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EA Secondary Schools Competition
EA / CoR Secondary Schools Competition
The EA group in the Committee of the Regions has organized the 6th EA/CoR Secondary Schools Competition, involving secondary schools from around eight EU member states to learn more about the European Union's Institutions and the policy making in the EU.
The competition has been organized in different secondary schools during the month of May. Students had to prove their knowledge on the European Union in a quiz competition, and to write an essay on "How should we increase volunteering in my regions?".
The winners of the competition have visited the Committee of the Regions and participated in several meetings with members of the CoR.
Photos of their visit can be seen in the pictures gallery.
Winners of the Competition:
| Winners | Secondary School | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Hedvig Madisson | Orissaare Gümnaasium (Saaremaa) | Estonia |
| Lauri Kiirend | Orissaare Gümnaasium (Saaremaa) | Estonia |
| Genevieve Mary Leyden | Ennis Community College (Ennis) | Ireland |
| Sarah Rose Mc Mahon | Ennis Community College (Ennis) | Ireland |
| Migle Tareseviciute | Velzys gymnasium (Liudyne) | Lithuania |
| Agnieta Malinauskaite | Velzys gymnasium (Liudyne) | Lithuania |
| Daniel Pawlak | Gimnazjum nr 4 (Gdynia) | Poland |
| Piotr Kamyszek | Gimnazjum nr 4 (Gdynia) | Poland |
| Marta Krupa | Zespół Szkół im. Narodów Zjednoczonej Europy (Polkowice) | Poland |
| Mateusz Brzozowski | Zespół Szkół im. Narodów Zjednoczonej Europy (Polkowice) | Poland |
| Monika FRYTA | Gimnazijum nr 3 im. Podróżników i Odkrywców Polskich w Oleśnicy | Poland |
| Daria ARTEMIUK | Gimnazijum nr 3 im. Podróżników i Odkrywców Polskich w Oleśnicy | Poland |
| Făşie A. Florentina - Roxana | Grupul Şcolar „Voievodul Mircea” (Târgovişte) | Romania |
| Saru V. Antonela-Valentina | Grupul Şcolar „Voievodul Mircea” (Târgovişte) | Romania |
| Tomas Varchola | Gymnazium Medzilaborce (Medzilaborce) | Slovakia |
| Michaela Ondrasikova | Gymnazium Medzilaborce (Medzilaborce) | Slovakia |
| Rebecca Moxom | Strode’s College (Surrey) | UK |
| Lani Landsman | Strode’s College (Surrey) | UK |
EA / CoR Secondary Schools Competition
The Committee of the Regions Secondary Schools Competition is a competition for pupils aged 14 and over from, around Europe. The aim of the competition is to encourage young people to learn and understand more about the European Union, the Committee of the Regions, and other EU institutions as well as each other's regions. This will encourage debate and discussion among young people about Europe 's future.
Welcome message from Mr Jerzy Zająkała, President of the EA group
I am delighted to invite you to participate in the 2010 "EA / CoR Secondary Schools Competition" which has on this occasion a special focus on combating poverty in our regions.
Young people, in Secondary Schools, aged 14 – 18 from around Europe are entitled to participate on the two staged competition.
Since the European Commission and Member States decided to make 2010 the European Year For Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, we have built our competition around this topic in order to raise the awareness of young generations on these issues and to hear their opinion and ideas on combating poverty.
Pupils will need to be successful in a multiple choice quiz on the European Union and the Committee of the Regions and complete an 800 words essay on the following topic:
- In your view, how should the European Union act to combat poverty in the regions?
The winners of our competition from each country will be invited along with their teacher for a two day stay in Brussels to visit the Committee of the Regions and take part in a series of activities and meetings as well as observe the CoR's plenary assembly at work in June.
Secondary schools participating in the competition:
- Estonia - Rakke Secondary Schools
- Ireland - Community College, Ennis
- Lithuania - Ramygala Secondary School
- Poland - "Janusz Korczak" Secondary School from Łubianka; "Secondary School" from Wołów; "Narodów Zjednoczonej" Secondary School from Polkowice; Secondary School from Gdynia
- Romania – "Voievodul Mircea" Secondary School from Târgovişte
- Slovakia - "Obchodna akademia" from Poprad
- United Kingdom - Strode’s College from Surrey; Dumbarton Academy from Dumbarton, Scotland
Important links to prepare for the competition:
To learn more about the European Year for Combating poverty and social exclusion, please, click on the link below:
About the Committee of the Regions, you can read under the following link:
To learn more about the institutions and policies of the European Union, visit the following website:
Photo gallery:
To see photos of winners' visit in the Committee of the Regions, please, visit our photo gallery here
Whom to contact:
If you have any question or comment, please write us: