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Greek School Ayia Triada Newsletter
Every month, our school publishes a newsletter that includes a special section dedicated to the EPAS program, known as the European Corner. This page is created by the Junior Ambassadors under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Ambassadors. In it, they share information about cultural events in EU countries, as well as traditions, interesting
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Junior Ambassadors Gain Firsthand Experience at Labour Party Conference
This week, three of our Junior Ambassadors at Carmel College had the exciting opportunity to attend the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, immersing themselves in the heart of British political debate and decision-making. During the event, students engaged directly with key political figures and witnessed major speeches, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s address on Tuesday.
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Priestley European Day of Languages day 2025
We recently hosted a Lunchtime Quiz in the student café to celebrate the richness of European languages, culture, and music. The event was designed to promote a sense of European unity through interactive learning and fun, and the turnout was fantastic! The quizzes were entirely student-led, with lots of creativity. One was even crafted in
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European Day of Languages 2025 at Prestwick Academy
This year here at Prestwick Academy we celebrated European Day of Languages with help of our fabulous International Club with Captains and Junior Ambassadors who helped a lot on the day. Our wonderful bilingual pupils led learning and taught their classmates and even teachers!!! – languages such as German, Zulu, Spanish, French and Russian and
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European Day of Languages 2025 – Európsky deň jazykov 2025
26th September commemorates and celebrates the richness of languages and cultures that connect Europe.In our Slovak school in England, we are constantly reminded of the importance of learning languages, because they open doors to the world, bring new friendships and possibilities. The aim of this day is to encourage all citizens to learn new languages,
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European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages is always a highly-anticipated event at Wellington School. This year, our language captains led two assemblies, one in the junior school and one for seniors. They contacted former pupils who are using or studying languages as part of their university courses and produced a short video with updates from students in
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European Day of Languages
Our school participated at this inspiring event on September the 25th alongside EU Junior Ambassadors from across the UK who embody the spirit of a multilingual Europe. Our Junior and Senior Ambassadors got involved and discovered so much about the diverse languages spoken across the EU, as well as the rich cultures that coexist harmoniously
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Debates in French and Spanish about European issues
As part of Languages Week, we enjoyed debating in different languages! At our weekly Sixth Form French debating club on Wednesday, students discussed in French whether France should follow the UK and also leave the EU. In their Spanish lesson on Thursday, Year 13 students debated in Spanish whether Spain’s immigration situation and policies serve
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Trip to the Swiss Embassy
Dr Berg and colleagues at the Swiss Embassy invited Channing linguists to learn about neutrality, democracy and the important role of the Embassy in innovation and technology as well as in diplomacy. EPAS Team Comment We feel this is ‘democratic learning’ as well as ‘cultural exchange’, as diplomacy is a key part of being part
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Sports Exchange Visit to France
Teamwork, communication, cultural awareness and language skills: what better way to hone these than spending three days working with European partners in France? In September, 21 Wellington pupils spent three days at their partner school near Paris. The emphasis was on sports and the girls and boys took part in sporting activities which are not
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Euroscola 2026: apply now
The Euroscola programme in Strasbourg offers students (14 years and older) from across the EU, applicant countries, and former Member States a chance to experience European parliamentary democracy. Students role-play as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), debating, negotiating, voting, and adopting resolutions on key European issues. Euroscola includes both in-person attendance at the European
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Sakharov Youth Seminar 2025
Preparations are underway for the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) Sakharov Youth Seminar 2025, which will take place in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. This seminar will bring together 147 EPAS students and teachers from all the EU Member States and the UK to celebrate democratic values and youth engagement in the framework of the Sakharov Prize. The programme is currently being
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Last few spots available: European Day of Languages
The Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom and the European Parliament Liaison Office in the UK are delighted to invite your school to a special event celebrating the European Day of Languages. Although the official day falls on 26 September, we will be marking the occasion on Thursday, 25 September, and would love for you and your pupils to
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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