- November 23rd, 2011
Europe - the Charlemagne Prize
- nickmorgan
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The Charlemagne Youth Prize competition for 2011/12 has just been launched, and schools throughout Europe have been invited to submit an application before the deadline of 23rd January 2012. The Prize aims to recognise and encourage the development of European consciousness among young people, as well as their participation in European activities and programmes. Schools often have a wealth of global citizenship and international work underway with students, including curricular projects or activities with a European focus, and might consider making an entry.
The Prize is awarded to projects already undertaken by young people that foster understanding, promote the development of a shared sense of European identity, and offer practical examples of Europeans living together in one community. A jury in each EU member state will select a winning entry, and the European-level winners will then be selected from these 27 shortlisted projects. The three overall winners will get cash prizes and will be invited to visit the European Parliament in autumn 2012 for the award presentation. In addition, representatives of all the 27 national winners will be invited to a visit to Aachen, Germany, the home of the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen.
Schools considering an entry might benefit from looking at the work of previous shortlisted projects. The UK online lifestyle magazine “Europe and Me” won first prize in 2011. http://www.europeandme.eu/ The second and third prizes went to “Balkans beyond Borders”, a short-film project from Greece, and the “Escena Erasmus project in Spain about cultural and linguistic exchanges.
Categories citizenship, europe, international, social studies
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