Euroscola
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…
NHEHS in Strasbourg for Euroscola
Over the October half term, a group of Notting Hill and Ealing High School (NHEHS) students got the opportunity to go to Strasbourg to be a part of the European Parliament’s Euroscola programme – a series of events aimed at students across Europe. This was made possible as we are an European Parliament Ambassador School.…
Wellington School at the European Parliament
On 11th October, 13 pupils from Wellington School participated in the Euroscola event at the European Parliament in Strasbourg together with young people from 29 other countries. In the morning, they interviewed the First Vice-President of the EU Parliament Frau Sabine Verheyen and then took part in an interview with Antonio Caiola, the Head of…
INVITATION TO EUROSCOLA 2025
Subsidised educational trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France 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…
Starting the new school year
With the new term underway, clubs and societies are back in full swing. Our European Parliament in the UK group is excited about the year ahead. At our first meeting, the Wellington pupils representing the UK at Euroscola in October watched a short video about Euroscola. This gave them an overall impression of the European…
Euroscola event: Rights of Women
We took part in a live event discussing the rights of Women across Europe. We were able to listen and speak to a variety of MEP’s and other schools within the EU. We asked the question, ‘Why is there such a large gender pay gap and what are the EP doing to address this?’ We…
FINDING A POLITCAL VOICE
The piece below is a reflection by Cherwell School student, Leonie Freeden, on her experiences as a Junior Ambassador. I was lucky enough to participate in two EPAS trips to Strasbourg last year, Euroscola and the European Youth Event 2023, and I found that my experience with the Beyond Cherwell programme was a real wake-up…
Cherwell at Euroscola 2023
20 students and 2 teachers attended the Euroscola conference on 24 November 2023 on the theme of cyber security (innovation lab) and EU democracy and elections (final simulation exercise and debate). As part of the event, students completed a project booklet and task, including a challenge to connect with students from all 26 countries, to…