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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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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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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…
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Club Europe Website
My role was to create the club’s website, not only to promote the club on social media/internet, but also to promote interest and give information about the club. I also, in parallel with the website, created a montage throughout the year, to show everyone’s role in the club, and to show the dynamic throughout our…
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Swale Schools Forum
As part of our work with European Ambassadors we wanted to restart the Swale Schools Forum. It stopped due to financial issues. Last month two schools got together, today four schools worked together. EKC Sheppey Secondary School, Sittingbourne School, Westlands School and Fulston Manor School. We now have a logo, designed and voted on by…
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Info Point
Our EPAS Junior Ambassadors created posters which are displayed in a classroom to raise awareness of the type of issues which the EU considers and addresses through legislation. EPAS Team Comment What a great InfoPoint! We love the different focus and format of all the posts, each highlighting a really important issue.
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Presentation about the EU to students of 3ème (Year 10)
We decided to produce a presentation about the EU to the Year 10 as it aligns to the history and geography curriculum. Our presentation was focalise on generalities on the European Union in order to give younger students a general insight into its role and the advantages it can bring to a country and its…
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EU School Online Quiz
Junior Ambassadors wanted to find out how much Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle students actually knew about the EU. The answer was rather positive with an average of 8 correct answers out of 11 questions. EPAS Team Comment Quizzes are a great way to engage people. Good to hear that you are also using it…
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Parliament and Civil Society Info Point
This is our finalised InfoPoint display on the Ambassador Schools programme, but also inviting students to join our Civil Society group at school which we are linking in with it. We wanted to provide a variety of information to them about the European values and different opportunities available to them. EPAS Team Comment Excellent. The…
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Europe Day celebration 2025
To celebrate Europe Day, our school organized a special quiz and project day filled with fun and learning. Students took part in a quiz all about Europe, testing their knowledge of countries, cultures, and key facts. As part of the celebration, each student also created a project featuring a famous European landmark. These creative displays—from…
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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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Celebrating Europe Day at USP College!
Happy Europe Day! As we come together today to commemorate unity and peace across the continent of Europe, let’s look back at what the EPAS team at USP College have done to celebrate the occasion. Europe Day is an annual holiday observed on the 5th of May and the 9th of May to mark the…
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Europe Day Celebrations
Our junior ambassadors and members of the student leadership team created a PowerPoint and quiz all about Europe day. It was shared around the entire school and was obligatory for tutors to do with their tutees during form time. EPAS Team Comment Well done, a really good way to raise the profile of Europe Day…
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East Norfolk 6th Form Infopoint
These photos show our permanent EU info point display, the PowerPoint version was too big to upload. Students created all resources for the display and launched it on Europe Day. The PP ran on the TV screens throughout college, and some ambassador students presented to their law and politics classes on the day also. Junior…
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Oaklea Grange Online Euroscola Event
Pupils took part in a full day of Euroscola events, including talking to the Vice-President of the European Parliament. We then took part in an Innovation Lab: “WE HAVE ONLY ONE EARTH: THE EU’S STRATEGY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE” discussing policies on climate change and how the European Parliament are going to address this. EPAS Team…
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Happy Europe Day!
On 9 May, our pupils enjoyed a European-themed lunch. The chef prepared French onion soup for starters and dessert was crepes. For the main course, typical British cuisine was represented by fish and chips. Meanwhile, one of our Senior Ambassadors spent Europe Day with partner schools in Bavaria where she enjoyed the best of German…
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Europe Week at Prestwick Academy
Europe Day 2025 was an amazing opportunity for those junior ambassadors involved – Ellie T, Lauchlan M, Poppy D, Avneet K, Neave C, Brooke S, Caitlin B, Melissa H and me – in the teaching aspect and learning. As I was teaching, I got to gain both the experience of teaching and learning because I…
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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…