Cultural exchange

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…

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…

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!

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?

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Trip to European Parliament in Strasbourg
The Euroscola group headed to the European Parliament where they took part in debates with young people from across Europe. This helps to inform the EU on the views of young people around AI, Disinformation and possible solutions. Our students also learned about the work of MEPs and were inspired by action on protecting Human…

Carmel Student Represents St Helens Youth Council in House of Commons Debates
Last week marked an inspiring milestone for one of our students, Anja Gocesvska, who travelled to London to represent the St Helens Youth Council at the House of Commons. Taking her place in one of the most significant political chambers in the country, Anja joined young representatives from across the UK to engage in a…

Clyst Vale EPAS InfoPoint
A team of Year 13 students at Clyst Vale have created this EPAS InfoPoint noticeboard in their Café/ social area. It contains a whole host of infographics about the origin and history of the EU, the lawmaking process, the main European institutions including how power is held and distributed, the flags and currencies of member…

MFL Corridor Display
As a result of our participation the Language Day, we decided to have a display in the MFL corridor of the activities we did during the event and the people we interact with.

EPAS Together Transnational Event Warsaw
Six senior Govan High pupils and two members of staff took part in the EPAS Together Transnational event in Warsaw in October. This was such a fantastic experience for everyone involved which enabled pupils to engage in cultural exchanges, democratic learning and take part in workshops exploring issues important to them. In particular, pupils enjoyed…

EPAS Together Transnational Event (Warsaw, Poland)
European Parliament Ambassador Schools representing the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia were selected to attend this transnational event from 15th – 18th October, in Warsaw. Having been an active member of this programme since 2023, Clyst Vale was thrilled to receive an invitation. Our delegation consisted of five Y13 students: Darcy, Liv, Mimi, Rebekah and…

Cinema Trip Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
Govan High Pupils were given the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in October to see ‘Los Aitas’, a film set during the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This was a really enriching experience for pupils who really enjoyed attending the film festival and seeing a Spanish film in the…
