Youth leadership
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European Day of Languages 2025 at Prestwick Academy
This year here at Prestwick Academy we celebrated European Day of Languages with help of our fabulous International Club with Captains and Junior Ambassadors who helped a lot on the day. Our wonderful bilingual pupils led learning and taught their classmates and even teachers!!! – languages such as German, Zulu, Spanish, French and Russian and
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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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European Day of Languages
On 25th September, 14 Sixth Form linguists enjoyed a cultural visit to London to celebrate European Day of Languages. The event, organised by the European Parliament, brought together a wide range of embassies, cultural institutes and community schools, offering resources, language tasters, and cultural insights – plus a scavenger hunt to encourage students to explore
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The Great European Bake off and Spelling Bee
To celebrate the European Day of Languages, Lomond School invites you to enter the Great European Bake off Competition! And the Spelling Bee! EPAS Team Comment Great fun! Look like some impressive cakes.
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Language Ambassadors Club
Our Language Ambassadors Club has helped develop teamwork, communication, cultural exchange and youth leadership across the school. Students worked together to plan and lead activities for events like European Day of Languages, International Mother Language Day and Europe Day, showing strong teamwork and organisation. They communicated confidently with other pupils, helping to promote languages in
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Election Board
Our school voting board has continued to be a successful activity, building on the progress made last year. At the start of the year, students discuss the importance of voting and why it matters in a democracy, helping them understand their role as active citizens. Pupils now take responsibility for choosing the weekly question which
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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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Meeting with Typhaine Morillon
We had a wonderful encounter with a representative of the European Union Liaison Office in the United Kingdom (EPLO UK), Typhaine Morillon. Ms. Morillon was able to enlighten us on the key aspects of the dynamics of the European Union. She then accommodated our questions. EPAS Team Comment Thank you very much for having a
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Languages Showcase
At our Languages showcase event, our EPAS Junior Ambassadors spoke about their role and about the importance of language learning . They and other students presented their languages skills in varied and excellent performances. Over 120 students, parents and staff attended our event. Read the full report of the event on Channing’s website: https://www.channing.co.uk/2025/06/13/languages-showcase/ EPAS
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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.
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Defending democracy assembly
On 15th May we presented an assembly on democracy – defending it and celebrating it. In it, we covered topics on the history of democracy, the threats to democracy, student led activism, Ukraine and the defence of democracy against Russian aggression, as well as a call to students to be active participants in democracy. EPAS
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Club Europe Website
My role was to create the club’s website, not only to promote the club on social media/internet, but also to promote interest and give information about the club. I also, in parallel with the website, created a montage throughout the year, to show everyone’s role in the club, and to show the dynamic throughout our
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Swale Schools Forum
As part of our work with European Ambassadors we wanted to restart the Swale Schools Forum. It stopped due to financial issues. Last month two schools got together, today four schools worked together. EKC Sheppey Secondary School, Sittingbourne School, Westlands School and Fulston Manor School. We now have a logo, designed and voted on by
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Presentation about the EU to students of 3ème (Year 10)
We decided to produce a presentation about the EU to the Year 10 as it aligns to the history and geography curriculum. Our presentation was focalise on generalities on the European Union in order to give younger students a general insight into its role and the advantages it can bring to a country and its