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European Parliament Ambassador Schools networking event at UK Parliament & Europe House
Students and teachers of the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) are kindly invited to join a unique networking event at the UK Parliament with MP Marsha de Cordova. The programme enables students to learn about EU-UK parliamentary relations, parliamentary work, democratic participation, and to address their questions directly. The first part of the programme takes…

What Europe is to me #10yearsEPAS
Entry from Richmond-upon-Thames College (HRUC) for the European Parliament Ambassador Schools 10th Anniversary photo competition. #10yearsEPAS “To me, this church in Riga’s old town embodies Europe’s resilience and community. It has stood the test of time since the 13th century despite the destruction it has faced. During and after its construction it was interrupted by citywide…

Holocaust Memorial Day
RuTC Junior Ambassadors have designed a bookmark to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day and distributed leaftlet to inform and educate students about the significance of this day. Here is what they’ve said: “As RuTC Junior Ambassadors, we’re taking time today to remember the six million Jews and all those who were murdered in the Holocaust. Learning…

What Europe means to us #10yearsEPAS
Entry from Dulwich College for the European Parliament Ambassador Schools 10th Anniversary photo competition. #10yearsEPAS The Dream We Carry Forward The European continent is our shared home; its future is not a mission of one generation but of us all. Europe is passed through hands of cooperation, not conflict. It is a dream we move…

EPAS 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROJECT
📸 Project title: 📸What Europe means to us in a single image To celebrate a decade of the European Parliament Ambassador School programme, we are thrilled to launch a special competition for our incredible European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) Junior Ambassadors! The full the instructions, prizes and rules are below, but you can download a…

North East Festival of Languages
European Parliament Ambassador Schools across the UK may be interested to participate in events as part of the Express Yourself, the North East Festival of Languages. The festival is designed to spark curiosity and creativity and open doors to future opportunities, inspiring a generation of future linguists and global citizens. It is a huge series…

Trip to Brussels
From 20th–23rd December, QE students from Years 11-13 took part in an European Parliament Ambassador School Programme (EPAS) trip to Brussels. The visit included trips to the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, giving students a valuable insight into the workings of the European Union. Alongside this, students explored Brussels’ rich cultural heritage…

Schools and Colleges going to Euroscola 2026
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EPAS Christmas Festival
What we did for the EPAS Christmas Festival: From Azma Mohammed – Junior Ambassador EPAS Team Comment This looks like a very fun way to celebrate Christmas and to learn about how it’s celebrated in different ways across Europe

European games at the Christmas Fair
The Christmas Fair is an annual event at SHS, which raises funds for the Stroud Women’s Refuge. The EPAS Junior Ambassadors organised an EU guessing game where the answer to each question was an EU country, which students could then pin the colour of the question onto the corresponding country on the map. See more…

Christmas across Europe
One of our Junior Ambassadors has produced a slide show about Christmas across Europe to show on our digital boards in December. EPAS Team Comment Fantastic, a great creative way to share European traditions!

Meeting of the ambassadors
The meeting organised by our president in order to discuss and finalise roles, timelines and accreditation our ambassadors held a scheduled meeting after school in the Master’s Boardroom. We intend to do this on a fortnightly basis to keep on top of changes and maintain regular communication. Our president also introduction the EPAS scheme to…

Annual Cultural Appreciation Day
Carmel College was alive with colour, rhythm, and unity today as students and staff came together for the annual Cultural Appreciation Day; a vibrant celebration honouring the rich diversity that shapes the college community. The campus transformed into a lively showcase of music, movement, and tradition. Students arrived in beautiful traditional dress, and the day…

Showing a Film in French
The EPAS Junior Ambassadors chose to show Une Vie de Chat in French to help to educate younger students about European cultures. EPAS Team Comment Great stuff! We hope they enjoyed it? Was it targeted as those studying French, or was everyone able to come?

Priestley participate in Euroscola online
The Senior Ambassadors organised an online EUROSCOLA event on the 4th December 2025 where students at Priestley College from the French, German and Politics department took part. One student in particular was very brave and joined online by asking a question to Dimitra LIVERI, Head of Resilience of Critical Sectors Unit, European Union Agency for…

Annual ‘Inter-faithing’ Event
Today, we were delighted to welcome a diverse group of faith leaders to college for our annual ‘Inter-faithing’ Event. The day offered an inspiring opportunity for students and staff to engage with different religious and non-religious perspectives, fostering understanding and connection across communities. The event began with an engaging question and answer session, where our…

ECO week Innovative Art Exhibition
The main idea of the ECO Innovative Art Exhibition was to bring focus on the changing climate and show the problem of the World Pollution. Both UK and EU have been doing so much in order to fight with Climate changes, but very often we are the one who should take the first steps, starting…

Magical Christmas
On the first Sunday in Advent, our Primary 7 pupils and S6 mentors set off for our partner school in Dortmund, Germany, to learn about Christmas traditions, German culture and to make new friends. The programme was very busy! On Monday, after icebreakers and a tour of the school, the children visited the BVB grounds…
