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Back to School Ireland 2010

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The project

Back to School is a pan-European initiative whereby staff from the EU institutions go back to their old school, or to another school, to talk to students about the European Union and their work for the institutions.

Participants

Ireland and the EU

EU – general information

Information for secondary schools

The EU on the school curriculum

Games and Quizzes

Back to School – sources of information

Presentations from Back to School training session (6 October 2010)

	Participants The full list of who's going where and when is available here. Click here for a photogallery with images of some of last year's participants.
	Ireland and the EU Department of Foreign Affairs website on Ireland and the EU www.eumatters.ie County fiches Information 'fiches' on how EU funding has been used in each county in Ireland are available here. Irish success on the European Framework Programme for Research and Development Below is a short information note on Irish successes on the European Framework Programme for Research and Development. It is based on the information available on the following website: http://www.fp7ireland.com/page.aspx?SP=Theme_Cooperation (click on 'health', 'ICT', etc in left and column, then on 'success stories'). The note features only the projects co-ordinated by Irish researchers, but there are many more in which Ireland participates without being the coordinator. You might find some others that are relevant for the part of the country you are visiting. In fact Ireland is very successful in competing for FP funds. Ireland FP Programme [45 KB] The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has recently published a report on Irish Success in the EU 7th Framework Programme 2007-2009 in the area of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology. This report is available here . Irish student participation in Erasmus Statistics on the number of Irish students who have taken part in Erasmus and the breakdown per country visited are available on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc920_en.htm EAC projects in Ireland Overview of EAC projects in Ireland: Comenius in Ireland [115 KB] Youth in Action Programme in Ireland Powerpoint presentation on EAC actions [4 MB]
	EU – general information Refresh your knowledge (all accessible externally) How the EU works: http://europa.eu/institutions/index_en.htm Did you know that...: http://europa.eu/abc/did_you_know_en.htm Ready-to-use material * Video (external) What has Europe ever done for us?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFyywfHbj3M * Power point (external) The EU in slides: http://europa.eu/abc/euslides/index_en.htm Enlargement http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/index_en.htm The Euro http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/index_en.htm 2009 - 20th anniversary fall of the Iron Curtain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhS55x8J7pw http://www.cc.cec/dgintranet/comm/staff_as_ambassadors/comm_priorities_4_kids-fall_iron_curtain_en.htm?location=N100CF Belgian Presidency website Belgian Presidency website, EU information: http://www.eutrio.be/european-union/member-states
	Information for secondary schools The following information may be of interest to secondary school student Careers in the EU institutions: Salaries http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/job/official/index_en.htm Requirements http://europa.eu/epso/index_en.htm Data on Irish people working for the EU institutions http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/docs/key_figures_2010_externe_en.pdf Short video clip on EU career opportunities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_slqhvf4VUg Irish people in the EU http://ec.europa.eu/ireland/ireland_in_the_eu/irish_in_europe/index_en.htm Living and working in another EU country: Online information about studying in Europe - Ploteus: http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/home.jsp?language=en Information on having your qualifications recognised in other EU countries plus tips on putting your CV together - Europass: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc46_en.htm
	The EU on the school curriculum European Studies is not taught as a standalone subject but the European Union is featured in the secondary school curriculum, at junior level within a subject known as CSPE (Civic, Social and Political Education), in Transition Year (as part of Civic, Social and Political Studies) and at senior cycle (as an element of the Leaving Cert History syllabus and Business syllabus) Junior cycle CSPE – Civic, Social and Political Education Unit 4: Ireland and the Wider World Transition Year Civic, Social and Political Studies Citizenship, rights and responsibilities, systems of government, European Community, development education, etc. Senior cycle Leaving Certificate Business syllabus Unit 7: International Environment: The importance of the European Union; the purpose of the main European Union policies and directives and their impact on Irish business; an outline of the decision-making process in the main European Union institutions; the role of the special interest groups in this process. Leaving Certificate History syllabus Government, Economy and Society in the Republic of Ireland 1949-1989: Economic change and its social consequences the impact of EEC membership on Ireland; Case study: the impact of the EEC on fisheries.
	Games and Quizzes Interactive online quiz on EU Member States and candidate countries (difficult) http://www.elargquiz.eu/ Interactive online games on EU topics - Europa Go! http://europa.eu/europago Across Europe without barriers - quiz (two levels) and puzzle on EU countries http://www.eu2009.cz/quiz/kviz_en.htm
	Back to School – sources of information Staff as ambassdors (internal) website: http://www.cc.cec/home/dgserv/comm/staff_as_ambassadors/index_en.htm Getting ready before you go (accessible only internally) Checklist : http://www.cc.cec/dgintranet/comm/documents/back_office/internal_communication/staff_as_ambassadors/checklist_eu_back_to_school_21-10-2008_en_final.doc EU Back to school tips : http://www.cc.cec/dgintranet/comm/documents/saa/tips_eu_back_to_school_21-10-2008_en_final.doc Dealing with the media - a few practical tips: http://www.cc.cec/dgintranet/comm/documents/saa/tips_when_dealing_with_media.doc
	Presentations from Back to School training session (6 October 2010) EU Careers [2 MB] Public Speaking Skills [462 KB] Interview Techniques [6 MB] Local Media [275 KB] Pupil mobility and Comenius [2 MB] Staff as Ambassadors website [77 KB] - how to access it from inside and outside the Commission, main features Tips and tricks from those who took part in Back to School in 2009 [81 KB] Useful links [59 KB]