May the 9th is Europe Day, marking it is a key part of gaining Ambassador Schools accreditation. Here are some resources and events from the Ambassador Schools team at the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK (EPLO UK).

• Planning events in your school college
  • Presentations for assemblies and tutor time
• Europe Day online event
• Visiting Europe House

Planning your own events

This activity guide will help your Junior Ambassadors to think through and plan activities for your school/college:

When planning your activities you might want to think concentrate on one (or more) of the European Union’s values as a theme:

• Human dignity: Human dignity is inviolable. It must be respected, protected and constitutes the real basis of fundamental rights.
• Freedom: Freedom of movement gives citizens the right to move and reside freely within the Union. Individual freedoms such as respect for private life, freedom of thought, religion, assembly, expression and information are protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
• Democracy: The functioning of the EU is founded on representative democracy. A European citizen automatically enjoys political rights. Every adult EU citizen has the right to stand as a candidate and to vote in elections to the European Parliament. EU citizens have the right to stand as a candidate and to vote in their country of residence, or in their country of origin.
• Equality: Equality is about equal rights for all citizens before the law. The principle of equality between women and men underpins all European policies and is the basis for European integration. It applies in all areas. The principle of equal pay for equal work became part of the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
• Rule of law: The EU is based on the rule of law. Everything the EU does is founded on treaties, voluntarily and democratically agreed by its EU countries. Law and justice are upheld by an independent judiciary. The EU countries gave final jurisdiction to the European Court of Justice – its judgments have to be respected by all.
• Human rights: Human rights are protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. These cover the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, the right to the protection of your personal data, and the right to get access to justice.

Which of these particularly resonate with your Junior Ambassadors? Are there any in particular that they want to highlight at this time?

Assembly or tutor time activity

You might want to use one of these presentations, which focus on the theme of democracy, in your school or college.

Here are editable versions of the presentations:

Previous activities

Need some inspiration, have a look at what other Ambassador Schools have done to mark Europe Day in Previous years:

Online event: 9th May

All UK Ambassador Schools are invited to join us online for a Europe Day meeting and quiz. You’ll get the chance to say hi to other Junior Ambassadors and compete against them with your European knowledge!

Let us know what times would work for your school/college and we will do our best to organise an event at a time when lots of schools and colleges can attend.

Visiting Europe House: 7th May

The European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK will hold an event for Ambassador Schools at Europe House in London.

This will be on Wednesday the 7th of May.

The programme is still being finalised but it will be in the afternoon, probably from 14.00 to 16.00.

It is unlikely that there will be funding for schools to attend this event.