Summer 2012 - European Studies

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I European Studies Newsletter 2012 Summer Edition
Welcome to the European Studies summer newsletter. We wish to thank all
our coordinators for your efforts this year in developing the international
dimension in your schools. We also wish to welcome our many new schools and
coordinators to the programme and we look forward to working with you all in
2012/2013.
ESP Conferences
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all three conferences.
Maria Mulholland and Orla
Burns from St Pius X College,
Magherafelt presented their
Euroscola experience at senior
conference 1
Senior Conference 2 Euroscola
presentation was by students
from St Killian’s College
Emily Campbell and Nichola
McNeill
Students Jasmine Finlayson & Charlotte Cavill
from St. Cenydd School, Caerphilly, Wales
presented at Senior conference 2 and are seen
here with Jeanne Evans, Maxine Judge and
Alun Morgan
Amy Richmond and Hannah Spratt, Devenish
College Enniskillen presented at junior
conference and are seen here with teacher
Berni McDermott and Dolores Stinson, ESP
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Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine, Co. Kerry and Angela O’Brien, Mercy Secondary
School, Kilbeggan.
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in Ireland and the provisional dates are:
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(NB: One conference for each programme so all groups invited)
Schools outside Ireland may be able to apply for a Comenius In‐Service Training
Grant to attend the annual planning conference. Contact your National Agency in
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My Vision for Europe digital
media competition
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of a life time to the European Parliament in
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prestigious competition. Their entry entitled
‘Once upon a Time in Euroland’ highlighted the
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hoped this digital media competition for schools
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Competitions
Design a European webpage competition
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ESP Schools Meet Up
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to the BBC’s ‘World’s Biggest Assembly’ on 8 May 2012.
This one‐day event enables schools from around the
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Banbridge & Niepolomice pupils in Poland
“Sound Bites”
“Here are some recent comments from schools across Europe
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and the location is absolutely perfect.”
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School Visits
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in our group’s projects.”
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for that too.”“
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schedule of visits to schools across Ireland from
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http://www.european‐studies.org
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Useful Resources
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ence’. This poster gives pupils 90 ideas of small
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ELOS elos school
education stretching borders
ESP Platform
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Practical Action have also developed a set of
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STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering &
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development.
For copies of the posters email schools@practicalaction.org.
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their pupils. Schools in Northern Ireland and Ireland should apply
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Coordinator.
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International Training Course
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in an international school is available in Belgium (24 February – 1
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in‐service training grants to attend this course should be made in
early September. Further information is available at http://school‐
partnerships.eu/
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