Youth leadership
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Strangford Integrated College Infopoint
Students created a European Union Infopoint, with upcoming events and list of Junior Ambassadors.We used the ‘goodies’ sent out from European Parliament.
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Carmel Cultural Appreciation Day
Carmel College’s junior ambassadors were involved in the Cultural Appreciation Day. This was an opportunity for students to develop awareness on a range of cultures from across the globe. Throughout the day there was music, dances put on by the students, a range of foods to try and quizzes and activities focused on cultural awareness.…
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Debating Trip to Stormont
A trip to Stormont offers pupils from Strangford Integrated College a unique insight into Northern Ireland’s political processes and human rights issues. They will tour key areas like the Assembly Chamber and Committee Rooms, participate in a mock debate, and meet an MLA to discuss their work. The visit includes a human rights workshop, exploring…
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EPAS infopoint
Carmel College’s junior ambassadors launched their InfoPoint display for this year to encourage all students at the college to get involved in the EPAS scheme.
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London trip to Parliament
We started out the day by going to the train station where we had to read a train timetable to work out what time and platform our train was coming from. We had a lovely journey on the train where we played games and discussed lots of topics that we wanted to talk about in…
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Digital surgery with Lord Newby
On Monday, 18th November, sixth form students from Queen Elizabeth’s School, Crediton, participated in a digital surgery with Lord Newby. The session, which was led by European Parliament Ambassador Schools Junior Ambassadors, covered a wide range of topics such as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the government’s plans to introduce inheritance tax on…
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French Quiz
This activity is an example of how a pupil with a moderate learning difficulty who usually attends a special school can be involved in the Ambassador Schools programme. We had been learning colours in French and then the pupil took on the role of junior ambassador to create a quiz designed to engage and teach…
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Debating competition
On Wednesday 20th November, three of Junior Ambassadors from Carmel College – Michel Hachem, Finley Crookes and Alex Thompson – represented the college in a debating competition at Bolton School. This competition was the first round of the English Speaking Union’s Schools’ Mace competition, one of the most prestigious debating competitions in the UK. Competing…
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European Parliament educational session at NHEHS
We were thrilled to welcome Asher from Europe House to our school for an enlightening workshop on the European institutions and democracy in Europe. The session provided our students with an in-depth understanding of how these critical components operate within the European Union. During the workshop, students had the opportunity to simulate the voting blocks…
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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.…
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Discussion session with students on the Grey Belt in England
On Wednesday 6th November, 16 junior ambassadors from Carmel College took part in a discussion about the Labour government’s proposals to build on the ‘Grey Belt’ to resolve issues related to housing. This discussion was part of the House of Lords call for evidence on this issue. The Lords’ committee looking into this issue contacting…
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Debating activities
Over the last two weeks, our new Junior Ambassadors at Carmel College have been introduced to the European Parliament Ambassador Schools (EPAS) programme. As part of this, we have organised two debates to take part in. Our first debate was on the subject of the environment and whether it is right for new houses to…
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Celebration of 2023-24 Ambassadors
On October 3rd, 2024, certificates were presented to those students who had taken part in the college’s European Parliament Ambassador School (EPAS) programme last academic year. The Ambassador Schools programme aims to improve students’ knowledge and understanding of the role of the EU. Our Junior Ambassadors organised a range of events throughout the year such…
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Peace through Languages
This year here at Prestwick Academy we celebrated European Day of Languages with a bang – our International Club – the Captains and Junior Ambassadors helped a lot on the day. Inspirational quotes about the importance of languages were posted every day into school’s daily bulletin and face painting was done by International Captains during…
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UK General Election Hustings
Junior Ambassadors from Queen Elizabeth’s School, Crediton, ran a general election hustings event for the forthcoming UK general election. It was primarily a UK-focussed event, though students also noted the trends from the recent European and French elections, which served to demonstrate the importance of voting.
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Assembly presentation to S5 pupils
Junior Ambassadors from Clevedon Secondary School prepared a presentation and delivered this to their new Secondary 5 pupils. This was to raise awareness of the Ambassador Schools programme and to give pupils the chance to ask questions about the programme. Finally pupils were encouraged to take part in our activities and to get in touch…
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Model United Nations
As part of their Europe Day celebrations, Wellington School Junior Ambassadors (JAs) organised a Model UN conference for the Primary 7 classes. As the participants were younger, the JAs decided to have one committee (Human Rights) and to encourage the Delegates to work in pairs or threes. They chose the topic of Child Labour and…
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Information point development
Clevedon Secondary School Junior Ambassadors worked over a 3 day period to produce an information board and information leaflet which outlines their aims and objectives through the EU Ambassador Schools programme. This was used in their launch event and is now displayed in the Humanities Faculty where it will be updated regularly to highlight their…