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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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#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 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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International Human Rights Day
Oldham Sixth Form College EPAS Junior Ambassadors arranged an awareness event around International Human Rights Day. They constructed a quiz, invited a speaker from The University of Manchester to address students on civil society and promoted the values of the day through the production of a newsletter. EPAS Team Comment Really good to see students
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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
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Switch It Off!
As part of the college’s sustainability week the EPAS Junior Ambassadors designed a campaign around energy saving actions in line with the European Parliament’s energy efficiency/ environmental statement. Students were involved in creating information boards around the themes of Reduce Reuse and Recycle – including collecting of old training shoes to donate for reuse, a
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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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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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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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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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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
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EPAS Info Point
This year, our Info Point has focused on raising awareness about who we are and what we do in the EPAS Club, with the goal of encouraging more students—and even other schools—to join us. We realised that many students were not fully aware of the purpose of the EPAS programme or the many benefits of
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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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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.