Youth leadership
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Celebrating Europa Day at SFX
The students who attended the celebration at Europe House chose to share their knowledge and insights on the European Union with the wider college community. They created an excellent and highly informative PowerPoint presentation, which was displayed on the main screen in the college foyer (see pictures), as well as printed and developed into an
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Hold a Debate
Pupils organised a school debate to discuss a wide variety of issues relating to the EU currently. A poster was created and shared and pupils gathered together to discuss many topics. Pupils were also given conversation starter phrases to help structure their answers. The pupils all engaged really well with topics and provided ideas for
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Student-led Europe Day Activities at SHS
This year’s Europe Day activities were 100% student organised with no senior ambassador involvement. The students decorated the school hall with European Union flags and flags of member states, they played a Eurovision sound track and gave students the opportunity to try European foods and have their faces painted with European flags. Links EPAS Team
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Europe Day Treasure Hunt
Students created presentations and a treasure hunt to run through school to celebrate Europe Day. Students designed their presentation to run in form about different countries in Europe that were meaningful to them and the treasure hunt was based on key landmarks/places around Europe. It was for Year 7 and 8 students to get involved
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Dulwich College European Week
At Dulwich College, as part of Europe Day, we organised a special European Week from 5th to 8th of May, during which we hosted a variety of initiatives focused on diplomacy, politics, international cooperation, and European affairs. The week brought together students interested in global issues and created an opportunity for meaningful discussion and engagement.
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European day Celebration 9th May 2026 to Celebrate Unity and Diversity
Bilston College UK Celebrates Unity 9th May 2026: Our Europe Day Event Was a Resounding Success! Our Europe Day celebration on May 9th 2026 was a fantastic success, bringing the community together to celebrate peace and unity at Bilston College UK. The atmosphere was vibrant as attendees explored a Cultural Showcase with displays representing different
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Europe Day Video: “How Does the EU Benefit Me?”
As part of our Europe Day celebrations, EPAS students created a short video entitled “How Does the EU Benefit Me?”. The aim of the project was to raise awareness of the impact that the European Union has on the daily lives of young people and to highlight the opportunities available to them as European citizens.
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Europe Day Awareness
We produced a quiz, a brief explanation of what Europe Day is, a video of staff and student saying hello in different European languages and a European menu for the following week. The newsletters reach many students and staff (3000) and their average reading time was 12 minutes, so this is a great way to
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Europe Day Celebrations at Prestwick Academy
Our Junior Ambassadors were working on their presentations since March in order to share with S1-3 classes their knowledge about Europe and EU. In Modern Languages pupils completed the Euro quiz which tested their general understanding of Europe’s geography, culture, languages and main political institutions. We also learned about EU and Democracy. We also looked
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Europe Day Celebration
To celebrate Europe Day on 9 May, EPAS Junior Ambassadors organised a school-wide event to promote European values, cultural diversity and active citizenship. Students delivered an interactive presentation to their peers, explaining the importance of Europe Day and discussing opportunities available to young people through European programmes and initiatives. In addition, students created a short
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Europe Day Tutor Group Quiz
Students helped to create a quiz that was delivered across every tutor group in the school to celebrate Europe day. Links EPAS Team Comment A great way to mark Europe Day. Well done!
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Europe Day 2026
Wellington School celebrated Europe Day last week. As has become tradition, the chefs prepared European delights at lunchtime. This year, the Belgian waffles were a particular success! In the afternoon, one of our Junior Ambassadors took time out of study leave to lead a workshop for Primary 4 on European countries. They talked about flags,
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Priestley College Celebrates Europe Day 2026
Priestley College celebrated Europe Day with a whole host of activities: sharing food, quizzes, the InfoPoint and activities on their social media channels. Links EPAS Team Comment Great to see so much going on at Priestley to celebrate Europe Day.
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Debate Society Session on the European Union
During a special Debate Society session, students discussed the idea of a common European army and the future of European defence cooperation. The debate encouraged participants to analyse questions surrounding security, sovereignty, and the future direction of the European Union while developing their public speaking and critical thinking skills. EPAS Team Comment Very much a
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Northern Counties School Attending Europe Day in London
We applied to attend Europe Day at Europe House with 10 of our young people with complex SEND. This group included our Head Boy/Head Girl who we elect each year through a democratic process. We took part in the Q&A session and Ruby asked the speakers, “What does the UK rejoining Erasmus+ mean for pupils
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Asking Questions of European Parliament Liaison Offices Directors
Junior Ambassadors from Dudley College of Technology travelled to London to celebrate Europe Day with the European Parliament Liaison Office in the United Kingdom. One of their Junior Ambassador raised the question on behalf of young students, “EU-UK relations often focus on government-level dialogue; what’s the area where youth-led or citizen-level engagement could realistically influence
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Europe Day Assembly
EPAS Ambassadors created and delivered an informative PowerPoint presentation to a year group, showcasing Belfast Boys’ Model School and their EPAS journey. Through the presentation, they educated students about Europe, the European Union, and the opportunities provided through the EPAS programme, including activities such as Euroscola, student elections, and visits to political institutions.By designing and
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Activities in Europe House
We had an amazing experience at Europe House, where we visited different stalls representing various European countries. At each stall, we collected country stamps and learned about their cultures, traditions, famous foods, landmarks, and unique customs. It was a fun and interactive way to explore the diversity of Europe and understand how each country contributes