The Blue Star Programme is a Pilot Programme for primary schools across Ireland. The Programme is a venture of the Communicating Europe Initiative, supported by the Office of the Minister of State for European Affairs in the Department of the Taoiseach and the European Commission Representation in Ireland.
The idea of the Programme is simple: to foster better understanding and knowledge of the European Union and how it affects our lives amongst Irish primary pupils through classroom projects and activities. This will be done by examining four key areas relating to the EU - historical, geographical, cultural and creative and institutional.
The Blue Star Programme will introduce participants (pupils, teachers, parents and the wider community) to the EU; what it means and how it works. This is in order to foster a strong sense of awareness of the EU among participants that goes far beyond the school walls and into the wider community. All schools that have successfully completed the Blue Star Programme will be awarded an EU Flag and a Blue Star.
Registration for this initiative is in February. For any primary school that would like to participate in this, or for more details on this initiative, go to http://www.europeanmovement.ie/index.php?id=15254 - you will also find the registration details here.
If you have any queries at all on this programme, contact Billie Sparks, National Coordinator at bluestar@europeanmovement.ie or 01 662 5815.
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