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WEBINAR: What future for the European Green Deal ?
A chance for French-speaking Senior Ambassadors to network and for Senior and Junior Ambassadors to hear from MEP Pascal Canfin (Renew, France) and discuss his opinion on environmental policy in the EU. All Senior Ambassadors from all EU+UK countries are welcome to this webinar, which will be conducted in French. Junior Ambassadors are welcome to…
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USP College at Brussels and Ypres
From Thursday 21st November to Saturday 23rd November 2024, four junior ambassadors (Jayden O’Brien, Shaunak Gupta, Isabelle Dawson and Sebastian Rapley Mende) and two senior ambassadors (Darren Cogavin and Amy McGready) from the EPAS team at USP College joined four other EPAS ambassador schools from the UK, four from the Netherlands, four from Ireland and…
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Cultural Day
Notting Hill and Ealing High School has an annual cultural day were the many different cultures of the students and staff present in the school are celebrated. The EPAS club had a stall to represent the different cultures present in the European Union. We had a sheet with the 24 official languages in the EU…
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Holocaust memorial week newsletter
In looking at Holocaust Memorial day one of our Junior Ambassadors made an article on the Holocaust and the other genocides with an eye on the response of the EU, or EU countries, whilst the genocides were happening or in the aftermath of them. The newsletter highlights the high ideals that the European Union was…
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Carmel College at Euroscola
On 27th January, 20 Carmel students took a trip to Strasbourg to participate in the Euroscola event at the European Parliament. During the Euroscola event, we had the unique opportunity to simulate the role of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). This immersive experience allowed us to understand the legislative process and the responsibilities of…
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Holocaust Memorial Day assembly and art gallery
Heidi and Violet, two Junior Ambassadors from Lytham St Anne’s Schoool, have assembled a presentation based on past holocaust survivor stories with the focus of recognising how each of their stories link with human right issues. This will be used as an assembly for all year groups this week. They took the time to highlight…
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Europe 101: free leadership programme
We just found out about this really exciting programme for young leaders, Europe 101. It will be of interest to current and former Junior Ambassadors, and even our younger Senior Ambassadors. What is Europe 101? Europe101 is a free online leadership programme for young people aged 16-30 from across the continent. Founded by Julia Middleton and Gordon Bajnai in 2021 to connect…
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Celebrating spoken languages in Europe
A video made by the children and their teachers about the 26th of September, European day of languages. At least 10 languages apart from Greek-Cypriot and English are spoken by our students and teachers in our school! Watch their video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=867769054932445
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European Corner / newsletter
Our Junior Ambassadors under the direction of our Senior Ambassadors are organizing, designing and posting at least one page on our monthly newsletter. The section is called ‘European corner’ and it is giving information about different countries of the E.U. The students worked together as a team, did research and proudly presented their work on…
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EU Ambassador Schools Accreditation
During our annual training meeting at the Europe House this September our School got our EU Ambassador Schools Accreditation. We are the first Greek school to achieve this recognition. It is worth all the journeys and all the hard work from our students and teachers!!
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European Parliament education session and debate
We have been honoured to have Asher visiting our school and presenting to our team some very important information about the European Union, the European Parliament and of course the UK. Our ambassadors shared wonderful ideas and they had the chance to have a debate at the end of the session. It was a memorable…
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Webinar: eTwinning network for Senior Ambassadors
For many of our Ambassador Schools being able to link with other students and teachers around Europe is a great draw. They want their students to think internationally and collaboratively. One tool we have to facilitate this is the network of Senior Ambassadors on the eTwinning platform. This is managed by a Senior Ambassador from…
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Survey on the European Parliament’s educational offer
The European Parliament is looking for your feedback to enhance its educational offer on active citizenship and parliamentary democracy. By participating in this survey you will help us develop better educational tools and programmes, to support teachers, professors and non-formal educators who foster active citizenship among students aged 11 and above. Thank you for your…
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Carmel College’s Success in the Second Round of the ESU Schools’ Mace Competition
Carmel College has achieved remarkable success in the second round of the prestigious ESU Schools’ Mace competition. The team, consisting of Alex Thompson, Michel Hachem, and Finley Crookes, demonstrated exceptional debating skills and critical thinking, securing their place in the next round. This House Believes musical works should not be copyrightable Proposition: Carmel CollegeOpposition: The…
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Clyst Vale visit to Strasbourg European Parliament (Sakharov Prize)
Our recent visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg was an incredibly enjoyable and educational experience. We found it extremely interesting to get the opportunity to sit in the hemicycle and especially loved meeting all the other international students. Hearing direct accounts of the struggle faced by the Venezuelan Sakharov Prize winners was very moving…
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Unveiling Key Facts and Figures about the European Parliament
The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has released a comprehensive briefing titled “European Parliament: Facts and Figures”. This document provides a detailed overview of the European Parliament, including its members, structures, activities. It also offers information on the 2024 election. The briefing is packed with insightful graphics and data, offering a snapshot of the Parliament’s…
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Strangford Integrated College Infopoint
Students created a European Union Infopoint, with upcoming events and list of Junior Ambassadors.We used the ‘goodies’ sent out from European Parliament.
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Prestwick Academy infopoint
We had a training for our Junior Ambassadors during our lunchtime club (I used the presentation about EP from my online training). One of the Junior Ambassadors, Lauchlan McLean, created a presentation post training which is used for display in Modern Language corridor and was put on big displays around the school. Well done!! Here…