Cultural exchange
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Language Lunches
Junior Ambassadors have organised a series of Language Lunches to celebrate ‘Languages Week Scotland’. Punjabi The first in our series: one of our pupils led an introductory lesson on Punjabi for staff and other pupils. Mandarin The next lesson in our fantastic series of language lunches was a Mandarin lesson led by a senior pupil!
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Govan High Euroscola February 2026!
We had the amazing opportunity to visit Strasbourg and attend Euroscola in February! Pupils and staff had such a fantastic time and learned a lot from the experience! Euroscola was an incredible experience and Strasbourg was a beautiful city. This will be something we will remember for years to come! The following are extracts from
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International School Award Success for Wellington School
Wellington School’s EPAS activities contributed to the evidence required for the International School Award. On 2 February, Senior Ambassador, Susan Coontz, travelled to London to receive the award at the Houses of Parliament. Screenshot The assessors’ report praised the range of activities organised in school, in particular, the Model United Nations programme which gives young
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EPAS Preparation for Adulthood
In Spring 1, our Preparation for Adulthood curriculum at Leo Kelly revolved around The European Parliament Ambassador Schools programme (EPAS). Pupils had five lessons per week, focusing on European History, Geography & Politics, learning French, European cuisine, debating pan-European topical issues and preparing for a European-themed activity, which was shared with Asher when he visited
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Thomas Kelly European Info Point
Our European info point, created as part of our EPAS Preparation for Adulthood curriculum lessons. EPAS Team Comment Lots of really good information on here. Well done!
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GSAT #10yearsEPAS competition entries
The European Parliament Liaison Offices organised a competition for Junior Ambassadors to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ambassador Schools programme. The way the competition worked was for Junior Ambassadors to upload a photo on their Instagram pages showing what the European Union means to them. Five of our junior ambassadors participated, uploading pictures either
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#10yearsEPAS
Europe means many important values to us, which are clearly shown in the image. It represents diversity, unity, peace, and democracy. In the image, some students are shaking hands, which shows diversity and mutual respect between different cultures and backgrounds. Other students are blowing out candles, symbolising solidarity and tolerance, and showing that we stand
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 at Carmel College
Junior ambassadors at Carmel College marked Holocaust Memorial Day with two meaningful events. The first was a powerful talk from Ernie Hunter of NHEG, who shared the story of his German-Jewish mother and her courage in actively confronting Nazi oppression. Our Year 12 students involved in the Lessons from Auschwitz project then prepared and led
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Holocaust Memorial Day at Oldham Sixth Form College
The European Parliament Junior Ambassadors organised events marking Holocaust Memorial Day. A speaker from the Northwest Holocaust Education Foundation came into college to present the story of his family to history and politics students, they created a Holocaust quiz and ran a poetry competition. They also produced a newsletter. The newsletters are emailed out to
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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
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Carmel Students Take Part in National Gallery Articulation Prize
Six Carmel College junior ambassadors impressed audiences as they took part in the internal heat of the Articulation Prize, a prestigious national public speaking competition organised by the National Gallery. The Articulation Prize challenges young people aged 16–19 to deliver a 10-minute presentation on an artwork, artefact, or architectural piece, encouraging deep engagement with visual
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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?
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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
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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