS Information Point remained in a highly visible location next to the library, helping us reach a wider audience within the school community. As well as providing information about the EPAS programme and opportunities to get involved, the Information Point featured a monthly poster created by students to mark an important date
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Presentation of accreditation
Hung up at the start of every school year, we are proud to show are accreditation as an European Parliament Ambassador School. Visible to the school community and parents at the entrance to the facility. EPAS Team Comment That’s great. We are very proud to have you as an Ambassador School!
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Election Board
Our school voting board has continued to be a successful activity, building on the progress made last year. At the start of the year, students discuss the importance of voting and why it matters in a democracy, helping them understand their role as active citizens. Pupils now take responsibility for choosing the weekly question which
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Mercy College Info Point
An info point was put up last year with a corresponding Microsoft Teams for students to access more information if they wish. Along with this, we have also created a board about the different countries that our students are from. EPAS Team Comment Great that you have so many different ways of connecting your students
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EU Celebration Day
Students created a cultural fayre. They designed 9 tables including a ‘politics in the EU’ table. Each table represented a country and students were responsible for sharing information about their heritage. Groups of students were invited down to learn more about the EU and role of the Ambassadors
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European information board
This is our EU InfoPoint, managed by our Junior Ambassadors (students).
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Heritage day for Europe Day
To celebrate Europe Day, we hosted a vibrant and engaging event that brought together around 60 participants from our school and local community. The celebration aimed to promote understanding and appreciation of European cultures and values. Our event featured a stall area showcasing information about various European countries, where visitors could learn about different nations’
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Art and Democracy
The EPAS club and the Art department in our school collaborated together to deliver a lesson on the history of Art depicting aspects of democracy. This will be the first step to students making and curating a virtual art exhibition. We first looked at what democracy is, teasing out the students’ ideas of what it
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Debate
We have organized a debate, with four students mediators each presenting a discussion topic relating the European Union. The students were divided in 4 groups of 10 and had to come up with arguments for or against a specific subject. After the debate was over, we had a Visio call with a retired MEP who
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Trip to Kraków
History trip to Kraków, Poland to experience a new city and culture, visit the salt mines, museums about the second world war and visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau. EPAS Team Comment These kinds of trips are so good for learning about the similarities and differences between Polish and British culture. Of course a trip like this also
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Meeting with Typhaine Morillon
We had a wonderful encounter with a representative of the European Union Liaison Office in the United Kingdom (EPLO UK), Typhaine Morillon. Ms. Morillon was able to enlighten us on the key aspects of the dynamics of the European Union. She then accommodated our questions. EPAS Team Comment Thank you very much for having a
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EPAS European Baking Competition
This online baking competition encouraged students to explore European cultures through traditional recipes. Promoted via school notices and tutor groups, it fostered cultural appreciation and creativity. Two winners received prizes for their culturally-inspired entries. “I have made a 5 -layered Dobos Torte which is the national cake of Hungary. It consists of 5 layers of
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EPAS Info Point
This year, our Info Point has focused on raising awareness about who we are and what we do in the EPAS Club, with the goal of encouraging more students—and even other schools—to join us. We realised that many students were not fully aware of the purpose of the EPAS programme or the many benefits of
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Design for Disability: David Constantine
On Friday, 23 May, our S3 classes had the unique opportunity to host David Constantine, a distinguished designer, photographer, and co-founder of Motivation, an international NGO focused on wheelchair accessibility and mobility in low-income countries. David, a wheelchair user himself following an accident in his youth, shared his extensive experience working to improve quality of
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Languages Showcase
At our Languages showcase event, our EPAS Junior Ambassadors spoke about their role and about the importance of language learning . They and other students presented their languages skills in varied and excellent performances. Over 120 students, parents and staff attended our event. Read the full report of the event on Channing’s website: https://www.channing.co.uk/2025/06/13/languages-showcase/ EPAS
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Eurovision Song Contest Quiz
We marked the celebration of Eurovision 2025 with a quiz displaying the flags of the countries entered into the contest this year in Basel. Well done to Jana in Year 8 for her winning entry! Interestingly, no one correctly predicted that the winning country would be Austria ;). Better luck next time! We also gave
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European day
We held a European day, where we shared information and had a PowerPoint created by students and a quiz. EPAS Team Comment This is a great presentation, well done, Amber and thank you very much for sharing. I am sure other schools will be keen to use it as an inspiration.
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Defending democracy assembly
On 15th May we presented an assembly on democracy – defending it and celebrating it. In it, we covered topics on the history of democracy, the threats to democracy, student led activism, Ukraine and the defence of democracy against Russian aggression, as well as a call to students to be active participants in democracy. EPAS
